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Sam Lipscomb
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Can't Write Home About You Chords

So not sure how much involvement Walt had on this one, but I imagine it had to be some. Anyways have seen other posts on this"Fake Book" of other Becker/Fagen Compositions and thought I'd share if anyone will appreciate it it would be people on this forum no doubt hahaha.


i can’t write home about u


riff


Amaj7 to F#m7


E/A(Amaj7add9) F#m7 A6/9

until “here they said life is reckless and free…

G7(add9) F#7(addb9) Dmaj7/E

and i guess that i agree

F#m9 B7/13 F#m/E A#aug

it was hard to say i found a way but oh no …


Chorus


riff


G#m9 G#m6 D#m D#m7 (add9)


Until…


G#7 Bmaj7 A# (D#m/A#) A#…

Folks back home they got a four letter word about it


G#m (A#7addb9) D#m

I heard about you… riff….


HITS: Cm7(iii) F7addb9(i) Fm/A# F#m/B F#m7(iii)/E


Repeat until last “Heard about you”… (repeat but instrumental)


Emaj7add9…Horns


G#m7(add11) Amaj7 B6/9 B/C# or (C#m7iiiadd9add11)…

Gin and Ro - ses


…(B/C#) D#7(addb9) G# C#(min)ii7sus2…

Hold on we’ll spiral down


….(C#(min)ii7sus2) A/B E7ii(addb9)

Slow dancing at the cafe

Dmaj7 (voicing is A6i/D) Bi/D# F#/G# accented: E9(13) x3

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