Serious Business

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                             Serious Business-John Mellencamp
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Tabbed by:Nick V.

From 1983's "Uh Huh".

Tuning:DGDGBD


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You ain't goin' nowhere, gonna sit 
by this pool until you fall in
Didn't know what you were getting 
into when you walked into this room
Did you, kid?

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We got some girls over here, we got 
some boys over there
And they're here just for your fun
So have some dinner, baby, play some
 records

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Just remember one thing, son

This is serious business
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Sex and violence and rock and roll

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You know my head is sweating
I can't dance and I can't relax
Outside is too threatening now
I've come this far and I can't go 
back

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Call up some old friends
Call up some strangers
Get me used to that French telephone
Donna Donna, educate me
But tell those girls that I'm not 
alone

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Take my life and take my soul
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Put me on the cross for all to see
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Put my name around my neck
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Let those people throw stones at me

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This is serious business
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Sex and violence and rock and roll
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This is serious business
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Sex and violence and rock and roll