Chords for Mose Allison - Your Mind is on Vacation

Tempo:
134.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

C

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mose Allison - Your Mind is on Vacation chords
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[C] [F]
[C] [F]
You sitting there yacking right in my [Cm] face
You coming on exactly like you [Bb] own the place, you know, if silence would go down
You couldn't raise a dime
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [F] Because your mind [C] is on [B] [Bb] vacation and [Db] your [Ab] mouth is [G] working [E] [Ab] overtime
[B] [Ab] You [Bb] quoting figures and dropping names
[F] You [E] telling stories [F] and [E] playing games
[Bb] You're over laughing when things ain't funny
You trying to sound like you don't [G] need money.
No, it's [Bb] all was criminal
[Gm] You leave a life [Bb] of crime
[C] Because [Bb] your mind is on vacation [G] and your mouth is working [E] [F] overtime
[B] [C] [D]
[Eb]
[D]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Am]
[Bb] [Em] [Fm]
[Eb] [Dm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [C] [Fm] [Eb]
[D] [F]
[Fm] [E] [F]
[E] [Fm] [D]
[Eb] [E]
[F] [D] [Eb]
[F] [Dbm] [Eb] [Db] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Ab] [F]
[D] [Db] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Db]
You [C] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [B] [Cm] [Eb] know [Em] that life is short [Bb] and [Em] talk is cheap
[Bb]
Don't be [G] making promises [F] that [G] you can't keep
[A] You don't like this little [G] song I'm [A] singing [Bb] just when in [E] bed
[Fm]
[Bb] All I can say is if the shoe fits [Eb] where [Bb] and if you must keep [D] talking
Please try to [G] make it [Bb] rhyme
[Cm] [Fm] Because
[Dbm] your mind [A] is on vacation and [Cm] your mouth is working overtime
[F] [N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Mose Allison - (Live) Your Minds On Vacation chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, D, Bb, Eb, E, F, D, Eb, Bb, C, Bb and Gm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 67 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 135. With the song's key of Bb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You sitting there yacking right in my [Cm] face
You coming on exactly like you [Bb] own the place, you know, if silence would go down
You couldn't raise a dime
_ [Cm] _ [F] _
[Bb] [F] Because _ your mind [C] is on [B] [Bb] vacation and [Db] your [Ab] mouth is [G] working [E] [Ab] overtime
_ [B] [Ab] You _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ quoting figures and dropping names
[F] You [E] telling stories [F] and [E] playing games
[Bb] You're over laughing when things ain't funny
_ You trying to sound like you don't [G] need money.
No, it's [Bb] all was criminal
[Gm] _ You leave a life [Bb] of crime
_ _ _ [C] Because [Bb] your mind is on vacation [G] and your mouth is working [E] [F] overtime
_ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _
_ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
You [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
[Bb] _ [B] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ know [Em] that life is short _ [Bb] and [Em] talk is cheap
[Bb]
Don't be [G] making promises [F] that [G] you can't keep
[A] You don't like this little [G] song I'm [A] singing [Bb] just when in [E] bed
[Fm] _
[Bb] All I can say is if the shoe fits [Eb] where [Bb] and if you must keep [D] talking
_ Please try to [G] make it [Bb] rhyme
_ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] Because _
[Dbm] your mind [A] is on vacation and [Cm] your mouth is working overtime
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Mose Allison.

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