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Takin' Care of Business chords by
J.j. Cale
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I got myself together,
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got my tie on straight
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Downtown, takin' care of
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business on the street
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Glen D's got that old piano on the road
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Blues is his bag, he's a funky soul

Tim Drummond's on bass,
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Jim Keltner's on the drums
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They'll put it right on you
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for a shot of rhum
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I'll tell you right now it's
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a funky beat
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Downtown, takin' care of
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business on the street
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We ain't very good but that's
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beside the point
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We're all right here trying to rock this joint
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Old mama Chip and the Spooner too
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Try ing to hack a meet with you
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Christine Lakeland and Jimmy

Karstein
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He's a rhythm fool, she's a guitar queen
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Let me tell you, my friend
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Richard is hot on the beat
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Downtown, takin' care of business on the street
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Oh, climb on board,
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Chad Hailey running 'round
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It's that Ashworth Dixie sound
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Hurry up mama 'cause we're
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all gonna meet
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Downtown, takin' care of business on the street
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Dm

  • F

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • Bdim

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Takin' Care of Business by J.J. Cale is B major.

The primary chords used in Takin' Care of Business are B, F#, F#m, A, D#m, D#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, F#, F#m, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Takin' Care of Business is approximately 154 beats per minute.

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