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Serious Business-John Mellencamp
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Tabbed by:Nick V.
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:DGDGBD
[Figure #1]
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-7-5-7--5-7-5-7---5-5--6----5-7-5-7---5-5--6---5-7-5-7------------------|
G|-5-7-5-7--5-7-5-7---5-5--5----5-7-5-7---5-5--5---5-7-5-7------------------|
D|-5-7-5-7--5-7-5-7---5-5--7----5-7-5-7---5-5--7---5-7-5-7------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Starts at :12
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7/10--7-------------------------7/10--7-------------------------------|
G|-9----------------7-7----7-------9---------------7-7-----7----------------|
D|------------7-10------10--------------------7-10------10------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
d|-G----D------D---------C----D--------------------------------------------------|
B|-8---7----7-7-7-7--5-5--7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7----7-7-7-7--5-5--7-------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---7----7-7-7-7--5-5--7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You ain't goin' nowhere, gonna sit by this pool until you fall in
Didn't know what you were getting into when you walked into this room
Did you, kid?
We got some girls over here, we got some boys over there
And they're here just for your fun
So have some dinner, baby, play some records
Just remember one thing, son G  
This is serious business
DSex and violence and rock Cand rolDl
You know my head is sweating
I can't dance and I can't relax
Outside is too threatening now
I've come this far and I can't go back
Call up some old friends
Call up some strangers
Get me used to that French telephone
Donna Donna, educate me
But tell those girls that I'm not alone
Bridge:
CTake my life and take my soul
DPut me on the cross for all to see
CPut my name around my neck
DLet those people throw stones at me
d|----10/13--10--------10-10-----10------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------10-13--------13----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-10--11/14--10-------10-10----10-10----10-10-------------------------------|
B|---------------10-13-------13-------13-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G C D C G
This is serious business
DSex and violence and rock Cand rolDl
This is serious businessG  
DSex and violence and rock Cand rolDl
Questions, comments, insults...BlindTerry333
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