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Cage the Elephant - Aint No Rest For The Wicked

Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for Bb
Chord diagram for C
Chord diagram for F
      [Intro]
   G         Bb    C       G         Bb    F
e|-3-3-3-----1-1-1-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-1-1-1-|
G|-4-4-4-----3-3-3-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-----3-3-3-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-----3-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-----1-1-1-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-----1-1-1-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-----1-1-1-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   G         Bb    C       G         
e|-3-3-3-----1-1-1-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-----3-3-3-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-----4-4-4--4-4-4-|
D|-5-5-5-----3-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-----1-1-1-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-----1-1-1-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-|

[Verse]
   G         Bb          C         Bb    F
e|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-3-3-3-xxx-3-3-3-xxx-|-5-5-5-xxx-3-3-3-1-1-1-|
G|-4-4-4-xxx-3-3-3-xxx-|-5-5-5-xxx-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-xxx-3-3-3-xxx-|-5-5-5-xxx-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x3
A|-5-5-5-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-1-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   G         Bb        
e|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3-xxx-3-3-3-xxx-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-xxx-3-3-3-xxx-|-4-4-4-----4-4-4--4-4-4-|
D|-5-5-5-xxx-3-3-3-xxx-|-5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-|-5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-|

[Verse 1]
          G        
I was walking down the street,
               Bb
When out the corner of my eye
          C                   Bb      F
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me.
                G
She said "I've never seen a man
      Bb
Who looks so all alone,
            C          Bb    F
Could you use a little company?
        G
If you pay the right price
       Bb
Your evening will be nice,
            C                 Bb     F
And you can go and send me on my way."
                 G
I said "You're such a sweet young thing
        Bb           
Why you do this to yourself?"
      C               Bb                F     
She looked at me and this is what she said,

[Chorus]
   G         Bb    C     F
e|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-/-3-3-3-1-1-|
B|-3-3-3-xxx-3-3-/-5-5-5-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-xxx-3-3-/-5-5-5-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-xxx-3-3-/-5-5-5-3-3-| x4
A|-5-5-5-xxx-1-1-/-3-3-3-1-1-|
E|-3-3-3-xxx-1-1-/-3-3-3-1-1-|

 G                                 Bb C F                     
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
 G                  Bb C F
Money don't grow on trees.
   G
I got bills to pay,
       Bb C F
I got mouths to feed,
             G                       Bb C F
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
         G
I know I can't slow down,
   Bb C F
I can't hold back,
            G                  Bb C F
Though you know, I wish I could.
          G                      Bb C F
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
         G                    Bb C F
Until we close our eyes for good".

[Verse 2]
          G        
Not even fifteen minutes later
               Bb
I'm still walking down the street,
          C                   Bb      F
When I saw a shadow of a man creep out of sight.
         G
Then he walks up from behind
            Bb
And puts a gun up to my head,
        C                    Bb         F
He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight.
          G
He said "Give me all you've got
              Bb
I want your money not your life,
           C                            Bb      F
But if you try to make a move I won't think twice."
         G
I said "You can have my cash
                Bb
But first you know I got to ask
              C                        Bb     F
What made you want to live this kind of life?"

[Chorus]
 G                                 Bb C F                     
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
 G                  Bb C F
Money don't grow on trees.
   G
I got bills to pay,
       Bb C F
I got mouths to feed,
             G                       Bb C F
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
         G
I know I can't slow down,
   Bb C F
I can't hold back,
            G                  Bb C F
Though you know, I wish I could.
          G                      Bb C F
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
         G                    Bb C F
Until we close our eyes for good".

[Verse 3]
        G
Now a couple hours passed
             Bb
And I was sitting at my house,
                 C              Bb          F
The day was winding down and coming to an end.
       G
So I turned on the TV
                Bb
And flipped it over to the news,
          C               Bb          F
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend.
         G                                Bb
I saw a preacher man in cuffs he'd taken money from the church,
              C                   Bb              F
He's got this bank account with righteous dollar bills.
            G
But even still I can't say much
           Bb
Because I know we're all the same,
              C            Bb            F
Oh yes we've all got to satisfy those thrills.

[Chorus]
 G                                 Bb C F                     
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
 G                  Bb C F
Money don't grow on trees.
   G
I got bills to pay,
       Bb C F
I got mouths to feed,
             G                       Bb C F
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
         G
I know I can't slow down,
   Bb C F
I can't hold back,
            G                  Bb C F
Though you know, I wish I could.
          G                      Bb C F
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
         G                    
Until we close our eyes for good
    

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