[INTRO:] G C  (12x)

[VERSE 1:]
  G                    D
A long time ago, in 1965 or so
        Am                        Em
I met a man with a face, it was a real disgrace
G                                  D
Pictures he took and put them in a little book
     Am                             D
So ambitious was he, he even took a picture of me


[VERSE 2:]
G                            D
Then one day, he opened up a studio (start recording now)
            Am                      Em
He tried to make it pay, making hit records, you know
       G                           D
And he asked me along, write him a little song
          Am                          D
I got the studio free, just sign this paper for me


[CHORUS:]
          C            D       G            Em       C
You got to__ take good care of business, my friend
          D           G
Take good care of yourself
          C            D       G            Em
You got to__ take good care of business, my friend
C                D             G
Otherwise you'll end up on the shelf  (oh yeah)


[VERSE 3:]
                  D
Later on, after I wrote that song
     Am                    Em
Even heard it played up on Radio One (Radio One)
G                        D
Manager said, "Money all gone away
    Am                                 D
You spent it, you see, up and down the country"


[CHORUS:]
          C            D       G            Em       C
You got to__ take good care of business, my friend
          D           G
Take good care of yourself
          C            D       G            Em
You got to__ take good care of business, my friend
C                D             G
Otherwise you'll end up on the shelf


[VERSE 4:]
                                       D
Well, I started to say, "I mean, we've got to play
          Am                   Em
What else can we do? We're not clever like you"
G                            D
Then, said he, "You know how I am fair
        Am                       D
You can sign to the company for another ten year"


[CHORUS:]
              C               D       G         Em     C
You've got to take, take good care of business, boys
          D           G
Take good care of yourself
              C               D       G         Em 
You've got to take, take good care of business, boys
C                      D              G C G C G C G D G
Otherwise you're gonna end up on that shelf________