Chords for Ray Stevens * Mr Businessman
Tempo:
93.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Itemize the things you covet as you squander through your life
Bigger cars, bigger houses, term [A] insurance for your wife
[C] Tuesday evenings with your harlot and [E] on Wednesdays it's your charlatan
[C#m] Analyst, [F#] he's high [E] up on your list
You've got air-conditioned sinuses and dark, disturbing doubt about religion
And you keep those cards [A] and letters going out
While [Am] your secretary's tempting you, [E] your morals are exempting you [F#] from guilt and shame
Heaven knows [A] you're not to blame
[E] You better [A] take care of business, Mr.
Businessman
What's your [E] plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If you [G#m] can't before it's too [E] late [G#m] and you throw your life [A] away
[D] Did you see [C] your [D] children growing [G] up today?
[A#] And did [E] you hear [D] the music of [Bm] their laughter as [E] they set about [A] to play?
[D] Did you catch [C] the fragrance of [G] those roses in [E] your garden?
Did [A] the morning sunlight [Bm] warm your soul, [E] brighten up your [A] day?
[G] [B] [C] Or is the limit of your [F#] senses [A#] so as only [B] to survive?
[E]
Spending counterfeit incentive, wasting precious time and health
Placing value on the worthless, [A] disregarding priceless wealth
[C] You can wheel and deal the best of [E] them and steal it from the rest of them
You know the [F#] score, their [E] ethics are a bore
86-proof anesthetic crutches prop you to the top
Where the smiles are all synthetic [A] and the ulcers never stop
[Am] When they take that final [E] inventory, yours will be the same sad [F#] story everywhere
No one [A] will really care, [B] no one [F#m] more lonely than [G#] this rich, [C#m] important man
Let's have [A#m] your [F#] autograph, endorse [A] your appetite
You [E] better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If [Em] you [B] [E] can't
[G] [E]
[F#] [A]
You [E]
better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get down [A] to business, Mr.
Businessman
[E] If you [B] [E] can't
[F#] [A]
[E]
[N]
Itemize the things you covet as you squander through your life
Bigger cars, bigger houses, term [A] insurance for your wife
[C] Tuesday evenings with your harlot and [E] on Wednesdays it's your charlatan
[C#m] Analyst, [F#] he's high [E] up on your list
You've got air-conditioned sinuses and dark, disturbing doubt about religion
And you keep those cards [A] and letters going out
While [Am] your secretary's tempting you, [E] your morals are exempting you [F#] from guilt and shame
Heaven knows [A] you're not to blame
[E] You better [A] take care of business, Mr.
Businessman
What's your [E] plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If you [G#m] can't before it's too [E] late [G#m] and you throw your life [A] away
[D] Did you see [C] your [D] children growing [G] up today?
[A#] And did [E] you hear [D] the music of [Bm] their laughter as [E] they set about [A] to play?
[D] Did you catch [C] the fragrance of [G] those roses in [E] your garden?
Did [A] the morning sunlight [Bm] warm your soul, [E] brighten up your [A] day?
[G] [B] [C] Or is the limit of your [F#] senses [A#] so as only [B] to survive?
[E]
Spending counterfeit incentive, wasting precious time and health
Placing value on the worthless, [A] disregarding priceless wealth
[C] You can wheel and deal the best of [E] them and steal it from the rest of them
You know the [F#] score, their [E] ethics are a bore
86-proof anesthetic crutches prop you to the top
Where the smiles are all synthetic [A] and the ulcers never stop
[Am] When they take that final [E] inventory, yours will be the same sad [F#] story everywhere
No one [A] will really care, [B] no one [F#m] more lonely than [G#] this rich, [C#m] important man
Let's have [A#m] your [F#] autograph, endorse [A] your appetite
You [E] better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If [Em] you [B] [E] can't
[G] [E]
[F#] [A]
You [E]
better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get down [A] to business, Mr.
Businessman
[E] If you [B] [E] can't
[F#] [A]
[E]
[N]
Key:
E
A
F#
C
B
E
A
F#
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Itemize the things you covet as you squander through your life
Bigger cars, bigger houses, term [A] insurance for your wife
[C] Tuesday evenings with your harlot and [E] on Wednesdays it's your charlatan
[C#m] Analyst, [F#] he's high [E] up on your list
You've got air-conditioned sinuses and dark, disturbing doubt about religion
And you keep those cards [A] and letters going out
While [Am] your secretary's tempting you, [E] your morals are exempting you [F#] from guilt and shame
Heaven knows [A] you're not to blame
[E] You better [A] take care of business, Mr.
Businessman
What's your [E] plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If you [G#m] can't before it's too [E] late [G#m] and you throw your life [A] away
_ [D] Did you see [C] your [D] children growing [G] up today?
[A#] And did [E] you hear [D] the music of [Bm] their laughter as [E] they set about [A] to play?
[D] Did you catch [C] the fragrance of [G] those roses in [E] your garden?
Did [A] the morning sunlight [Bm] warm your soul, [E] brighten up your [A] day?
[G] _ [B] _ _ [C] _ Or is the limit of your [F#] senses [A#] so as only [B] to survive?
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Spending counterfeit incentive, wasting precious time and health
Placing value on the worthless, [A] disregarding priceless wealth
[C] You can wheel and deal the best of [E] them and steal it from the rest of them
You know the [F#] score, their [E] ethics are a bore
86-proof anesthetic crutches prop you to the top
Where the smiles are all synthetic [A] and the ulcers never stop
[Am] When they take that final [E] inventory, yours will be the same sad [F#] story everywhere
No one [A] will really care, [B] no one [F#m] more lonely than [G#] this rich, [C#m] important man
Let's have [A#m] your [F#] autograph, endorse [A] your appetite
_ You [E] better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If [Em] you [B] [E] can't
[G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A]
You _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get down [A] to business, Mr.
Businessman
[E] If you _ [B] [E] can't _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
Itemize the things you covet as you squander through your life
Bigger cars, bigger houses, term [A] insurance for your wife
[C] Tuesday evenings with your harlot and [E] on Wednesdays it's your charlatan
[C#m] Analyst, [F#] he's high [E] up on your list
You've got air-conditioned sinuses and dark, disturbing doubt about religion
And you keep those cards [A] and letters going out
While [Am] your secretary's tempting you, [E] your morals are exempting you [F#] from guilt and shame
Heaven knows [A] you're not to blame
[E] You better [A] take care of business, Mr.
Businessman
What's your [E] plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If you [G#m] can't before it's too [E] late [G#m] and you throw your life [A] away
_ [D] Did you see [C] your [D] children growing [G] up today?
[A#] And did [E] you hear [D] the music of [Bm] their laughter as [E] they set about [A] to play?
[D] Did you catch [C] the fragrance of [G] those roses in [E] your garden?
Did [A] the morning sunlight [Bm] warm your soul, [E] brighten up your [A] day?
[G] _ [B] _ _ [C] _ Or is the limit of your [F#] senses [A#] so as only [B] to survive?
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Spending counterfeit incentive, wasting precious time and health
Placing value on the worthless, [A] disregarding priceless wealth
[C] You can wheel and deal the best of [E] them and steal it from the rest of them
You know the [F#] score, their [E] ethics are a bore
86-proof anesthetic crutches prop you to the top
Where the smiles are all synthetic [A] and the ulcers never stop
[Am] When they take that final [E] inventory, yours will be the same sad [F#] story everywhere
No one [A] will really care, [B] no one [F#m] more lonely than [G#] this rich, [C#m] important man
Let's have [A#m] your [F#] autograph, endorse [A] your appetite
_ You [E] better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get [A] down to business, Mr.
Businessman
If [Em] you [B] [E] can't
[G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A]
You _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ better take [A] care of business, Mr.
[E] Businessman
What's your plan?
Get down [A] to business, Mr.
Businessman
[E] If you _ [B] [E] can't _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _