Takin Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into making this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, Aug 16, 2021

Define:
No Capo 
B.p.m. 130  
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – F 

*** Slide the Bar Chords from B to C ; A to Bb and E to F.
*** The Intro Riff is the strumming pattern for the whole song.

  [Intro]
            
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|9/10-12-10-1
E|7/8---8--8--

           
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
0-10-10-|7/8-1
8--8--8-|5/6--

            
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|9/1
0-8-8-8-8-|7/8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

              
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--------------
0-12-10-10-10-
---8--8--8--8-
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10-|----------
-8-|9/10-12-10
---|7/8---8--8

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
-10-10-10-|
--8--8--8-|

            
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|9/10-12-10-1
E|7/8---8--8--

           
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
0-10-10-|7/8-1
8--8--8-|5/6--

            
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|9/1
0-8-8-8-8-|7/8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

              
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--------------
0-12-10-10-10-
---8--8--8--8-
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10-|----------
-8-|9/10-12-10
---|7/8---8--8

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
-10-10-10-|
--8--8--8-|

            
e|-----12-12-1
B|-----11-11-1
G|-----12-12-1
D|------------
A|9/10--------
E|7/8---------

            
2-12----------
1-11---6------
2-12---6-6/7-6
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--------------
--------------

            
------|-----5-
------|-----4-
------|-----5-
-8-6-8|9/10---
------|7/8----
------|-------

       
5-5-5---------
4-4-4---8-----
5-5-5---8-8/9-
--------------
--------------
--------------

---------|
---------|
8--------|
--10-8-10|
---------|
---------|

            
e|-----12-12-1
B|-----11-11-1
G|-----12-12-1
D|------------
A|9/10--------
E|7/8---------

            
2-12----------
1-11---6------
2-12---6-6/7-6
--------------
--------------
--------------

            
------|-----5-
------|-----4-
------|-----5-
-8-6-8|9/10---
------|7/8----
------|-------

       
5-5-5---------
4-4-4---8-----
5-5-5---8-8/9-
--------------
--------------
--------------

---------|
---------|
8--------|
--10-8-10|
---------|
---------|

[Verse 1]
            
You get up eve

              
ry morning fro

  
m alarm clock'

s warning
            
Take the 8:15 

          
into the city
            
There's a whis

              
tle up above a

          
nd people push

ing, people sh

oving
            
And the girls 

              
who try to loo

   
k pretty
             
And if your tr

             
ain's on time,

         
 you can get t

o work by nine
            
And start your

              
 slavin' jobs 

             
and get your p

 
ay
            
If you ever ge

              
t annoyed, loo

      
k at  me, I'm 

self-employed
            
I love to work

              
 at nothing al

   
l day


[Chorus]
              
And I've been 

            
takin' care of

           
 business, eve

ry day
            
Takin' care of

          
 business, eve

ry way
            
I've been taki

              
n' care of bus

      
iness, it's al

l mine
            
Takin' care of

              
 business and 


working overti

me, work out..

..Whoo

[Guitar Solo]
            
e|-----12-12-1
B|-----11-11-1
G|-----12-12-1
D|------------
A|9/10--------
E|7/8---------

            
2-12----------
1-11---6------
2-12---6-6/7-6
--------------
--------------
--------------

            
------|-----5-
------|-----4-
------|-----5-
-8-6-8|9/10---
------|7/8----
------|-------

       
5-5-5---------
4-4-4---8-----
5-5-5---8-8/9-
--------------
--------------
--------------

---------|
---------|
8--------|
--10-8-10|
---------|
---------|

            
e|-----12-12-1
B|-----11-11-1
G|-----12-12-1
D|------------
A|9/10--------
E|7/8---------

            
2-12----------
1-11---6------
2-12---6-6/7-6
--------------
--------------
--------------

            
------|-----5-
------|-----4-
------|-----5-
-8-6-8|9/10---
------|7/8----
------|-------

       
5-5-5---------
4-4-4---8-----
5-5-5---8-8/9-
--------------
--------------
--------------

---------|
---------|
8--------|
--10-8-10|
---------|
---------|



[Verse 2]
            
If it were eas

              
y as fishing, 

          
you could be a

 musician
            
If you could m

              
ake sounds lou

      
d or mellow
            
Get a secondha

              
nd guitar, cha

     
nces are you'l

l go far
            
If you get in 

              
with the right

           
 bunch of fell

ows
            
People see you

              
 having fun ju

     
st a-lying in 

the sun
            
You tell them 

              
that you like 

         
it this way
            
It's the work 

              
that we avoid 

          
and we're all 

self-employed
            
We love to wor

              
k at nothing a

  
ll day

[Chorus]
              
And I've been 

            
takin' care of

           
 business, eve

ry day
            
Takin' care of

          
 business, eve

ry way
            
I've been taki

              
n' care of bus

      
iness, it's al

l mine
            
Takin' care of

              
 business and 


working overti

me, work out..

..Funky

[Guitar Solo]
            
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|9/10-12-10-1
E|7/8---8--8--

           
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
0-10-10-|7/8-1
8--8--8-|5/6--

            
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|9/1
0-8-8-8-8-|7/8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

              
--------------
--------------
--------------
0-12-10-10-10-
---8--8--8--8-
--------------

     
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
10-|----------
-8-|9/10-12-10
---|7/8---8--8

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
-10-10-10-|
--8--8--8-|

            
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|9/10-12-10-1
E|7/8---8--8--

           
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
0-10-10-|7/8-1
8--8--8-|5/6--

            
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|9/1
0-8-8-8-8-|7/8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

              
--------------
--------------
--------------
0-12-10-10-10-
---8--8--8--8-
--------------

     
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
10-|----------
-8-|9/10-12-10
---|7/8---8--8

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
-10-10-10-|
--8--8--8-|

[Bridge]
 
|  /  /  /  / 

 |  /  /  /  /

  |  /  /  /  

/  |  /  /  / 

 /  |
  (Drum Beat)    (Drum Beat)    (Drum Beat)    (Drum Beat)
          Whoo!                 All right, ow!

         
|  /  /  /  / 

      
 |  /  /  /  /

         
  |  /  /  /  

      
/  |  /  /  / 

 
 /  |
                                                           Take good care
         
|  /  /  /  / 

      
 |  /  /  /  /

         
  |  /  /  /  

      
/  |  /  /  / 

 
 /  |
                 Of my business   When I'm away, every day   Whoo!

[Guitar Solo]
            
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|9/10-12-10-1
E|7/8---8--8--

           
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
0-10-10-|7/8-1
8--8--8-|5/6--

            
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|9/1
0-8-8-8-8-|7/8
6-6-6-6-6-|---

              
--------------
--------------
--------------
0-12-10-10-10-
---8--8--8--8-
--------------

     
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
10-|----------
-8-|9/10-12-10
---|7/8---8--8

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
-10-10-10-|
--8--8--8-|

            
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|9/10-12-10-1
E|7/8---8--8--
(Ha ha, whoo h

                                          
--------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------|---------------|9/10-12-10-10-10-10-|--------------------|
0-10-10-|7/8-10-8-8-8-8-|7/8---8--8--8--8--8-|9/10-12-10-10-10-10-|
8--8--8-|5/6--6-6-6-6-6-|--------------------|7/8---8--8--8--8--8-|
oo, oh yeah)


[Verse 3]
            
You get up eve

              
ry morning fro

  
m alarm clock'

s warning
            
Take the 8:15 

          
into the city
            
There's a whis

              
tle up above a

          
nd people push

ing, people sh

oving
            
And the girls 

              
who try to loo

   
k pretty
             
And if your tr

             
ain's on time,

         
 you can get t

o work by nine
            
And start your

              
 slavin' jobs 

             
and get your p

 
ay
            
If you ever ge

              
t annoyed, loo

      
k at  me, I'm 

self-employed
            
I love to work

              
 at nothing al

   
l day

[Chorus]
              
And I've been 

            
takin' care of

           
 business, eve

ry day
            
Takin' care of

          
 business, eve

ry way
            
I've been taki

              
n' care of bus

      
iness, it's al

l mine
            
Takin' care of

              
 business and 

             
working overti

             
me, work out..

 
..( Vibrating 

Sound )

[Interlude]
N.C.
Takin' care of business, whoo!
N.C.
Takin' care of business
N.C.
Takin' care of business, yo
N.C.
Takin' care of business
        
Takin' care of

           
 business,    

 
 every day
        
Takin' care of

            
 business,   e


very way
        
Takin' care of

           
 business,   i

 
t's all mine
        
Takin' care of

            
 business, wor


king overtime,

 whoo!

[Outro]
            
   Takin' care

              
 of business
            
   Takin' care

              
 of business
            
We've been tak

              
in' care of bu

       
siness
            
We've been tak

              
in' care of bu

       
siness, whoo!
            
   Takin' care

              
 of business
            
   Takin' care

              
 of business
            
   Takin' care

              
 of business



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