----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS - Bachman-Turner Overdrive ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: R. Bachman Album: "Bachman-Turner Overdrive II" (1973, Mercury Records) Guitarists: Randy Bachman, Tim Bachman Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: September 10, 2008 INTRO: _ C Bb | E ---|---------------------------|-------------------------| | B ---|o--------------------------|-------------------------| | G ---|---------------------------|----------------------10-| | D 10-|--10----10----10-10-----8--|-8-----8-----8--8-----10-| | A 10-|o-10----12----10-10-----8--|-8----10-----8--8------8-| | E -8-|---8-----8-----8--8-----6--|-6-----6-----6--6--------| | . . . . . . . . | | 4x F C | E --------------------------|--------------------------| | B --------------------------|-------------------------o| | G -10----10----10-10--------|--------------------------| | D -10----12----10-10-----10-|-10----10----10-10----10--| | A --8-----8-----8--8-----10-|-10----12----10-10----10-o| | E ------------------------8-|--8-----8-----8--8-----8--| | . . . . . . . . _| The third time through the above part, this lead part enters: _ E ------12-12-12-12-12-----------|-------------------------| | B ------11-11-11-11-11--------8--|-------------------------| | G ------12-12-12-12-12--------8--|-6^s--------------0------| | D -------------------------------|-----8--6--8~-------3-1h3| | A -------------------------------|-------------------------| | E -------------------------------|-------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | | 2x E ------5-5-5-5-5--5--------|--------------------------| | B ------4-4-4-4-4--4----10--|--------------------------| | G ------5-5-5-5-5--5----10--|-8^s----------------------| | D -3------------------------|-----10--8--10-------8--10| | A --------------------------|-----------------10-------| | E --------------------------|--------------------------| | . . . . . . . .They | |--------| | (play 1st time only) _| 1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) (light pm for whole verse) C Bb E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|----------------------10-| A -10---12----10-10-12--8--|-8----10-----8--8-10---8-| E --8----8-----8--8--8--6--|-6-----6-----6--6--6-----| . . . . . . . . 1. get up every morning from the alarm clock's warning, Take the 3. whistle up above, and people pushin', people shovin', And the 5. train's on time, you can get to work by nine, And 7. ever get annoyed, look at me, I'm self-employed, I F C E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -10----12----10-10-12----|-------------------------| A --8-----8-----8--8--8-10-|-10----12----10-10-12-10-| E -----------------------8-|--8-----8-----8--8--8--8-| . . . . . . . . 2. eight-fifteen into the city, There's a 4. girls who try to look pretty, And if your 6. start your slaving job to get your pay, If you F C E -------------------------|-----------------------8-| B -------------------------|-----------------------8-| G -------------------------|-----------------------9-| D -10----12----10-10-12----|----------------------10-| A --8-----8-----8--8--8-10-|-10-10-12-10----10----10-| E -----------------------8-|--8--8--8--8-----8-----8-| . . . . . . . . 8. love to work at nothin' all day, And I've been CHORUS: C Bb F C E --x--8---x-x-x-6-|--6-6-6-x-x-x----|----------------8-|--x--8---x-x-x--8-| B --x--8---x-x-x-6-|--6-6-6-x-x-x-10-|--x-10---x-x-x--8-|--x--8---x-x-x--8-| G --x--9---x-x-x-7-|--7-8-7-x-x-x-10-|--x-10---x-x-x--9-|--x--9---x-x-x--9-| D --x-10---x-x-x-8-|--8-8-8-x-x-x-10-|--x-10---x-x-x-10-|--x-10---x-x-x-10-| A ----10---------8-|--8-8-8--------8-|--x--8---x-x-x-10-|----10---------10-| E -----8---------6-|--6-6-6----------|----------------8-|-----8----------8-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Takin' care of business every day, Takin' care of business every way, I've been C Bb F C F C E --x--8---x-x-x-6-|--6-6-6-x-x-x----|----------------8-|---------8--------| B --x--8---x-x-x-6-|--6-6-6-x-x-x-10-|--x-10---x-x-x--8-|--x-10---8--------| G --x--9---x-x-x-7-|--7-8-7-x-x-x-10-|--x-10---x-x-x--9-|--x-10---9--------| D --x-10---x-x-x-8-|--8-8-8-x-x-x-10-|--x-10---x-x-x----|--x-10------------| A ----10---------8-|--8-8-8--------8-|--x--8------------|------------------| E -----8---------6-|--6-6-6----------|------------------|------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . takin' care of |Takin' care of business, it's all mine, | business, and workin' overtime (work out) C Bb E ------12-12-12-12-12--12-------|-------------------------| B ------11-11-11-11-11--11----8--|-------------------------| G ------12-12-12-12-12--12----8--|-6^s---------------------| D -------------------------------|-----8--6--8~---------1h3| A -------------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------------|-------------------------| F C E ------5-5-5-5-5--5--------|------------------------------| B ------4-4-4-4-4--4----10--|------------------------------| G ------5-5-5-5-5--5----10--|-8^s--------------------------| D -3------------------------|-----10--8--10~----10--10--10-| A --------------------------|------------------------------| E --------------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . C Bb E ------8-------8------8------8------8--|----------------------------| B --------------------------------------|------------------------13--| G --------10^w----10^w---10^w---10^w----|-10p8-----8--10---12^w------| D -8h10---------------------------------|------10--------------------| A --------------------------------------|----------------------------| E --------------------------------------|----------------------------| . . . . . . . . F C E --------------------------|--------------------12--------| B -------13--------------13-|------------------------------| G -12^w-----[14]r12-12=w----|-12--9h10-12--10/12-----------| D --------------------------|------------------------------| A -----hb-------------------|------------------------------| E --------------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) If it were easy as fishin' you could be a musician If you could make sounds loud or mellow Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you'll go far If you get in with the right bunch of fellows People see you havin' fun just a-lyin' in the sun Tell them that you like it this way It's the work that we avoid, and we're all self-employed We love to work at nothin' all day, And we've been Play CHORUS GUITAR SOLO: C Bb E -----------------------------------|----------8--8--8---------| B -------/11-11-11-11-11--11--13--11-|----8-----8--8--8--10--8--| G ---9-9-/12-12-12-12-12-------------|----8--------------10--8--| D -----------------------------------|--------------------------| A -----------------------------------|--------------------------| E -----------------------------------|--------------------------| . . . . . . . . F C E ----------3-----------------------|---------------------------| B -------1--3^w----[5]--[5]r3-1-----|-1--3--1--1~----0--0--15^w-| G -0--2-------------------------2---|---------------------------| D ----------------------------------|---------------------------| A ----------------------------------|---------------------------| E ----------------------------------|---------------------------| . . . . . . . . C Bb E ---15--15-----15-----15-----|-15---------------------------13-| B ==-----15^w---15^w---15^w---|[17]r15--13--15--13----13-----13-| G ----------------------------|--------------------------15^w---| D ----------------------------|---------------------------------| A ----------------------------|---------------------------------| E ----------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . F C E -13------13-13------13-13--15--|=--15-----15-----15-------15--| B -13------13-13------13-13--15^w|=--15^w---15^w---15^w-----15^w| G ----15^w-------15^w------------|------------------------------| D -------------------------------|------------------------------| A -------------------------------|------------------------------| E -------------------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . C E -15---~--------------|------------------|----------------8--8-| B -15^w-~--------------|o---2--bars--of--o|----------------8--8-| G ---------------------|------------------|----------------9--9-| D ---------------------|-------drums------|---------------10-10-| A ---------------------|o----------------o|---------------10-10-| E ---------------------|------------------|----------------8--8-| 1. Whoo! Al- 2. right C F Eb Bb C E --8-------------------------|----6--6--6---------8--8-| B --8--10--10--10---------8-8-|-8--6--6--6---------8--8-| G --9--10--10--10---------8-8-|-8--7--7--7---------9--9-| D -10--10--10--10---------8-8-|-8--8--8--8--------10-10-| 3x A -10---8---8---8---------6-6-|-6--8--8--8--------10-10-| E --8-------------------------|----6--6--6---------8--8-| . . . . . . . . 1. (no vocal) 2. Take good 3. care of my business, When I'm a- C F Eb Bb E --8-------------------------|----6--6--6--------------| B --8--10--10--10---------8-8-|-8--6--6--6--------------| G --9--10--10--10---------8-8-|-8--7--7--7------pb-(20)=| D -10--10--10--10---------8-8-|-8--8--8--8--------------| A -10---8---8---8---------6-6-|-6--8--8--8--------------| E --8-------------------------|----6--6--6--------------| way every day, Whoo! C Bb E -------------------------|-8--8-----------------------| B -------16----------------|------11p8------------------| G r17----------17~-----8h10|-----------9--7------10^w---| D -------------------------|-----------------10---------| A -------------------------|----------------------------| E -------------------------|----------------------------| . . . . . . . . F C E -8----------------------|-----------------------------| B ---10-10-11-10-11-10-11-|-10-11-10-11-10^s-------[11]=| G ------------------------|------------------hb---------| D ------------------------|-----------------------------| A ------------------------|-----------------------------| E ------------------------|-----------------------------| . . . . . . . . C Bb E ----------8----------------|------------------------8-| B r10p8---8---10-8h10p8------|------------------------8-| G ------9---------------10-8-|----10^s-=-rp8--10-8-10---| D ---------------------------|-10-----------------------| A ---------------------------|--------------------------| E ---------------------------|--------------------------| . . . . . . . . F C E ---8------------------12-13|-12-----------------------| B ---8--10--8--------13------|----13-----------13~------| G ------10--8--12h14---------|-------12-12--------------| D ---------------------------|--------------------------| A ---------------------------|--------------------------| E ---------------------------|--------------------------| . . . . . . . .They 3RD VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, with these fills added) E ----------------|------------|--------------15--|---15----15-----------| B ----------------|------------|-------15^w---15^w|---15^w--15^w--15^w-~-| G ----------------|------------|------------------|----------------------| D ----------------|------------|------------------|----------------------| A ----------------|------------|------------------|----------------------| E ----------------|------------|------------------|----------------------| get up... alarm clock's...8:15... city E -------15-------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| B -------------13~|=------------13-13~|--------------|--------13-13------| G -=--------------|--------12h14------|--------------|-------------------| D ----------------|-------------------|--------------|---10/14-----------| A ----------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| E ----------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| whistle... pushin'... girls... pretty E ---8------------|--8~-------|--8----------|----------------------------| B -------11p8-----|-----------|--------15^s-|-15-16-15-16-15-13h15p13--13| G -----------8-8--|-----------|-------------|------------------------14--| D -10-------------|-----inaud-|-------------|----------------------------| A ----------------|-----------|-------------|----------------------------| E ----------------|-----------|-------------|----------------------------| train's... get... start... pay, If you E ---------------------------|---17---------------------| B ----------------20^w-------|20----20------------------| G -17^w--17~-----------------|------------19^wrp17--19^w| D ---------------------------|--------------------------| A ---------------------------|--------------------------| E ---------------------------|--------------------------| ever get annoyed, look at me, I'm self-employed, I E ---------------------------|--------------------------| B -----------------17-----17-|-----------------17-----17| G -------19^w--19^w---19^w---|-19-20-19-17-19^w---19^w--| D ---------------------------|--------------------------| A ---------------------------|--------------------------| E ---------------------------|--------------------------| love to work at nothing all day, And I've been CHORUS: (played same as 1st Chorus w/ these fills added) C Bb E ---------------------------|--------------------------| B ---------------------------|--------------------------| G -19^w--19^w--19p17-17-19-17|~---------------17-19-19^w| D ---------------------------|------------/19-----------| A ---------------------------|--------------------------| E ---------------------------|--------------------------| Takin' care of business every day F C E ---------------------------|--------------------------| B -----------------20^w--=---|-20-22-20-22-20~--20p18p17| G ==r-17~--------------------|--------------------------| D ---------------------------|--------------------------| A ---------------------------|--------------------------| E ---------------------------|--------------------------| Takin' care of business every way C Bb E ---------------------------|--------------------------| B ---------------------------|--------------------------| G -19^w--19-17---17-15-------|----17-15-----------------| D ---------------------17p15-|-15-------15^w--15----13--| A ---------------------------|------------------15------| E ---------------------------|--------------------------| Takin' care of business, it's all mine F C E ---------------------------|------------------------------| B ---------------------------|------------------------------| G ---------------------------|------------------------------| D ----------------------17^w-|-17---------------------------| A ----15-17-17^sr-15-15------|----18-17^s-17-15-------15-17-| E ---------------------------|------------------15h17-------| Takin' care of business, and workin' overtime E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -15-~~~---=---=--|-=-----=-----=---|-\(12)-----------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| _ Takin' care of business, Takin' care of business | Takin' care of business, Takin' care of business _| w/ drums only C Bb F C E --8|--8---------6-|-6--------------|---------------8-|--8--------------| B --8|--8---------6-|-6-----------10-|-10------------8-|--8--------------| G --9|--9---------7-|-7-----------10-|-10------------9-|--9--------------| D -10|-10---------8-|-8-----------10-|-10-----------10-|-10--------------|2x A -10|-10---------8-|-8------------8-|--8-----------10-|-10--------------| E --8|--8---------6-|-6--------------|---------------8-|--8--------------| 1. Takin' care of business every day, Takin' care of business every way 2. Takin' care of business, it's all mine, Takin' care of business, and workin' overtime OUTRO CHORUS: C Bb E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -----5--7^w-~---------7^w|=r--5--7--5~-------------| D -5h7---------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| Takin' care of business F C E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----------------------8--|-------------------------| G -------10^w--------------|-8--10--8h9--------------| D -------------------------|-------------10~---------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| Takin' care of business, We've been C Bb E -------------------------|-------11----------------| B ----------------11-11----|-11-------13~------------| G ------------/12-------12-|----12-------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| takin' care of business, We've been F C E -------------------13-13-|-10h12-------------------| B -------------------------|-------13----------------| G -------------------------|----------12-12----------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| takin' care of business, whoo! C Bb E -------15-14-13-11/12----|----15^w--15~------------| B ----------------------13-|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-12----------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| Takin' care of business... (fade) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -"inaud" in bar 10 of the 3rd Verse indicates that the part was inaudible. ^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi) ~...vibrato hb..hold bend x...muted note r...release bend =...hold note h...hammer on /...slide up p...pull off \...slide down o pb..pre-bend o...repeat the bars between the symbols pm..palm mute (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)