Originally in C, I play in A
| A | G | D | A |
| x2 |
Vox are more or less doing 3 b3 3 b3 on “get up ev’ry”
| A | G | |
| You | get up every morning from your | ’larm clock’s warning |
| D | A | |
| Take the | 8:15 into the | city |
| A | G | |
| There’s a | whistle up above and people | pushin’, people shovin’ |
| D | A | |
| And the | girls who try to look | pretty |
| A | G | |
| And if your | train’s on time you can | get to work by nine |
| D | A | |
| And start your | slaving job to get your | pay |
| A | G | |
| If you | ever get annoyed, look at | me I’m self-employed |
| D | A | |
| I | love to work at nothing all | day |
| A | G |
| Taking care of business | every day |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business | every way |
| A | G | |
| I’ve been | taking care of business | it’s all mine |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business and | working overtime, work out |
| A | G | D | A |
| x2 |
| A | G | |
| If it were | easy as fishin’ you could | be a musician |
| D | A | |
| If | you could make sounds loud or | mellow |
| A | G | |
| Get a | second-hand guitar, chances | are you’ll go far |
| D | A | |
| If you | get in with the right bunch of | fellows |
| A | G | |
| People | see you having fun, just a- | lying in the sun |
| D | A |
| Tell them that you like it this | way |
| A | G | |
| It’s the | work that we avoid, and we’re | all self-employed |
| D | A | |
| We | love to work at nothing all | day |
| A | G |
| Taking care of business | every day |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business | every way |
| A | G | |
| I’ve been | taking care of business, | it’s all mine |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business and | working overtime |
| A | G |
| Taking care of business | every day |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business | every way |
| A | G |
| I’ve been taking care of business, | it’s all mine |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business and | working overtime |
Solo on verse chords
| A | G | D | A |
| xN |
| A | D | C | G |
| x2 |
| A | D | C | G | |
| Take good care | of my business |
| A | D | C | G | |
| When I’m away | every day |
| A | G | D | A |
| xN |
| A | G | |
| You | get up every morning from your | ’larm clock’s warning |
| D | A | |
| Take the | 8:15 into the | city |
| A | G | |
| There’s a | whistle up above and people | pushin’, people shovin’ |
| D | A | |
| And the | girls who try to look | pretty |
| A | G | |
| And if your | train’s on time you can | get to work by nine |
| D | A | |
| And start your | slaving job to get your | pay |
| A | G | |
| If you | ever get annoyed, look at | me I’m self-employed |
| D | A | |
| I | love to work at nothing all | day |
| A | G |
| Taking care of business | every day |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business | every way |
| A | G | |
| I’ve been | taking care of business, | it’s all mine |
| D | A |
| Taking care of business and | working overtime, take care |
Drums only
Takin' care of business, whoo
Band enters with hits only
| A | G |
| Takin’ care of business | every day |
| D | A |
| Takin’ care of business | (very way |
| A | G |
| Takin’ care of businessm, | it’s all mine |
| D |
| Takin’ care of business and working overtime |
| A | G |
| Takin’ care of business |
| D | A |
| Takin’ care of business |
Repeat to fade