Chords:
Bbm: 113321 (alternate 5th and 6th bass strings)
Ebm: 668876
F: 133211
F#: 244322
F#7: 242322
Bm: 224432
Em: 779987
G: 355433
G7: 353433
Bbm
I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, for a buck
Ebm
If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch
You're out of luck, you're out of luck
F Bbm F Bbm
The ship is sinking, the ship is sinking
F Bbm
The ship is sinking
Bbm F#
There's leak, there's leak in the boiler room
Bbm F#7
The poor, the lame, the blind
Bbm F#
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Bbm F#7
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
Bbm
God's away, God's away, God's away on business, business.
F#7
God's away, God's away, God's away on business, business.
Bm
Digging up the tin with a shovel and a pick
It's a job, it's a job
Em
Bloody moon rising with a plague and a flood
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Jain the mob, jain the mob
F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm
It's all over, it's all over, it's all over
Bm G
There's a leak, there's a leak in the boiler room
Bm G7
The poor, the lame, the blind
Bm G
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Bm G7
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
Bm
God's away, God's away, God's away on business, business.
God's away, God's away on business, business.
Instrumental: Bm G Bm G7 Bm G Bm G7 Bm
Bm G
Goddamn ther's always such a big temptation
Bm G7
To be good, To be good
Bm G
There's always free cheddar in a mousetrap baby
Bm G7
It's a deal, it's a deal
Bm
God's away, God's away, God's away on business, business.
God's away, God's away, God's away on business, business.
Bm G
I narrow my eyes like a coin slot baby
Bm G7
Let her ring, let her ring
Bm
God's away, God's away, God's away on business.
God's away, God's away, God's away on business.
