Reelin' In The Years Chords
by Steely Dan
Reelin' In The Years by Steely Dan is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, D, A/C#, Bm, D/F#, F6, A/E and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G A (x8)
Verse: 1
D A/C# Bm A
Your everlasting summer you can see it fading fast
D A/C# Bm A
So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last
G D/F# F6 A/E
Well, you wouldn't know a diamond if you held it in your hand
D A/C# Bm A
The things you think are precious, I can't understand
G
Are you reelin' in the years?
A
Stowin' away the time?
G
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
A
Have you had enough of mine?
G
Are you reelin' in the years?
A
Stowin' away the time?
G
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
F#m
Have you had enough of mine?
Verse: 2
D A/C# Bm A
You been tellin' me you're a genius since you were seventeen
D A/C# Bm A
In all the years I've known you, I still don't know what you mean
G D/F# F6 A/E
The weekend in the college didn't turn out like you planned
D A/C# Bm A
The things that pass for knowledge, I can't understand
G
Are you reelin' in the years?
A
Stowin' away the time?
G
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
A
Have you had enough of mine?
G
Are you reelin' in the years?
A
Stowin' away the time?
G
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
F#m
Have you had enough of mine?
Solo: G A
{verse 3}
D A/C# Bm A
I spend a lot of money and I spent a lot of time
D A/C# Bm A
The trip we made to Hollywood is etched upon my mind
G D/F# F6 A/E
After all the things we've done and seen, you find another man
D A/C# Bm A
The things you think are useless, I can't understand
G
Are you reelin' in the years?
A
Stowin' away the time?
G
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
A
Have you had enough of mine?
G
Are you reelin' in the years?
A
Stowin' away the time?
G
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
F#m
Have you had enough of mine?
Instrumental Outro
G A