Takin' Care Of Business original guitar chords by
Bachman-turner Overdrive

1973•Rock•801 views•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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You get up every morning

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from your alarm clock's warning

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Take the 8:15 into the city

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There's a whistle up above

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and people pushin', people shovin'

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And the girls who try to look pretty

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C

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And if your train's on time,

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you can get to work by nine

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C

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And start your slaving job to get your pay

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If you ever get annoyed,

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Bb

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look at me I'm self-employed

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F

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C

C

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I love to work at nothing all day

Chorus 1

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And I'll be taking care of business,

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Bb

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every day!

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C

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Taking care of business, every way!

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I've been taking care of business,

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Bb

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it's all mine

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Taking care of business,

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C

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and working overtime, work out

Solo 1

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Verse 2

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If it were easy as fishin'

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you could be a musician

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C

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If you could make sounds loud or mellow

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Get a second-hand guitar,

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Bb

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chances are you'll go far

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C

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If you get in with the right bunch of fellows

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C

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People see you having fun

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Bb

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just a- lying in the sun

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F

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C

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Tell them that you like it this way

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C

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It's the work that we avoid,

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and we're all self-employed

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F

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C

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We love to work at nothing all day

Chorus 2

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C

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And we be taking care of business,

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Bb

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every day!

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F

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C

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Ta king care of business, every way!

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C

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We've been taking care of business,

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Bb

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it's all mine!

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Taking ing care of business,

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and working overtime

Solo 2

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Interlude 1

Whoo, all right

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Take good care of my business

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When I'm away every day Whoo!

Solo 3

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Verse 3

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They get up every morning

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from your alarm clock's warning

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Take the 8:15 into the city

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C

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There's a whistle up above

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and people pushin', people shovin'

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F

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C

C

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And the girls who try to look pretty

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C

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And if your train's on time,

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you can get to work by nine

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C

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And start your slaving job to get your pay

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C

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If you ever get annoyed,

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Bb

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look at me I'm self-employed

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F

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C

C

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I love to work at nothing all day

Chorus 3

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And I've been taking care of business,

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every day!

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C

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Taking care of business, every way!

C

C

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I've been taking care of business,

Bb

Bb

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it's all mine!

F

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Taking care of business,

C

C

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and working overtime

Bridge 1

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Takin' care of business, whoo

Takin' care of business,

Takin' care of business,

Takin' care of business,

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Takin' care of business, every day

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Takin' care of business, every way

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Takin' care of business, it's all mine!

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Takin' care of business,

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and working overtime, whoo!

Outro 1

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Takin' care of business,

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Takin' care of business

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We've been takin' care of business

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We've been takin' care of business whoo!

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Takin' care of business,

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Takin' care of business

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Tak in' care of business [Fade out]

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Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive is C major.

The primary chords used in Takin' Care Of Business are C, Bb, F, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Bb, F, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Takin' Care Of Business is approximately 131 beats per minute.

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