Ain't No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant

G - A# - C - G - A# - C

1.

GA#

I was walking down the street, when out the corner of my eye

CA#F

I saw a pretty little thing approaching me.

GA#

She said "I've never seen a man who looks so all alone,

CA#F

Could you use a little company?

2.

If you pay the right price your evening will be nice,

And you can go and send me on my way."

I said "You're such a sweet young thing, why you do this to yourself?"

She looked at me and this is what she said,

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GA#C

Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,

GA#C

Money don't grow on trees.

GA#C

I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed,

GA#C

There ain't nothing in this world for free.

Ref2

GA#C

I know I can't slow down, I can't hold back,

GA#C

Though you know, I wish I could.

GA#C

No there ain't no rest for the wicked,

GA#C

Until we close our eyes for good.

3.

GA#

Not even fifteen minutes later I'm still walking down the street,

CA#F

When I saw a shadow of a man creep out of sight.

GA#

Then he walks up from behind and puts a gun up to my head,

CA#F

He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight.

4.

He said "Give me all you've got I want your money not your life,

But if you try to make a move I won't think twice."

I said "You can have my cash but first you know I got to ask

What made you want to live this kind of life?"

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Ref2

5.

GA#

Now a couple hours passed and I was sitting at my house,

CA#F

The day was winding down and coming to an end.

GA#

So I turned on the TV and flipped it over to the news,

CA#F

And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend.

6.

I saw a preacher man in cuffs, he'd taken money from the church,

He'd stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills.

But even still I can't say much because I know we're all the same,

Oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills.

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GA#C

Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,

GA#C

Money don't grow on trees.

GA#C

We've got bills to pay, we've got mouths to feed,

GA#C

There ain't nothing in this world for free.

Ref4

GA#C

I know we can't slow down, we can't hold back,

GA#C

Though you know, we wish we could.

GA#C

No there ain't no rest for the wicked,

G

Until we close our eyes for good.