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Busy Bee

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[Intro]
N.C.
Everybody's alright with me
   EPossibly you'll disagrAee
  E    B    ABusy bee watch the world go by
[Verse 1]
   EEverybody's alright with me
   ECause that's the way I choose to bAe
   EEverybody's on my mind
   BCan't sit aside and watch this
   Aworld go by, that ain't me.
[Chorus]
  E    B     ABusy bee watch the world go by
  E    B     ABusy be  watch the world go by
E B A
[Verse 2]
    ENow everybody does their time
    EThose people walk in crooked liAnes
    EEverybody's got their choice
    BBut often, we don't Ause our voice
[Chorus]
  E    B     ABusy bee watch the world go by
  E    B     ABusy bee watch the world go by
  E    B     ABusy bee watch the world go by
E B A
[Bridge]
  AYeah, busy bee watch the wBorld go by
  AHow could you bC#me    so blAind
  BSome people jAust ain't satisfEied
(Watch the wBorld go bAy)  Yeah
(WEatch the wBorld go bAy)  Oooh watch the world
[Solo 1]
A   B
A   C#m A
B   A
  E    B      ABusy bee watch the world go by
E B A
[Verse 3]
   EI always hear the schoolbell ring
   ELet the children dance and sAing
   EJust let us find what's been lost
   BSo many people get tAurned and tossed away
[Chorus]
  E    B     ABusy bee watch the world go by
  E    B     ABusy bee watch the world go by
  E    B     ABusy bee watch the world go by
  E    B                            ACome on
[Solo 2]
E  B  A
E  B  A
E  B  A
   E     B      AOoooh yeah
[Outro]
B(World goes bAy) The world is going by
B(World goes bAy) Sometimes we need some play
B(World goes bAy) At times it ain't so bad
(WEatch the wBorld go Aby) I don't need to see it coming
(WEatch the wBorld go Aby) One world, one world
(WEatch the wBorld go Aby) Ooooh by
N.C.
Everybody's alright with me

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Busy Bee

by Ugly Kid Joe

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

N.C.

Everybody's alright with me

E A

Possibly you'll disagree

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

[Verse 1]

Everybody's alright with me

E A

Cause that's the way I choose to be

Everybody's on my mind

Can't sit aside and watch this

world go by, that ain't me.

[Chorus]

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

Busy be watch the world go by

E B A

[Verse 2]

Now everybody does their time

E A

Those people walk in crooked lines

Everybody's got their choice

B A

But often, we don't use our voice

[Chorus]

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

[Bridge]

A B

Yeah, busy bee watch the world go by

A C#m A

How could you be so blind

B A E

Some people just ain't satisfied

B A

(Watch the world go by) Yeah

E B A

(Watch the world go by) Oooh watch the world

[Solo 1]

A B

A C#m A

B A

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

[Verse 3]

I always hear the schoolbell ring

E A

Let the children dance and sing

Just let us find what's been lost

B A

So many people get turned and tossed away

[Chorus]

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

Busy bee watch the world go by

E B A

Come on

[Solo 2]

E B A

Ooooh yeah

[Outro]

B A

(World goes by) The world is going by

B A

(World goes by) Sometimes we need some play

B A

(World goes by) At times it ain't so bad

E B A

(Watch the world go by) I don't need to see it coming

E B A

(Watch the world go by) One world, one world

E B A

(Watch the world go by) Ooooh by

N.C.

Everybody's alright with me

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