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Haitian Divorce by Steely Dan

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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
		----------------------------

INTRO:

 Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 / Chord diagramEm6Em6 / Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 / Chord diagramEm6Em6 / Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 / Chord diagramEm6Em6 / Chord diagramE MajorE / Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 Chord diagramA augmentedA

 Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramF# minorF#m       Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramC#m7C#m7
Babs ..

 Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7   Chord diagramG#m7G#m7    Chord diagramB6B6         Chord diagramC#m7C#m7
So   ..

 Chord diagramB6B6      Chord diagramF# minorF#m       Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramC#m7C#m7
Soon  ...

  Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7    Amaj7/Bb      Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG#m7G#m7
 He ..

 Chord diagramF#m7F#m7   Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramF#m7F#m7         Chord diagramBB
Semi  ...
 Chord diagramA augmentedA (flat 5th)  Chord diagramBbm11Bbm11
He ...

CHORUS:

 Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramD6D6   Chord diagramC6C6      Chord diagramG7G7    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7       Chord diagramBm7Bm7     Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
Oh -..

 Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramD6D6   Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramG13G13    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      Chord diagramBm7Bm7 Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7   Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Oh - ..

   Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramEm6Em6  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramEm6Em6  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 Chord diagramA augmentedA
 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, Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 and Chord diagramA augmentedA chords but go straight from Chord diagramEm6Em6 to :

MIDDLE 8:

(Chord diagramEm6Em6)   Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7    Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramD7D7
At ..

 Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
kinky ..

 Chord diagramF7F7      Chord diagramG7G7        Chord diagramF7F7         Chord diagramG7G7
 The ..

 Chord diagramA7A7          Chord diagramC7C7
dolly ..

INSTRUMENTAL (Guitar solo):

Chord diagramG+G / Chord diagramF7F7 / Chord diagramC majorC / Chord diagramBb7Bb7 Chord diagramA7A7  (play three times)

Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 / / Chord diagramBm7Bm7  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 / Chord diagramEm6Em6 / Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 / Chord diagramEm6Em6 / Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 / Chord diagramEm6Em6 / Chord diagramE MajorE / Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 Chord diagramA augmentedA

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 Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 and Chord diagramA augmentedA 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:

Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7 / / / Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 / Chord diagramEm6Em6 /

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
 Chord diagramE minor 7Em7    Chord diagramE minor 7Em7     Chord diagramEm6Em6     Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramG#m7G#m7    Chord diagramA augmentedA
(use the first Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 shape for the intro bit with Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 and Chord diagramEm6Em6)

EADGBE    EADGBE     EADGBE    EADGBE     EADGBE
799877    244222     242222    x46454     x02120
 Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramF#m7F#m7     Chord diagramC#m7C#m7      Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7

EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
x24444    x1212x    355433   353433    353453    3x3455
 Chord diagramB6B6     Amaj7/Bb    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramG7G7      Chord diagramG13G13      Chord diagramG13G13

EADGBE   EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
x57777   x35555    x0764x    6x664x   x79987   x24232
 Chord diagramD6D6     Chord diagramC6C6     Chord diagramA augmentedA flat5   Chord diagramBbm11Bbm11    Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramBm7Bm7

EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE     EADGBE    EADGBE
x35453    131211    575655     x35353    x57575
 Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7     Chord diagramF7F7      Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramC7C7      Chord diagramD7D7

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