The Hold Steady – On With The Business (Guitar)

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[Intro]
F G
Let's get on with the business
Dm Am7 G G Am (x2) Bb G Dm [Verse]
Dm                          Am7
I'm really sorry about that prick in the parking lot

G                   Am
I wanted this to be our year

         Dm                             Am7
But they cut off supplies and they sent over some guys

          G                                 Am
And those guys they made it perfectly clear
[Pre-Chorus]
F
I know I made them a promise but those are just words

Am
And words can get weird

F                            G
I think they made themselves perfectly clear
[Chorus]
Dm                   Am7
Blood on the carpet, mud on the mattress

G                   G        Am
Waking up with that American Sadness

Dm              Am7
Dead receptors, body limitations

G                   G     Am
Weak handshakes and great expectations

Dm                   Am7
Bountiful chemicals, beautiful kitchens

G                G          Am
So many choices, decisions, decisions

Bb                                           G           Dm
I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true
[Verse]
Dm                    Am7
They disconnected the phone last week

G                      Am
That's how we lost the connection

Dm                     Am7
So we went down to the taverns

G                    Am
And tried to make an impression
[Pre-Chorus]
F
I know I made them a promise but those are just words

Am
And words can get weird

F                            G
I think they made themselves perfectly clear
[Chorus]
Dm                   Am7
Blood on the carpet, mud on the mattress

G                   G        Am
Waking up with that American Sadness

Dm                 Am7
Afternoon matinee, midnight madness

G                            G           Am
Come on everybody, let's get on with the business

Dm                    Am7
Pledge of allegiance, war of attrition

G                G          Am
So many choices, decisions, decisions

Bb                                           G           Dm
I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true

Bb                C N.C.
Conventional wisdom says we should probably cruise

Dm Am7    G 
We should probably cruise

Dm Am7    G 
We should probably cruise

Dm Am7    G 
We should probably cruise

Dm Am7    G 
We should probably cruise
[Solo] Dm Am7 G (x4) Dm [Chorus]
Dm                   Am7
Blood on the carpet, mud on the mattress

G                   G        Am
Waking up with that American Sadness

Dm                   Am7
Chemistry, currency, plastic and magic

G                        G        Am
Everybody rise, we're an American business

Dm                  Am7
Great expectations, LA Fitness

G                G          Am
So many choices, decisions, decisions

Bb                                           G           Bb
I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true

                             G
I saw that whole crew on the news

Bb                        C
We should probably cruise dude

Dm                             Am7
Now all our friends are acting sketchy and lifeless

G                   G        Am
Waking up with that American Sadness

Dm              Am7
Dead receptors, body limitations

G                   G     Am
Weak handshakes and great expectations

Dm                   Am7
Chemistry, currency, plastic and magic

G                            G           Am
Come on everybody, let's get on with the business

Bb                                           G           Dm
I said a couple things that probably weren't technically true