Status Quo - Takin' Care Of Business: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Takin' Care Of Business' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Takin' Care Of Business Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Takin' Care Of Business' smoothly on your guitar.

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    C                                A#
You get up every morning from your alarm
clock's warning
         F              C
Take the 8:15 into the city
                                       A#
There's a whistle up above and people pushin',
people shovin'
         F                      C
And the girls who try to look pretty

And if your train's on time you can get
to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
And if you ever get annoyed look at me
I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day

Chorus:
C                      A#
Taking care of business every day
F                      C
Taking care of business every way
                                   A#
I've been taking care of business, it's all mine
F                          C
Taking care of business and working overtime,
work out

If it were easy as fishin' you could be a musician
I if you could make sounds loud or mellow
Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you'll go far
If you get in with the right bunch of fellows
People see you having fun just a-lying in the sun
Tell them that you like it this way
It's the work that we avoid and we're all
self-employed
We love to work at nothing all day

Chorus:
And we'll be
Taking care of business every day
Taking care of business every way
I've been taking care of business, it's all mine
Taking care of business and working overtime

You get up every morning from your alarm
clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above and people
pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
And if your train's on time you can get
to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
And if you ever get annoyed look at me
I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day

Chorus:
And I'll be
Taking care of business every day
Taking care of business every way
I've been taking care of business, it's all mine
Taking care of business and working overtime
Work out

C                          A#
Been takin' care of business
F                     C
Takin' care of business
                       A#
Takin' care of business
F                     C
Takin' care of business
                       A#
Takin' care of business
F                       C
Takin' care of business, business
                       A#
Takin' care of business
F                     C
Takin' care of business


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Takin' Care Of Business' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Takin' Care Of Business' by Status Quo.

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