Chords for Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God's Away On Business

Tempo:
156.6 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

G

A#

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God's Away On Business chords
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[F#] [A#]
[F#]
[F] [F#]
[A#m] [F#]
[A#] I'd [F] sell my heart to the top man, baby, for a buck, for a [A#m] buck.
If you're looking for someone [D#m] to put you [F] out of that [A#] ditch, you're out of luck, you're
out of luck.
Ship is sinking, my ship is sinking, ship is sinking.
There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the boiler room.
The poor, the lame, the blind, [A#m] and who was the one that [F#]
kept me in [A#m] charge?
Killers, thieves, [F#] and roilers.
[A#] God's so great, God's [F] so great, God's so great.
[A#] Business, business.
[F] God's so great, God's so great, God's so [A#] great.
Business, business.
[F#] [B] Digging [F#] in the dirt [B] with a shovel and [Bm] a pick.
It's a job, it's a job.
[E] Money, money, rise, you move to play [B] again, the fuck [E] you in the bar, you in [B] the bar.
[F#] It's all over, [F#] it's [B] all over, [F#] it's [B] all over.
There's a leak, there's a [G] leak in the boiler [Bm] room.
The poor, the [G] lame, the blind, [C#] and who was the [G] one that kept me in charge?
[F#m] Killers, [G] thieves, and roilers.
[F#] God's so great, God's so great, God's so [B] great. Business, business.
[F#] God's so [B] great, [F#] God's so [B] great.
Business, business.
[C#] [B]
[F#m] [Gm] [F#]
[G] [C]
[G] [Bm]
[F#m] [G] [Bm]
[G]
[F#] [B]
God [F#m] can't bless a wuss [G] to beg for a fix.
[Bm] He'll be good, [F#] [C] he'll be good.
[F#] He's always been tender [G] in the [Em] most trap, baby.
[F#] It's a deal, [G] it's a deal.
[F] The ship is [F#] sinking, [F] the ship is sinking.
The ship is sinking.
There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the boiler room.
The poor, the lame, the blind, [A#m] and who was the one [F#] that kept me in [A#m] charge?
Killers, [F#] thieves, and roilers.
[A#] God's so great, [F] God's so great, God's so [A#] great. Business, business.
[F] God's so great, God's so great, God's so [A#] great.
Business, business.
[B] I [F#] narrow my [G] eyes like a coin sock, [Bm] baby, let her [F#] ring.
[G] Let her ring.
[F#] It's [B]
all over.
[F#] It's [B] all over.
[F#] It's [B] all over.
And God's a leak, he says, [G] in the boiler room.
[Bm] The poor, the [G] lame, the blind, [B] and who was the [G] one that kept me in charge?
[F#] Killers, [G] thieves, and roilers.
[B] [Bm] God's so great, God's so great, [F#] God's so [B] great.
Business, business.
[Bm] God's so great, God's so great, God's so great.
[B] Business, business.
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To learn Tom Waits - Gods Away On Business chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A#, F, A#, B, F#, B, Bm and F#. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. With the song's key of F# Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A#] I'd [F] sell my heart to the top man, baby, for a buck, _ for a [A#m] buck.
_ If you're looking for someone [D#m] to put you [F] out of that [A#] ditch, you're out of luck, _ you're
out of luck.
_ _ _ Ship is _ sinking, my ship is _ sinking, _ _ _ ship is sinking.
There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the boiler room.
The poor, the lame, the blind, [A#m] and who was the one that [F#]
kept me in [A#m] charge?
Killers, thieves, [F#] and roilers.
[A#] _ God's so great, God's [F] so great, God's so great.
[A#] Business, _ _ business. _ _
[F] God's so great, God's so great, God's so [A#] great.
Business, _ business.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] Digging [F#] in the dirt [B] with a shovel and [Bm] a pick.
It's a job, it's a job.
_ [E] Money, money, rise, you move to play [B] again, the fuck [E] you in the bar, you in [B] the bar.
_ [F#] _ _ It's all over, _ [F#] _ _ it's [B] all _ over, [F#] _ _ it's [B] all over.
There's a leak, there's a [G] leak in the boiler [Bm] room.
The poor, the [G] lame, the blind, [C#] and who was the [G] one that kept me in charge?
[F#m] Killers, [G] thieves, and roilers.
_ [F#] God's so great, God's so great, God's so [B] great. Business, _ business. _ _ _
[F#] God's so [B] great, [F#] God's so [B] great.
Business, _ business.
[C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ God [F#m] can't bless a wuss [G] to beg for a fix.
[Bm] He'll be good, [F#] _ [C] he'll be good.
_ [F#] He's always been tender [G] in the [Em] most trap, baby.
[F#] It's a deal, _ [G] it's a deal.
[F] _ The ship is [F#] sinking, _ [F] the ship is sinking.
_ The ship is sinking.
_ There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the boiler room.
The poor, the lame, the blind, [A#m] and who was the one [F#] that kept me in [A#m] charge?
_ Killers, [F#] thieves, and _ roilers.
[A#] _ God's so great, _ [F] God's so great, God's so [A#] great. Business, _ _ _ _ business.
[F] God's so great, God's so great, God's so [A#] great.
Business, _ business.
_ [B] _ I [F#] narrow my [G] eyes like a coin sock, [Bm] baby, let her [F#] ring.
[G] Let her ring.
_ [F#] _ _ It's [B]
all over.
_ [F#] _ _ It's [B] all over.
_ [F#] _ _ It's [B] all over.
And God's a leak, he says, [G] in the boiler room.
[Bm] The poor, the [G] lame, the blind, _ [B] and who was the [G] one that kept me in charge?
[F#] Killers, [G] thieves, and roilers.
[B] _ [Bm] God's so great, God's so great, [F#] God's so [B] great.
Business, _ business. _ _ _
[Bm] God's so great, God's so great, _ God's so great.
_ [B] Business, _ business. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Blood Money, written by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits, this one stands out.