[Verse 1]
[F#]                  [D#]
Laying in the alleyway
[G#7]                      [B7]
Maybe some rich fool will come my way
[F#]            [D#]
And throw me a dime
[G#7]                   [B7]
That's all I need to give me more wine
[C#7]
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----| (The fill ends on an E chord)
 
[Chorus]
[F#]              [D#]
And I sure know
[G#7]                [B]      [Bm]        [F#]
[C#7] (fill shown above)
I'm just saying "Taking care of no business"
 
[Verse 2]
Look it here
[F#]
Hey kitty cat!
            [D#]
Where you going?
[G#7]                       [B]        [F#]
This part of the alley is my home
                         [D#]        [G#]
Walking all over outside my wall
                  [B]                  [C#7]
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?
 
[Chorus]
[F#]             [D#]
Lord, I know, I know
[G#7]          [B]      [Bm]      [F#]        [C#7]
I sure ain't taking care of no business
 
Break it home
 
[Solo chords]
[F#] [D#] [G#7] [B7] [F#] [D#] [G#7] [B] [C#7] [F#] [C#7]
 
[Verse 3]
 [F#]                        [D#]
Now I'll try to get me a job
[G#7]
Feeding chickens
            [B]
And washing down hogs
[F#]                                 [D#]
But that meant standing up all the time
      [G#]                  [B7]
And standing up to me is just like dying
[C#7]
I'm so lazy that I could cry
 
But tears are just too lazy to fall out my eyes
 
[Chorus]
[F#]            [D#]        [G#7]        [B]    [F#]
Lord, lord, lord, I'm so messed up
                 [F#]                 [D#]
Can't even take care of no business
                        [G#7]  [B]      [F#] [D#] [G#7] [B] [F#]
Play it one more time
 
[Outro]
   [C#7]          [F#]
Aww, woe is me
        [C#7]                 [F#]             [D#]
Aww, I sure wish I had me a sandwhich ahhh anything
     [G#7]                       [B7] [C#7]    [F#]
I'm so broke I can't even pay attention
        [G#7]               [B]   [Bm]             [F#]
Uh, I'm so poor I couldn't even give you the time