Taking care of business  ( Alan Hull )  from: Roll on, Ruby
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1.)
A long time ago, in nineteen-sixty-five or so,
   G                                D7
I met a man with a face, that was a real disgrace,
        Am                           Em
pictures he took and put them in a little book
   G                                D7
so ambitious was he, he even took a picture of me.
     Am                            D7

2.)
Then one day he opened up a studio ( Start recording now )
 G                             D7 
tried to make it pay, making hit records or no
          Am                       Em
and he asked me along, write him a little song
         G                           D7
I get the studio free - 'Just sign this paper for me'.
            Am                            D7
 

Chorus:
You got to - Take good care of business my friend, 
               C         D7       G          Em
take good care of yourself.
  C         D7         G
You got to - Take good care of business my friend.
               C         D7       G          Em
otherwise you'll end up on the shelf.
  C               D7             G


3.)
Later on, after I wrote that song
  G                 D7
even heard it played, up on Radio One ( Radio One )
       Am                     Em
Manager said, 'Money all gone away'
  G                       D7
you spent it you see, up and down the country.
      Am                                 D7


Chorus:
You got to - Take good care of business my boys, 
               C        D7        G         Em
take good care of yourself.
  C        D7          G
You got to - Take good care of business my friend.
               C        D7        G          Em
otherwise you'll end up on the shelf.
  C               D7             G


4.)
Well I started to say - I mean we've got to play
          G                           D7
what else can I do, we're not clever like you.
           Am                  Em
Then said he, 'You know how I'm fair,
  G                      D
you can sign to the company, for another ten years.
         Am                        D7



Chorus:
You got to - Take good care of business my boys,
               C         D7       G          Em
take good care of yourself.
  C         D7         G
You got to - Take good care of business my boys
               C         D7       G          Em
otherwise you'll end up on the shelf.
  C               D7             G

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