...TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY... by Marvin Gaye
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*Released 1969*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: C#)
Intro:
C Dm
Uh-huh huh,
C
Oh yeah,
Dm
Oh listen to me people...
Verse 1:
C
I ain't got time,
Dm
To think about money,
C Dm
Or what it can buy.
C
And I ain't got time,
Dm
To sit down and wonder,
C Dm
What makes a birdy fly.
C
And I don't have the time
Dm
To think about,
C Dm
what makes a flower grow.
C
And I never gave it,
Dm
Second thought.
F Dm C
To where the river flows.
Chorus 1:
C
(Too busy thinkin',
Dm
'Bout my baby),
F Dm
And I ain't got time,
C
For nothin' else.
Oh yeah, now...
Verse 2:
C
I said uh I ain't got time,
Dm
To dis-cuss the weather,
C Dm
Or how long it's gonna' last.
C
And uh I ain't got time,
Dm
To do no studyin',
C Dm
Once I get out of class.
C
Tellin' you I'm...
Dm
Just a fella,
C
Said I got a,
Dm
One track mind.
C
And when it comes to thinkin',
Dm
'Bout anything but my baby,
F Dm C
I just don't have the time.
Chorus 2:
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C
(Too busy thinkin',
Dm
'Bout my baby),
F Dm
And I ain't got time,
C
For nothin' else.
Don't you know I'm...
C
(Too busy thinkin',
Dm
'Bout my baby),
F Dm
And I ain't got time,
C
For nothin' else.
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh.
Yeah, yeah.
Interlude:
C
Verse 3:
C
All the diamonds and pearls,
Dm
In the world,
C Dm
Could never match her worth.
C Dm
Naw, she's some kinda' wonderful,
People tell ya';
C
I've got heaven,
Dm
Right here on earth.
C
I'm...
Dm
Just a fella
C
Said I got a,
Dm
One track mind.
C
And when it comes to thinkin',
Dm
'Bout anything but my baby,
F Dm C
I just don't have the time.
Chorus 2:
C
(Too busy thinkin',
Dm
'Bout my baby),
F Dm
And I ain't got time,
C
For nothin' else.
You know it.
C
(Too busy thinkin',
Dm
'Bout my baby),
F Dm
And I ain't got time,
C
For nothin' else.
Coda:
C
(Too busy thinkin',
Dm
'Bout my baby),
F Dm
And I ain't got time,
C
For nothin' else, no no.
C
(Too busy thinkin',
Dm
'Bout my baby),
F Dm
And I ain't got time,
C
For nothin' else, no no.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Dm F
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
