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Book of Liars
by Walter Becker
from the album 11 Tracks of Whack
main theme: extra riff:
Fm Bb Ab Ab Bb Cm
Bb/C Fm (xiii) sus4 sus4 Cm s4 s4 sus4 Fm(iv)
E--------------|-13-----11----9----8---9---11---8----4-----
B----------6---|-13-----11----9----8---9---11---8----6-----
G--5---8-------|-13-----10----8----8---8---10---10---8-----
D--8-------6---|
A--------------|
E--------------|
VERSE 1
Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm
By and by girl we'll get over
Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm
the things we've done and the things we've said
Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm
but not just now, girl but I can't remember
Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm
exactly what it was I thought we had
Fm(xiii) Bb4 Ab Cm
you know I've waited so long, girl and I came so far
Ab4 Bbs4 Cms4 Fm(iv)
to see that you're not always who you say you are
Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm
and there's a star in the book of liars by your name
Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm Bb/C Fm
there's a star in the book of liars by your name
VERSE 2 (same music)
Santa Claus came home late last night
drunk on Christmas wine
He fell down hard out in the driveway
and hung his bag out on the laundry line
you know he's got a Cobra gunship for his golden boy
and a Hello Kitty for his pride and joy
and a silver star in the book of liars by your name
they hung a star in the book of liars by your name
BRIDGE
horn solo over these chords:
e--11--9----11--12----11--9---7--6--------13--11----13--14----13--11--9--8--
b--11--9----11--12----11--9---7--6--------13--11----13--14----13--11--9--8--
g--10--8----10--11----10--8---6--5--------12--10----12--13----12--10--8--7--
d--10--8----10--11----10--8---6--5--------12--10----12--13----12--10--8--7--
then back to a verse for Fagen's e-piano solo
VERSE 3
stars exploding, a long night passing,
electrons dancing in a frozen crystal dawn
here's one left stranded at the zero crossing
with the whole of his half-life left to carry on
butthenthe the world's much larger than it looks today,
and if my back luck ever blows me back this way
I just look im my book of liars for your name
you know i'm gonna look in ther book of liars for your name