Reeling In The Years Chords
by Steely Dan
Reeling In The Years by Steely Dan is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C/E, Dm7, C, Gm7, D/F#, Fm7, Bbmaj9 and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
F C/E Dm7 C
Your ever lastin' summer, you can see it fadin' fast,
F C/E Dm7 C
So you grab a piece of somethin' that you think is gonna last.
Gm7 D/F# Fm7 C/E
Well, you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your hand;
F C/E Dm7 C
The things you think are precious I can't understand.
Bbmaj9 C
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin away the time?
Bbmaj9 C
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine
Bbmaj9 C
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin away the time?
Bbmaj9 Am7
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine
F C/E Dm7 C
You been tellin' me you're a genius since you were seventeen;
F C/E Dm7 C
In all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean.
Gm7 D/F# Fm7 C/E
The weekend at the college didn't turn out like you planned;
F C/E Dm7 C
The things that pass for knowledge I can't understand.
Bbmaj9 C
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin away the time?
Bbmaj9 C
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine
Bbmaj9 C
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin away the time?
Bbmaj9 Am7
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine
F C/E Dm7 C
I've spent a lit of money and I spent a lot of time;
F C/E Dm7 C
The trip we made to Hollywood is etched upon my mind.
Gm7 D/F# Fm7 C/E
After all the things we've done and seen you find another man;
F C/E Dm7 C
The things you think are useless I can't understand.
Bbmaj9 C
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin away the time?
Bbmaj9 C
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine
Bbmaj9 C
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin away the time?
Bbmaj9 Am7
Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine