TAKING MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE Richard Thompson, arr. Phil McGinity
phil@mcginity.freeserve.co.uk
Intro : Em G Am/F# B7(+aug 5th)
Original with Capo 5
Em
Em7+
Em7
Am
B7
If she’s /not here by /now, then I /guess / she’s not /coming /
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G
E/G#
If she’s /not here by /now,
Am
then I /guess
Am/G
D/F#
/ she don’t /care
F(flattened 5th)
/Waiter, I /won’t waste your /time any/more
B7/F#
B7
You’ve /already /started to /sweep down the /floor
Am
Am/G
B7
I /guess she’s not /coming, so I’ll /head for the /door
Em
Am
Em
I’ll be /taking my /business els/where
It /wasn’t for /me, that /spark / in her /eyes, /
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It /wasn’t for /me, that /ha- /lo in her /hair / / /
When she /touched me a /lump rose up /into my /throat
But she /must act that /way with /any old /soap
And /waiter you /don’t seem to /share in the /joke
So I’ll be /taking my /business els/where
G
She /called me her /fantasy, /boldly she /kissed me
Bm
I’ll /never get /over, the /sheer su/prise of her
C
F#
/Acting that /way, and I’m /healing okay
B7
/But for the /eyes of her (pause)
Oh It’s /cold in the /rain and it’s /dark / and it’s /sad / / /
And I’ll /miss her to/night / on her /lonely back /stair / / /
I’m /sorry I’ve /taken so /much of your /space
I’ll /move down the /street to a /friendlier /place
‘cos I /guess she’s not /coming, and your’e /sick of my /face
I’ll be /taking my /business els/where (x2, leading into intro)
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C7+
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