Barrytown Steely Dan

"Barry Town" by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)

A Bm7 D E7 A ....

1. I'm not one to look behind, I know that times, must change,

Bm7 D E7 A....

But over there in Barry Town they do things very strange.

[F#m]And though you're not my enemy, I like [C#m]things like th[D]ey used to be;[C#m] [E]

And thou[A]gh you'd like some company, I'm standing[Bm7] by myself,[D] [C#m] [Bm7]

Go and play wi[D]th someone else.[C#m] [Bm7]

Chorus

I can see by [F#m]what you c[E]arry that yo[D]u came f[C#m]rom Barry Town.[Bm7] [A]

[A]2. Don't believe [Bm7]I'm taken in by stories I h[D]ave heard;[E7] [A]

I just read the Daily News and swear by every word.

[F#m]And don't think that I'm out of line for[C#m] speaking[D] for what i[C#m]s mine;[E]

I like t[A]o see you just fine, but lo[Bm7]oking at what you wear[D] [C#m] [Bm7]

And the way you [D]cut you hair.[C#m] [Bm7]

Chorus

Interlude

[F]In the beginning we r[Am7]ecall the word was hurl[Bmaj9]ed; Barry Town people[F] got to be from [Am7]

[Bmaj9]another world.

[A] 3. Leave me or [Bm7]I'll be just like the other[D]s that you m[E7]eet; [A]

They won't act as kindly if they see you on the street.

[F#m] And don't you scream or make[C#m] a shout;[D] it's nothi[C#m]ng you can do about; [E]

[A] It was there where you cam[Bm7]e out, it's a special lac[D]k of[C#m] grace,[Bm7]

[D] I can see it on y[C#m]our fa[Bm7]ce. Chorus & repeat 3 x

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{t:Barrytown}
 {st:Steely Dan}
 
 "Barry Town" by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
 
 A Bm7 D E7 A ....
 1. I'm not one to look behind, I know that times, must change,
 Bm7 D E7 A....
 But over there in Barry Town they do things very strange.
 [F#m]And though you're not my enemy, I like [C#m]things like th[D]ey used to be;[C#m][E]
 And thou[A]gh you'd like some company, I'm standing[Bm7] by myself,[D][C#m][Bm7]
 Go and play wi[D]th someone else.[C#m][Bm7]
 
 Chorus
 I can see by [F#m]what you c[E]arry that yo[D]u came f[C#m]rom Barry Town.[Bm7][A]
 
 [A]2. Don't believe [Bm7]I'm taken in by stories I h[D]ave heard;[E7][A]
 I just read the Daily News and swear by every word.
 
 [F#m]And don't think that I'm out of line for[C#m] speaking[D] for what i[C#m]s mine;[E]
 I like t[A]o see you just fine, but lo[Bm7]oking at what you wear[D][C#m][Bm7]
 And the way you [D]cut you hair.[C#m][Bm7]
 
 Chorus
 
 Interlude
 [F]In the beginning we r[Am7]ecall the word was hurl[Bmaj9]ed; Barry Town people[F] got to be from [Am7]
 [Bmaj9]another world.
 
 [A] 3. Leave me or [Bm7]I'll be just like the other[D]s that you m[E7]eet; [A]
 They won't act as kindly if they see you on the street.
 
 [F#m] And don't you scream or make[C#m] a shout;[D] it's nothi[C#m]ng you can do about; [E]
 [A] It was there where you cam[Bm7]e out, it's a special lac[D]k of[C#m] grace,[Bm7]
 [D] I can see it on y[C#m]our fa[Bm7]ce. Chorus & repeat 3 x

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D Em7 G A7 D
I`m not one to look behind, I know that times must change;
But over there in Barry town they do things very strange.
Bm F#m G Em7 A7
And though you`re not my enemy, I like things like they used to be;
D Em7 G Em7 Bb
And though you`d like some company I`m standing by myself
G Em7 Bb
Go play with someone else.
Bm A G Bb Em7 A7 D
I can see by what you carry that you come from Barry Town

Don`t believe I`m taken in by stories I have heard;
I just read the Daily News and swear by every word.
And don`t think that I`m out of line for speaking out for what is mine;
I`d like to see you do just fine, but look at what you wear
And the way you cut your hair

I can see by what you carry that you come from Barry Town
Bb Dm7 Eb
In the beginning we recall that the world was hurled;
Barry Town people got to be from another world.

Leave me or I`ll be just like the others you will meet;
They won`t act as kindly if they see you on the street.
And don`t you scream or make a shout, it`s nothing you can do about;
It was where you came out, it`s a certain lack of grace,
I can see it in your face.

I can see by what you carry that you come from Barry Town