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Takin' Care Of Business chords by
Ruth Brown
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
D
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C
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You get up every morning
Bb
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G
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From your 'larm clock's warning

Take the 8: 15 into the city

There's a whistle up above

And people pushin', people shovin'

And the girls who try to look pretty

And if your train's on time
F
F

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You can get to work by nine
G
G

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C
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Bb
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An d start your slaving job to
C
C

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get your pay

If you ever get annoyed

Look at me I'm self- employed
G
G

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I love to work at nothing all day
D
D

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An d I'll be
C
C

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Taking care of business (every day)
Verse 2
C
C

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Taking care of business
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(every way)
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C

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I've been taking care of business
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G

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(it's all mine)

Taking care of business and

working overtime

Work out
Verse 3
G
G

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If it were easy as fishin'

You could be a musician

If you could make sounds loud or mellow

Get a second- hand guitar

Chances are you'll go far

If you get in with the right

bunch of fellows

People see you having fun
C
C

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Just a- ly ing in the sun

Tell them that you like it this way

It's the work that we avoid
G
G

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And we're all self- employed

We love to work at nothing all day
D
D

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And we be
Verse 4

Taking care of business (every day)
C
C

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Taking care of business (every way)
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We be been taking care

of business (it's all mine)

Taking care of business and
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C
C

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working overtime
Bb
Bb

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C
C

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Mercy Whooooo
Verse 5
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All
F
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right
Verse 6
D
D

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Take good care of my business
C
C

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When I'm away, every day
Verse 7

Whoooo
G
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You get up every morning

From your 'larm clock's warning
F
F

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Take the 8: 15 into the city
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F
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There's a
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C
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Bb
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whistle up above
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Bb
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G
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F
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And people
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G

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pushin',
D
D

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people shovin'
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C

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And the girls who try to
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C

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F
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look
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pretty

And if your train's on time

You can get to work by nine
F
F

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And start your slaving
G
G

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job to get your pay

If you ever get annoyed
F
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G

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Look at me I'm self- em ployed
C
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I love to work at nothing all day
Bb
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And I'll be
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Taking care
Verse 8
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of business (every day)

Taking care of business (every way)
D
D

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I've been taking care of

business (it's all mine)
C
C

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Taking care of business and
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working overtime
Verse 9
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Takin' care of business, whoo

Takin' care of business
D
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Takin' care of business
C
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Takin' care of business

Takin' care of business
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(every day)

Takin' care of business

(every way)

Takin' care of business (it's all mine)


Takin' care of business

And working overtime

Whoooo

Takin' care of business
D
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Takin' care of business
C
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Takin' care of business

We be Takin' care of business
G
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We be Takin' care of business

Takin' care of business

Takin' care of business

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • C

  • Bb

  • G

  • F

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Takin' Care Of Business by Ruth Brown is Bb major.

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

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

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

The tempo of Takin' Care Of Business is approximately 125 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Takin' Care Of Business using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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