Chords for Tom Waits - "God's Away On Business"
Tempo:
156.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
G
Bm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [F#]
[A#] [F] [F#]
[A#] [F] [F#]
[F]
For a buck, [A#m]
[D#m] you're looking [A#] for some [D#] wonderboard, you're out [F] of luck, [A#] you're out of [F] luck.
Ship is sinking, the ship is sinking, ship is sinking.
There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the broiler room, the poor, the lame, the blind,
[A#] [F] [F#]
[A#] [F] [F#]
[F]
For a buck, [A#m]
[D#m] you're looking [A#] for some [D#] wonderboard, you're out [F] of luck, [A#] you're out of [F] luck.
Ship is sinking, the ship is sinking, ship is sinking.
There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the broiler room, the poor, the lame, the blind,
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F#
B
G
Bm
F
F#
B
G
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[A#] _ _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
For a _ _ _ buck, [A#m] _
_ [D#m] you're looking [A#] for some [D#] wonderboard, you're out [F] of luck, [A#] _ _ _ you're out of [F] luck.
_ _ _ Ship is sinking, _ the ship is sinking, _ _ _ ship is sinking. _
_ There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the broiler room, the poor, the lame, the blind,
We're _ [F] _ _ the [F#] ones that we kept in charge, killers, thieves and _ roiders.
[A#] _ [F] God's awake, God's awake, _ God's [A#] awake on Christmas, _ Christmas. _ _ _
[F] God's awake, God's awake, _ God's [A#] awake on Christmas, _ Christmas.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] Digging [F#] up the tape, [B] the shovel [F#] and the bait, [Bm] it's a job, it's a job.
_ [E] Bloody me, rising with the plague and the fuss, you're in the bar, you're in the bar.
_ [F#] _ _ It's [B]
all over, [F#] _ _ _ it's [B] all _ over, [F#] _ _ it's [B] all over.
_ [Bm] There's a leak, there's a leak [G] in the broiler [Bm] room, the poor, the lame, [G] the blind,
_ [C#] We're the [G] ones that we kept in charge, [F#] killers, [G] thieves and lawyers.
_ [B] _ [F#] God's awake, _ God's awake, _ God's awake [B] on Christmas, _ Christmas. _ _ _
[F#] God's awake, God's awake on Christmas, _ _ [C#] Christmas.
_ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ God [F#] damn, there's [G] always such a big temptation [Bm] to be [F#] good, [C] to be good.
[F#] There's always three children [G] in a mouse [Em] trap, baby, [F#] it's a deal, [G] it's a deal.
_ _ God's [F#] awake, _ [B] _
[F#] God's awake, [Bm] God's awake [B] on Christmas, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _
Christmas.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ I narrow [F#] my eyes [G] like a coin sock, [Bm] baby, let her ring, let [G] her ring.
_ [B] _ God's [Bm] awake, _ God's awake, _ [F#] God's awake [B] on Christmas, _ Christmas.
_ _ _ [Bm]
God's awake, _ God's awake, _ God's awake on [B] Christmas, Christmas. _
_ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
For a _ _ _ buck, [A#m] _
_ [D#m] you're looking [A#] for some [D#] wonderboard, you're out [F] of luck, [A#] _ _ _ you're out of [F] luck.
_ _ _ Ship is sinking, _ the ship is sinking, _ _ _ ship is sinking. _
_ There's a leak, there's a leak [F#] in the broiler room, the poor, the lame, the blind,
We're _ [F] _ _ the [F#] ones that we kept in charge, killers, thieves and _ roiders.
[A#] _ [F] God's awake, God's awake, _ God's [A#] awake on Christmas, _ Christmas. _ _ _
[F] God's awake, God's awake, _ God's [A#] awake on Christmas, _ Christmas.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] Digging [F#] up the tape, [B] the shovel [F#] and the bait, [Bm] it's a job, it's a job.
_ [E] Bloody me, rising with the plague and the fuss, you're in the bar, you're in the bar.
_ [F#] _ _ It's [B]
all over, [F#] _ _ _ it's [B] all _ over, [F#] _ _ it's [B] all over.
_ [Bm] There's a leak, there's a leak [G] in the broiler [Bm] room, the poor, the lame, [G] the blind,
_ [C#] We're the [G] ones that we kept in charge, [F#] killers, [G] thieves and lawyers.
_ [B] _ [F#] God's awake, _ God's awake, _ God's awake [B] on Christmas, _ Christmas. _ _ _
[F#] God's awake, God's awake on Christmas, _ _ [C#] Christmas.
_ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ God [F#] damn, there's [G] always such a big temptation [Bm] to be [F#] good, [C] to be good.
[F#] There's always three children [G] in a mouse [Em] trap, baby, [F#] it's a deal, [G] it's a deal.
_ _ God's [F#] awake, _ [B] _
[F#] God's awake, [Bm] God's awake [B] on Christmas, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _
Christmas.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ I narrow [F#] my eyes [G] like a coin sock, [Bm] baby, let her ring, let [G] her ring.
_ [B] _ God's [Bm] awake, _ God's awake, _ [F#] God's awake [B] on Christmas, _ Christmas.
_ _ _ [Bm]
God's awake, _ God's awake, _ God's awake on [B] Christmas, Christmas. _