Chords for The Hemphills - "I Came on Business for the King" - 1989
Tempo:
71.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
But this is the first song Candie ever recorded and we went back this past week and recorded
it again and I want her to sing it right now called [B] I Came [E] On Business For The King.
[G#]
[C#] [A] [E]
I came on business [B] [E] for the [A] king.
[E] Someone here needs help [A] and I can't [E] do [A] much.
[E] But if we [A] keep [E] on praising [B] he'll [C#m] [B] send his touch.
[E] Healing for our [A] bodies and our souls he [E] will bring.
Cause I came on [B] business for [E] the [B] king.
[C#m] [B] [E] I came on business for the king.
He told me to smile, he [B] told [C#m] me [B] to sing.
[C#] [E]
I can't [G#] just [Bm] stand here [F#m] and do [A]
my [E] own thing.
Cause I came on [B] business [E] for the king.
[A]
[E] Now let's not hurry through [A] and close up [E] our hearts.
[A] [E] With programs [E] so well planned we leave at [B] [E] [B] his part.
Oh [E] let's pause [A] for his sweet spirit [E] to cling.
Cause I [C#m] came [E] on [B] business [E] for our [B] king.
[C#m] [B]
[E] I came on business for the king.
[A] He [E] told me to smile, [B] he told [C#m] me [B] to sing.
[C#m] [B] I [E] can't just stand here [F#m] and [A] do my [E] own
[A] [E] thing.
Cause I came on [B] business [E] for the king.
[B] [E]
[B] Business [E] for [B] the [G#]
[E] king.
it again and I want her to sing it right now called [B] I Came [E] On Business For The King.
[G#]
[C#] [A] [E]
I came on business [B] [E] for the [A] king.
[E] Someone here needs help [A] and I can't [E] do [A] much.
[E] But if we [A] keep [E] on praising [B] he'll [C#m] [B] send his touch.
[E] Healing for our [A] bodies and our souls he [E] will bring.
Cause I came on [B] business for [E] the [B] king.
[C#m] [B] [E] I came on business for the king.
He told me to smile, he [B] told [C#m] me [B] to sing.
[C#] [E]
I can't [G#] just [Bm] stand here [F#m] and do [A]
my [E] own thing.
Cause I came on [B] business [E] for the king.
[A]
[E] Now let's not hurry through [A] and close up [E] our hearts.
[A] [E] With programs [E] so well planned we leave at [B] [E] [B] his part.
Oh [E] let's pause [A] for his sweet spirit [E] to cling.
Cause I [C#m] came [E] on [B] business [E] for our [B] king.
[C#m] [B]
[E] I came on business for the king.
[A] He [E] told me to smile, [B] he told [C#m] me [B] to sing.
[C#m] [B] I [E] can't just stand here [F#m] and [A] do my [E] own
[A] [E] thing.
Cause I came on [B] business [E] for the king.
[B] [E]
[B] Business [E] for [B] the [G#]
[E] king.
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
G#
E
B
A
But this is the first song Candie ever recorded and we went back this past week and recorded
it again and I want her to sing it right now called [B] I Came [E] On Business For The King.
_ _ [G#] _ _
_ [C#] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
I came on business [B] [E] for the [A] king.
_ _ [E] Someone here needs help [A] and I can't [E] do [A] much.
[E] But if we [A] keep [E] on praising _ [B] he'll [C#m] [B] send his touch.
_ [E] Healing _ for our [A] bodies and our souls he [E] will bring.
Cause I came on _ [B] business for [E] the [B] king.
[C#m] _ [B] [E] I came on business for the king. _ _ _
He told me to smile, he [B] told [C#m] me [B] to sing.
_ _ _ [C#] _ [E]
I can't [G#] just [Bm] stand here [F#m] and do [A]
my [E] own thing.
Cause I came on [B] business [E] for the king.
[A] _ _
[E] Now let's not hurry through [A] and close up [E] our hearts.
[A] [E] With programs [E] so well planned we leave at [B] _ _ [E] [B] his part.
Oh [E] let's pause _ _ _ [A] for his sweet spirit [E] to cling.
Cause I [C#m] came [E] on [B] business [E] for our [B] king.
[C#m] _ [B]
[E] I came on business for the _ _ king.
[A] He [E] told me to smile, _ [B] he told [C#m] me [B] to _ sing.
_ [C#m] [B] I [E] _ can't just stand here [F#m] and [A] do my [E] own _
[A] [E] thing.
Cause I came on _ [B] business [E] for the king.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] Business [E] for [B] the [G#] _
[E] king. _ _ _ _ _ _
it again and I want her to sing it right now called [B] I Came [E] On Business For The King.
_ _ [G#] _ _
_ [C#] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
I came on business [B] [E] for the [A] king.
_ _ [E] Someone here needs help [A] and I can't [E] do [A] much.
[E] But if we [A] keep [E] on praising _ [B] he'll [C#m] [B] send his touch.
_ [E] Healing _ for our [A] bodies and our souls he [E] will bring.
Cause I came on _ [B] business for [E] the [B] king.
[C#m] _ [B] [E] I came on business for the king. _ _ _
He told me to smile, he [B] told [C#m] me [B] to sing.
_ _ _ [C#] _ [E]
I can't [G#] just [Bm] stand here [F#m] and do [A]
my [E] own thing.
Cause I came on [B] business [E] for the king.
[A] _ _
[E] Now let's not hurry through [A] and close up [E] our hearts.
[A] [E] With programs [E] so well planned we leave at [B] _ _ [E] [B] his part.
Oh [E] let's pause _ _ _ [A] for his sweet spirit [E] to cling.
Cause I [C#m] came [E] on [B] business [E] for our [B] king.
[C#m] _ [B]
[E] I came on business for the _ _ king.
[A] He [E] told me to smile, _ [B] he told [C#m] me [B] to _ sing.
_ [C#m] [B] I [E] _ can't just stand here [F#m] and [A] do my [E] own _
[A] [E] thing.
Cause I came on _ [B] business [E] for the king.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] Business [E] for [B] the [G#] _
[E] king. _ _ _ _ _ _