Jimi Hendrix - Taking Care Of No Business

capo on 2

chords
E C# F#7 A A7 B7
B7 fill
E – – 0 – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – 4p2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – 0 – – – – 6 – – – – – 5 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – 1 – – – – 6 – – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – 2 – – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – 2 – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E C#
laying in the alleyway
F#7 A7
maybe some rich fool will come my way
E C#
and throw me a dime
F#7 A7
that’s all i need to give me more wine
B7
all i got is to my names

beat up guitar with three broken strings
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – |
G – – – 4 – 2 – 4 – 2 – 0h1 – 1 – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – |

E C#
and i sure know
F#7 A Am E
B7 ( fill shown above )
i’m just saying “taking care of no business”

look it here
E
hey kitty cat!
C#
where you going?
F#7 A E
this part of the alley is my home
C# F#
walking all over outside my wall
A B7
boy you sure got a whole lotta gall

i had a sandwich in a paper bag

but a rat stole it

ain’t that some drag?
E C#
lord , i know , i know
F#7 A Am E B7
i sure ain’t taking care of no business

break it home

solo chords :
E C# F#7 A7 E C# F#7
A B7 E B7

E C#
now i’ll try to get me a job
F#7
feeding chickens
A
and washing down hogs
E C#
but that meant standing up all the time
F# A7
and standing up to me is just like dying
B7
i’m so lazy that i could cry

but tears are just too lazy to fall out my eyes
E C# F#7 A E
lord , lord , lord , i’m so messed up
E C#
can’t even take care of no business
F#7 A E C#
F#7 A E
play it one more time
B7 E
aww , woe is me
B7 E C#
aww , i sure wish i had me a sandwhich ahhh anything
F#7 A7 B7 E
i’m so broke i can’t even pay attention
F#7 A Am E
fill E
uh , i’m so poor i couldn’t even give you the time