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Version 1 Version 3 Version 4[Intro] C Bb F C x4 [Verse 1] C You get up every morning Bb From your 'larm clock's warning F C Take the 8:15 into the city C There's a whistle up above Bb And people pushin', people shovin' F C And the girls who try to look pretty C And if your train's on time Bb You can get to work by nine F C And start your slaving job to get your pay C If you ever get annoyed Bb Look at me, I'm self-employed F C I love to work at nothin' all day And I'll be [Chorus] C Bb Takin' care of business (every day) F C Takin' care of business (every way) C Bb I've been takin' care of business (it's all mine) F C Takin' care of business and workin' overtime Work out [Instrumental] C Bb F C x2 [Verse 2] C If it were easy as fishin' Bb You could be a musician F C If you could make sounds loud or mellow C Get a second-hand guitar Bb Chances are you'll go far F C If you get in with the right bunch of fellows C People see you having fun Bb Just a-lying in the sun F C Tell them that you like it this way C It's the work that we avoid Bb And we're all self-employed F C We love to work at nothin' all day And we be [Chorus] C Bb Takin' care of business (every day) F C Takin' care of business (every way) C Bb We be takin' care of business (it's all mine) F C Takin' care of business and workin' overtime [Instrumental] C Bb F C Mercy C Bb F C [Interlude] N.C. Whooooo, alright C F Eb Bb x2 C F Eb Bb Take good care of my business C F Eb Bb When I'm away, every day Whoooo! [Instrumental] C Bb F C x2 [Verse 3] C You get up every morning Bb From your 'larm clock's warning F C Take the 8:15 into the city C There's a whistle up above Bb And people pushin', people shovin' F C And the girls who try to look pretty C And if your train's on time Bb You can get to work by nine F C And start your slaving job to get your pay C If you ever get annoyed Bb Look at me, I'm self-employed F C I love to work at nothin' all day And I'll be [Chorus] C Bb Takin' care of business (every day) F C Takin' care of business (every way) C Bb I've been takin' care of business (it's all mine) F C Takin' care of business and workin' overtime (Drums only) [Chorus] Takin' care of business, whoo Takin' care of business Takin' care of business Takin' care of business C Bb Takin' care of business (every day) F C Takin' care of business (every way) C Bb Takin' care of business (it's all mine) F Takin' care of business C And workin' overtime Whoooo C Bb Takin' care of business F C Takin' care of business C Bb Takin' care of business F C We be takin' care of business C Bb We be takin' care of business F C Takin' care of business C Takin' care of business... (fade out)