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Hi - This was graciously transcribed and posted by Howard Wright some time
ago. My thanks go to him for all his expertise and efforts! It might
have been edited a bit from his original for my own use.
Haitian Divorce - Steely Dan
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INTRO:
Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / E / G#m7 A
B F#m E C#m7
Babs and clean willy were in love they said
Amaj7 G#m7 B6 C#m7
So in love the preachers face turned red
B6 F#m E C#m7
Soon every-body knew the thing was dead
Amaj7 Amaj7/Bb E A G#m7
He shouts she bites they wrangle through the night
F#m7 B F#m7 B
Semi mo-jo who's this kinky so and so, papa go...
A (flat 5th) Bbm11
He shouts she bites ....
CHORUS:
Em D6 C6 G7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7
Oh - oh - oh No hesi - tation no tears & no hearts breakin' no remorse
Em D6 Am G13 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7
Oh - oh - oh... Con - grat-u- lations this is your Hai-itian
Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 E G#m7 A
Divorce
Now it goes back to the second verse- same as the first (but different words!)
After the second chorus, it goes to a middle eight type thing with the words:
"At the grotto, in the easy chair, sits the Charlie...." etc
Going in to this, the last line of the chorus is slightly different in that you
don't play the E, G#m7 and A chords but go straight from Em6 to :
MIDDLE 8:
(Em6) Cmaj7 Em7 D7
At the grotto in the easy chair sits the Charlie with the lotion and the
G G7 Cmaj7
kinky hair when she laughed she said it all
F7 G7 F7 G7
The band was hot so they danced a famous merango (?) now we
A7 C7
dolly back now we fade to black
INSTRUMENTAL (Guitar solo):
G / F7 / C / Bb7 A7 (play three times)
Cmaj7 / / Bm7 Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / E / G#m7 A
Next it goes to another verse (verse 3)
Same chords as before
Then another chorus
At the end of the third chorus, play as for the second chorus i.e miss out
the E G#m7 and A chords
Instead of these go straight into another instrumental bit, same as above
for the first threee lines (i.e the three repetition of the first line)
but then play:
Fmaj7 / / / Em7 / Em6 /
and repeat this line as much as you want (the song fades here)
For some chords I've put alternative shapes for the same chord. Take your pick
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x7x787 x79787 x7x687 022100 464444 577655
Em7 Em7 Em6 E G#m7 A
(use the first Em7 shape for the intro bit with Em7 and Em6)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
799877 244222 242222 x46454 x02120
B F#m F#m7 C#m7 Amaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24444 x1212x 355433 353433 353453 3x3455
B6 Amaj7/Bb G G7 G13 G13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57777 x35555 x0764x 6x664x x79987 x24232
D6 C6 A flat5 Bbm11 Em Bm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35453 131211 575655 x35353 x57575
Cmaj7 F7 A7 C7 D7
