{title: Dirty work}
{artist: Steely Dan}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 73}
{key: Db}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[Db] [Gbadd9] [Bbm7] [B]
[Db] [Gbadd9] [Bbm7] [B]
[Db] [Gbadd9] [Bbm7] [B]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[Db] [Gbadd9] [Bbm7] Times are [Ebm]hard, you're a[Ab]fraid to pay the [Db]fee
So you [Gb]find yourself some[B]body who can [Db]do the job for [Ab/C]free [Bbm7] [Ab]
When you [Bbm7]need a bit of [Ebm]lovin', 'cause your [Ab]man is out of [Db]town
That's the [Gb]time you get me [B]runnin' and you [Db]know I'll be a[Ebm]round
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[Db] I'm a [Gb]fool to do your [Bbm7]dirty work, oh [B]yeah
[Db] I don't [Gb]wanna do your [Bbm7]dirty work no [B]more
[Db] I'm a [Gb]fool to do your [Bbm7]dirty work, oh [B]yeah
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[Db] [Gb] [Bbm7] Light the [Ebm]candle, put the [Ab]lock upon the [Db]door
You have [Gb]sent the maid home [B]early like a [Db]thousand times be[Ab/C]fore [Bbm7] [Ab]
Like the [Bbm7]castle in its [Ebm]corner in a [Ab]medieval [Db]game
I fore[Gb]see terrible [B]trouble and I [Db]stay here just the [Ebm]same
{end_of_verse}
{chorus: Chorus 2}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Ebm]
{end_of_part}
{chorus: Chorus 3, repeat}