{title: Rikki don't lose that number} {artist: Steely Dan} {time: 4/4} {tempo: 117} {key: E} {meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06} {start_of_part: Intro} [E5] [E7] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 1} [D] We hear you're [A]leaving, that's o[E]kay [D/E] [E] [D] I thought our little [A]wild time had just be[E]gun [C#] [B] [D] I guess you kind of [A]scared yourself, you [E]turn and run [D/E] [E] [F#m7] But if you have a [A]change of heart [B7] (b dis gis a d) {end_of_verse} {start_of_chorus: Chorus} [E7]Rikki don't lose that number, you don't want to [G]call nobody else [A] Send it off in a [G]letter to your[D]self [CM7]Rikki don't lose that number, it's the [Em7]only one you own You might [C]use it if you feel [A]better, when you get [E5]home {end_of_chorus} {start_of_part: Link} [E5] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 2} [D] I have a [A]friend in town, he's heard your [E]name [D/E] [E] [D] We can go out [A]driving on Slow Hand [E]Row [C#] [B] [D] We could stay in[A]side and play games, I don't [E]know [D/E] [E] [F#m7] And you could have a [A]change of heart [B7] (b dis gis a d) {end_of_verse} {chorus: Chorus 2} {start_of_part: Solo} [E5] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [G] [FM7] [GM7] [FM7] [Em7] [D] [A] [E] {end_of_part} {start_of_part: Bridge} [AM7] You tell yourself you're [G#m7]not my kind [AM7] But you don't even [C#m7]know your mind [F#m7] And you could have a [A]change of heart [B7] (b dis gis a d) {end_of_part} {chorus: Chorus 3} {start_of_part: Outtro} [E7]Rikki don't lose that number, [E7]Rikki don't lose that number, [E7]Rikki don't lose that number {end_of_part}