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Businessman Chords

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[Intro 1]
[D][F][G][D][C][G][D][F][G][D][C][G][Am]
He's been [G]working for the

[Verse 1]
[D]
company
[Am]Slowly creep[G]ing up the r[D]ungs
[Gm]The more that he i[F]mproves his sly [C]moves
[Gm]The more the custo[F]mers get stung[C][Am]
He's been [G]running all these

[Verse 2]
[D]long years
[Am]He does not try [G]to get folk [D]hurt
[Gm]The stuff they lose [F]has to b[C]e used
[Fm]He gets them deepe[Eb]r in the dirt[Bb][C]

[Verse 3]
That [D]business man,
[F]bus[G]ine[D]ss [C]man[G][D][F][G][D][C]
[G][Am]

[Verse 4]
[G]Sundays he still [D]goes to church
[Am]I think that just [G]makes things worse[D][Gm]
But he's [F]got to carry [C]on his search
[Gm]For the comfort [F]of his soul[C]
[Am]Sometimes he just [G]sits there prayi[D]ng
[Am]For all the bad [G]to go away[D][Gm]
Longing [F]for that [C]glory day
[Fm]When futures turn [Eb]to gold
[Bb]

[Verse 5]
[C]
If you're a [Dm]business [G]man
You've [Dm]got to be r[G]eal
If you're [Gm]a business [C]man
There's no [Gm]time to feel
[C]If you're a bus[Em]iness man[A]
[Em]Everything's a [G]deal[A]
Al[G]though [Gm]you k[Am]now[A][Abdim][G][D]
It [Fm]says [Bb]you shouldn't steal

[Interlude 1]
[D][Dm][F][G][D][C][G][D][Dm][F][G]
[Dm][D][C][G][D][Dm][F][G][D][C][G][D][Dm][F]
[G][D][C][G][Am]
He's been [G]financing such

[Verse 6]
[D]dark things
[A]Despit[Am]e he [G]is family man[D]
[Gm]Magic bean[F]s and toxi[C]c genes
[Gm]You've got to grab[F] it while you [C]can[Am]
Talk to [G]him about in[D]vestments[Am]
Ask [G]him about re[D]turns
[Gm]Question him a[F]bout protect[C]ion
[Fm]You're still gonna g[Eb]et burned
[Bb]

[Verse 7]
[C]
By that [Dm]busi[D]ness m[Dm]an[G]
[Dm]You've got to be real
[G]If you're a bus[Gm]iness man[C]
There's no [G]time to [Gm]feel
[G]If you're a bus[Em]iness man
[A]Eve[Em]rything's a dea[G]l
[A]If you're a bus[Dm]iness man[G]
Don't [Dm]ever reveal
[G]If you[Dm]'re a bus[Gm]iness man
[C]You've got to [Gm]make 'em[Bb] squeal
[C]If you're a bus[Em]iness man[A]
Well you've [Em]got to be [G]real[A]
Al[G]though, [Bb]althou[Abdim]gh you kno[G]w
It says [Fm]you should[Fm]n't s[D]teal
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