Dues

Intro: Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 (x2)

 
Cmaj9                  Gmaj9 
  Three preppies and a veteran of war 
Bbmaj7                   Fmaj7 
  Swapping stories from across the bar 
Cmaj7             Gmaj7               Bbmaj7    Fmaj9 
  Drownin' out my down and out little slow tune 

Cmaj7/11                   Gmaj7 
  Play something peppy the nearest one said 
            Bbmaj7          Fmaj7 
And I said, coming up and I bowed my head 
Cmaj7                  Gmaj9             Bbmaj7           Fmaj9 
  Looked at my list of latest hits and I played one or two 


 
           C5                  G/B 
Well now I got to know if made too much noise 
            Bb5                F/A 
Through the squealy PA with my untrained voice 
Ab5                Eb/G 
  What's up, we'll try to get to 
      Am             C/D 
Right after the break, giggin' 


 
          G6 Gsus2 F/G                 C6 Csus2 
Until the dues,    everybody plays the blues 
Ebmaj7/F 
No way escapes 
Em11               Dsus4/B 
Walkin that lonely mile 
F6/9                           C6/9    Dsus4 
Trying to get spotted before you go out of style 

    G     Fmaj7/G                   Cmaj7 
The dues, up down straight into the blues 
     Ebmaj7/F                    Em N.C. 
Oh I can't wait to take a little break 
                 A7sus4 A7 
Right after this tune 
Am      G/B       C/F         Dsus4 
Rest my soul from dishin' out on the dues 


Instrumental 
G6/9 Dsus4/B F6/9 C6/9 Dsus4 
x2 


 
Cmaj7                     Gmaj9 
  Pretty eyes just like a persian cat 
Bbmaj7                      Fmaj7 
  A velvet-toned voice says take off your hat 
      Cmaj7                Gmaj7 
And I have to take a seat, sit for a spell 
        Bbmaj7             Fmaj7 
And get round to you about 11 or 12 

            Cmaj7                 Gmaj9 
I've got my best three songs on a Sony cassette 
    Bbmaj7               Fmaj9 
And me and my mom and my friends all bet 
    Cmaj7          Gmaj9 
I'm gonna be hits, some big star 
          Bbmaj7          Fmaj7 
And won't that be as well? 


 
      C5                     G/B 
But I really don't have much room for hope 
        Bb5                         F/A 
Cos you probably say that way's too fast or too slow 
Ab5                    Eb/G 
  The cycle starts all over again 
            Am                   C/D 
It's really not to do with them, right 


 
            G6 Gsus2 
Just payin' dues 
F/G                 C6 Csus2 
Everybody plays the blues 
      Ebmaj7/F 
Ain't no way to escape 
Em11                Dsus4/B 
Walkin' that lonely mile 
F6/9                           C6/9    Dsus4 
Tryin' to hit the top before you go out of style 

    G     Fmaj7/G               Cmaj7 
The dues, up down straight into blues 
     Ebmaj7/F                    Em N.C. 
Oh I can't wait to take a little break 
                 A7sus4 A7 
Right after this tune 
Am      G/B       C/F         Dsus4 
Rest my soul from dishin' out on the blues 


Solo 
G6/9 Dsus4/B F6/9 C6/9 Dsus4 
x2 

Em11 Dsus4/B F6/9 C6/9 Dsus4 
x2 


 
    Dm7               C/D                 Bm7 Em7 
I'm bound to show I'm all worked for some day 
Dm7            C/D         Am       G/B 
  Got me up in lights, big house on May 
       Cadd9         Dsus4 
Then I won't have to pay 


 
        G     Fmaj7/G                Cmaj7 
No more dues, often times takin' the blues 
     Ebmaj7/F                    Em N.C. 
Oh I can't wait to take a little break 
                 A7sus4 A7 
Right after this tune 
Am      G/B       C/F         Dsus4  F/G 
Rest my soul from dishin' out on the dues