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God's Away On Business original guitar chords by
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2002•Alternative•81 views•
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
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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
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
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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

God's away on business, business

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Bbm

  • Gb7

    2

  • Ebm

    6

  • F7

  • F#7

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • G7

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of God's Away On Business by Tom Waits is Bb minor.

The primary chords used in God's Away On Business are Bbm, Gb, Ebm, F, F#, Bm.

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