Steely Dan – Yellow Peril chords

[Intro]
Ab Gm7

[Verse 1]
Gm7            Dm7Hunting in the Sea of Japan
Cm      Dm       Eb      Dm      CmAmbrose left the tourist trail behind him
Gm7              Dm7So bold with his gun in his hand
Cm     Dm         Eb     Dm        A    Gm7   AOf his fuzz there was no need to remind him

[Refrain]
Ab              Gm7Tripping over a Holy Man
Ab                        Gm7Mind that here you don't choose your friends
Ab                  Gm7Ambrose asked for a helping hand
Dm7           Gm7        F       Gm7He heaved his chest, and pointed West
   Cm        Dm7   AbTo where the river runs

[Verse 2]
Gm7              Dm7With Josie back home on his mind
Cm       Dm      Eb          Dm     CmBrushing off the fruit flies of the season
Gm7             Dm7And 'Brosie was surely struck blind
Cm     Dm         Eb     Dm    A  Gm7  AWith a sight that defies human reason:

[Refrain]
Ab              Gm7On an island of gleaming rocks
Ab                   Gm7Jutting up from the blue lagoon
Ab           Gm7A ceremonial music box
    Dm7     Gm7       F          Gm7And from it flowed, a bright new mode
     Cm       Dm   EbThat made our hero swoon

[Bridge]
  Dm7  Cm          Am Gm7 Am Gm7A finer minor from China
  Dm7  Cm          AbA finer minor from China

[Instrumental]
Cm Gm7
Fm Gm Ab Gm Fm
Cm Gm7
Fm Gm Ab Gm D Cm7 D
Ab Gm7
Ab Gm7
Ab Gm7
Dm Gm7 F Gm7
Cm Dm Ab
Gm7

[Verse 3]
Gm7                Dm7The world when the traveler returned
Cm     Dm          Eb     Dm       Cm As you know played out its bloody romances
Gm7            Dm7But Ambrose he knew what he'd learned
Cm       Dm       Eb      Dm       A  Gm7  AWith his prize in hand he took his chances

[Refrain]
Ab                  Gm7Soon the sound that delights the ear
Ab                  Gm7Blended in with the armies' roar
Ab                Gm7When the warriors strained to hear
     Dm  Gm7        F        Gm7This new bebop, the shooting stopped
      Cm        Dm     EbTheir guns were bullet-full

[Outro]
   Dm7 Cm          Am Gm7 Am Gm7A finer minor from China
   Dm7 Cm          AbA finer minor from China