God's Away On Business chords by
Tom Waits

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Key: Bb minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I'd sell  your heart to the junkman, baby
For a buck, for a buck
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If you're looking for someone
to pull you out of that ditch
You're out of luck, you're out of luck
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Ship is sinking
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The ship is sinking
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The ship is sinking

Bridge 1

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There's a leak, there's a leak in the boiler room

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The poor, the lame, the blind

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Who are the ones that we kept in charge?

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Killers, thieves and lawyers

Chorus 1
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God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
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God's away, God's away
God's away on business, business
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Verse 2
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Digging up the dead with a shovel and a pick
It's a job, it's a job
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Bloody moon rising with a plague and a flood
Join the mob, join the mob
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It's all over
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It's all over
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It's all over

Bridge 2
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And there's a leak, there's a leak
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in the boiler room
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The poor, the lame, the blind
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Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
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Killers, thieves, and lawyers

Chorus 2

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God's away, God's away

God's away on business, business

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God's away, God's away

Interlude 1
on business, business
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Bridge 3
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Goddamn, there's always
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such a big temptation
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To be good, to be good
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There's always free cheddar
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in the mousetrap, baby
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It's a deal, it's a deal

Chorus 3

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God's away, God's away

God's away on business, business

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Bridge 4

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I narrow my eyes like a coin slot, baby

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Let her ring, let her ring

Chorus 4

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God's away, God's away

God's away on business

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God's away, God's away

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