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ain’t no rest for the wicked – cage the elephant
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tabbed by : fearghal mc mahon
email : fearghalmc_fred@hotmail . co . uk
tuning : standard
this went horribly wrong the first time so this is the real version .
intro :
G A# C
E | – – 333 – – xx – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – |
B | – – 333 – – xx – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – |
G | – – 444 – – xx – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – | x4
D | – – 555 – – xx – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – |
A | – – 555 – – xx – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – |
E | – – 333 – – xx – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – |
verse :
G A# C A# F
E | – – – – – 333 – – xxxx – – 111 – – xxxx – – 333 – – xxxx – – 11 – – 11 – – – – |
B | – – – – – 333 – – xxxx – – 333 – – xxxx – – 555 – – xxxx – – 33 – – 11 – – – – |
G | – – – – – 444 – – xxxx – – 333 – – xxxx – – 555 – – xxxx – – 33 – – 22 – – – – | x4
D | – – – – – 555 – – xxxx – – 333 – – xxxx – – 555 – – xxxx – – 33 – – 33 – – – – |
A | – – – – – 555 – – xxxx – – 111 – – xxxx – – 333 – – xxxx – – 11 – – 33 – – – – |
E | – – – – – 333 – – xxxx – – 111 – – xxxx – – 333 – – xxxx – – 11 – – 11 – – – – |
chorus :
G A# C F
E | – – 333 – – xx – – – 1 – – 3 – – 1 – – – – |
B | – – 333 – – xx – – – 3 – – 5 – – 1 – – – – |
G | – – 444 – – xx – – – 3 – – 5 – – 2 – – – – | x8
D | – – 555 – – xx – – – 3 – – 5 – – 3 – – – – |
A | – – 555 – – xx – – – 1 – – 3 – – 3 – – – – |
E | – – 333 – – xx – – – 1 – – 3 – – 1 – – – – |
lyrics :
G
i was walking down the street ,
A#
when out the corner of my eye
C A# F
i saw a pretty little thing approaching me .
G
she said “i’ve never seen a man
A#
who looks so all alone ,
C A# F
could you use a little company?
G
if you pay the right price
A#
your evening will be nice ,
C A# F
and you can go and send me on my way . ”
G
i said “you’re such a sweet young thing
A#
why you do this to yourself?”
C A# F
she looked at me and this is what she said ,
G A# C F
“oh , there ain’t no rest for the wicked ,
G A# C F
money don’t grow on trees .
G
i got bills to pay ,
A# C F
i got mouths to feed ,
G A# C F
there ain’t nothing in this world for free .
G
i know i can’t slow down ,
A# C F
i can’t hold back ,
G A# C F
though you know , i wish i could .
G A# C F
no there ain’t no rest for the wicked ,
G A# C F
until we close our eyes for good” .
not even fifteen minutes later
i’m still walking down the street ,
when i saw a shadow of a man creep out of sight .
then he walks up from behind
and puts a gun up to my head ,
he made it clear he wasn’t looking for a fight .
he said “give me all you’ve got
i want your money not your life ,
but if you try to make a move i won’t think twice . ”
i said “you can have my cash
but first you know i got to ask
what made you want to live this kind of life?”
he said “there ain’t no rest for the wicked ,
money don’t grow on trees .
i got bills to pay ,
i got mouths to feed ,
there ain’t nothing in this world for free .
i know i can’t slow down ,
i can’t hold back ,
though you know , i wish i could .
no there ain’t no rest for the wicked ,
until we close our eyes for good” .
now a couple hours passed
and i was sitting at my house ,
the day was winding down and coming to an end .
so i turned on the tv
and flipped it over to the news ,
and what i saw i almost couldn’t comprehend .
i saw a preacher man in cuffs he’d taken money from the church ,
he’s got this bank account with righteous dollar bills .
but even still i can’t say much
because i know we’re all the same ,
oh yes we’ve all got to satisfy those thrills .
“oh , there ain’t no rest for the wicked ,
money don’t grow on trees .
we got bills to pay ,
we got mouths to feed ,
there ain’t nothing in this world for free .
i know we can’t slow down ,
we can’t hold back ,
though you know , we wish we could .
no there ain’t no rest for the wicked ,
until we close our eyes for good”
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