Cockamamie Business
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Step 1 / 77Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Am1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + C71 + 2 + B73 + 4 + Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-------2-------|0-----------0---|
B|0-------0-------|1-------1-------|5-------4-------|0-----------0---|
G|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------2-------|0-----------0---|
D|2-------2-------|2---x---x-------|5-------4-------|2-----------2---|
A|2-------2-------|0---2---3---0---|3-------2-------|2---2p0---------|
E|0---2---3---0---|----------------|----------------|0------3-0------|
[Verse]
Part 1: RIFF
Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----4-4-2-2-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----2-2---------|------------4-4-|----2-2---------|----2-2---------|
A|--------5-5-2-2-|2-2-------------|--------5-5-2-2-|--------5-5-2-2-|
E|0-0-------------|----------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
Am1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----2-2---------|----7-7-5-5-----|----4-4-2-2-----|----------------|
D|--------5-5-2-2-|------------7-7-|------------4-4-|----------------|
A|0-0-------------|5-5-------------|2-2-------------|--2-2-2-5~--2---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
[Verse 1]
Bust my Emback on the Levy, broke my B7strings on the EmBBC
Found my Amchops on Eel Pie Island, paid my Ddues at the MarB7quee
Slagged Emoff by the N.M.E., lost my Amstash and my virginity
In this C7cockamamie B7busEminess
[Interlude]
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
[Verse 2]
Got my fEmace on Ed Sullivan, broke my B7heart on the Soul EmTrain
IntroAmduced to Bad Company, lost Dcells down at Brain B7Drain
And beEmfore I could mend, lost the mAmissus, missed the girlfriend
In this C7cockamamie B7busiEmness
[Interlude]
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
[Verse 3]
Now we Emlike to air condition, though the B7air has no ozone Emring
Still they're Amchopping down the forest for McDDonalds and the Burger B7King
Eating Emcows with such persistence, doesn't Amoffer much resistance
To this C7cockamamie B7busiEmness
[Interlude]
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
[Verse 4]
There aEmre too many things, B7stressing out the nervous systemEm
AmGirls you used to know, Dfellas that may have kisseB7d'em
Some got Emrabies, some got fleas, some got Amincurable diseases
From this C7cockamamie B7busiEmness
[Interlude]
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
[Verse 5]
EveryEmbody's after as B7many points as they can Emget
As Amlong as it's not them that has to Dpay no one really minds the B7debt
5-Star Emactors, tax inspectors, film proAmducers and directors
With their C7cockamamie B7busiEmness
[Interlude]
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
[Verse 6]
Well you Emdo what you can, B7can't do much more than Emthat
Some Amdays you're pretty sharp, on Dother days you feel half B7dead
Didn't Emwant to be a star, wanted jAmust to play guitar
In this C7cockamamie B7busiEmness
[Outro]
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
Cockamamie business
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
Cockamamie business
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
| Em| Am| C7 B7| Em|
Cockamamie business
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Cockamamie Business
by George Harrison
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
Am
C7
B7
D
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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-------2-------|0-----------0---|
B|0-------0-------|1-------1-------|5-------4-------|0-----------0---|
G|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------2-------|0-----------0---|
D|2-------2-------|2---x---x-------|5-------4-------|2-----------2---|
A|2-------2-------|0---2---3---0---|3-------2-------|2---2p0---------|
E|0---2---3---0---|----------------|----------------|0------3-0------|
[Verse]
Part 1: RIFF
Em B7 Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----4-4-2-2-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----2-2---------|------------4-4-|----2-2---------|----2-2---------|
A|--------5-5-2-2-|2-2-------------|--------5-5-2-2-|--------5-5-2-2-|
E|0-0-------------|----------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
Am D B7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----2-2---------|----7-7-5-5-----|----4-4-2-2-----|----------------|
D|--------5-5-2-2-|------------7-7-|------------4-4-|----------------|
A|0-0-------------|5-5-------------|2-2-------------|--2-2-2-5~--2---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
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[Verse 1]
Em B7 Em
Bust my back on the Levy, broke my strings on the BBC
Am D B7
Found my chops on Eel Pie Island, paid my dues at the Marquee
Em Am
Slagged off by the N.M.E., lost my stash and my virginity
C7 B7 Em
In this cockamamie business
[Interlude]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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[Verse 2]
Em B7 Em
Got my face on Ed Sullivan, broke my heart on the Soul Train
Am D B7
Introduced to Bad Company, lost cells down at Brain Drain
Em Am
And before I could mend, lost the missus, missed the girlfriend
C7 B7 Em
In this cockamamie business
[Interlude]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
| | | | |
[Verse 3]
Em B7 Em
Now we like to air condition, though the air has no ozone ring
Am D B7
Still they're chopping down the forest for McDonalds and the Burger King
Em Am
Eating cows with such persistence, doesn't offer much resistance
C7 B7 Em
To this cockamamie business
[Interlude]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
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[Verse 4]
Em B7 Em
There are too many things, stressing out the nervous system
Am D B7
Girls you used to know, fellas that may have kissed'em
Em Am
Some got rabies, some got fleas, some got incurable diseases
C7 B7 Em
From this cockamamie business
[Interlude]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
| | | | |
[Verse 5]
Em B7 Em
Everybody's after as many points as they can get
Am D B7
As long as it's not them that has to pay no one really minds the debt
Em Am
5-Star actors, tax inspectors, film producers and directors
C7 B7 Em
With their cockamamie business
[Interlude]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
| | | | |
[Verse 6]
Em B7 Em
Well you do what you can, can't do much more than that
Am D B7
Some days you're pretty sharp, on other days you feel half dead
Em Am
Didn't want to be a star, wanted just to play guitar
C7 B7 Em
In this cockamamie business
[Outro]
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Cockamamie business
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Cockamamie business
Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Em Am C7 B7 Em
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Cockamamie business
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