Capo on 2
E C#
Laying in the alleyway
F#7 A7
Maybe some rich fool will come my way
E C#
And throw me a dime
F#7 A7
That's all I need to give me more wine
B7
All I got is to my names
E C#
And I sure know
F#7 A Am E
I'm just saying "Taking care of no business"
Look it here
E
Hey kitty cat!
C#
Where you going?
F#7 A E
This part of the alley is my home
C# F#
Walking all over outside my wall
A B7
Boy you sure got a whole lotta gall
I had a sandwich in a paper bag
But a rat stole it
Ain't that some drag?
E C#
Lord, I know, I know
F#7 A Am E B7
I sure ain't taking care of no business
Break it home
Solo:
E C# F#7 A7 E C# F#7
A B7 E B7
E C#
Now I'll try to get me a job
F#7
Feeding chickens
A
And washing down hogs
E C#
But that meant standing up all the time
F# A7
And standing up to me is just like dying
B7
I'm so lazy that I could cry
But tears are just too lazy to fall out my eyes
E C# F#7 A E
Lord, lord, lord, I'm so messed up
E C#
Can't even take care of no business
F#7 A E
Play it one more time
B7 E
Aww, woe is me
B7 E C#
Aww, I sure wish I had me a sandwhich ahhh anything
F#7 A7 B7 E
I'm so broke I can't even pay attention
F#7 A Am E
Uh, I'm so poor I couldn't even give you the time