Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Original Version chords by Cage the Elephant (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
I was walkin' down the street when out the
Bb 
corner of my eye
C 
Bb 
F 
I saw a pretty little thing approachin' me
G 
She said, "I never seen a man
Bb 
who looked so all alone
C 
Bb 
F 
Oh, could you use a little company?
G 
If you pay the right price,
Bb 
your evening will be nice
C 
Bb 
F 
And you can go and send me on my way"
G 
I said, "You're such a sweet young thing,
Bb 
oh, why you do  this to yourself?"
C 
Bb 
F 
She looked at me and this is what she said

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Chorus 1
G 
"Oh, there ain't no rest
Bb 
C 
F 
for the wicked
G 
Bb 
C 
Money don't grow on trees
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
I  got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
There ain't nothin' in this world for free
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
Oh no, I can't slow down, I can't hold back
G 
Bb 
C 
Though you know I wish I could
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
Oh no, there ain't no rest for the wicked
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
Until we close our eyes for good"

Verse 2
G 
Not even fifteen minutes later, I'm still
Bb 
walkin' down the street
C 
When I saw the shadow of a
Bb 
F 
man creep out of sight
G 
And then he swept up from behind, he put
Bb 
a gun up to my head
C 
He made it clear he wasn't
Bb 
F 
lookin' for a fight
G 
He said, "Give me all you've got,
Bb 
I want your money, not your life
C 
But if you try to make a move,
Bb 
F 
I won't think twice"
G 
I told him, "You can have my cash,
Bb 
but first, you know I gotta ask
C 
G 
What made you wanna live this kind of life?"

Chorus 2
G 
He said, "There ain't no rest
Bb 
C 
F 
for the wicked
G 
Bb 
C 
Money don't grow on trees
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
I  got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
There ain't nothin' in this world for free
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
Oh no, I can't slow down, I can't hold back
G 
Bb 
C 
Though you know I wish I could
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
Oh no, there ain't no rest for the wicked
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
Until we close our eyes for good" Yeah

Interlude 1
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
F 
Well, now a

Verse 3
G 
couple hours passed and I was
Bb 
sitting in my house
C 
The day was winding down and
Bb 
F 
coming to an end
G 
And so I turned on the TV
Bb 
and flipped it over to the news
C 
And what I saw, I almost
Bb 
F 
couldn't comprehend
G 
I saw a preacher man in cuffs,
Bb 
he'd taken money from the church
C 
He'd stuffed his bank account with
Bb 
F 
righteous dollar bills
G 
But even still I can't say much because
Bb 
I know we're all the same
C 
Oh yes, we all seek out to satisfy
G 
those thrills

Chorus 3
G 
You know there ain't no rest
Bb 
C 
F 
for the wicked
G 
Bb 
C 
Money don't grow on trees
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
We got bills to pay, we got mouths to feed
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
There ain't nothin' in this world for free
F 
G 
Oh no, we can't slow down,
Bb 
C 
F 
we can't hold back
G 
Bb 
C 
Though you know we wish we could
F 
G 
Bb 
C 
Oh no, there ain't no rest for the wicked
F 
G 
Until we close our eyes for good"

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 78

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Original Version by Cage The Elephant, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Original Version the way Cage The Elephant intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.