Ain't No Rest For The Wicked chords by Postmodern Jukebox

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Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
by Cage the Elephant
(Postmodern Jukebox vintage jazz version)

Intro:

A A7 D F#dim E

Verse 1:
   A
I was walking down the street
       C
When out the corner of my eye
    D                F#dim E7
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me
        A
She said, I've never seen a man
   F#m
Who looks so all alone
       F7      E7  A
Uh, could you use a little company?
    A
If you pay the right price
   C
Your evening will be nice
      D          F#dim  E7
And you can go and send me on my way
        A
I said, "You're such a sweet young thing
     F#m
Why'd you do this to yourself "
  F7    E7   A
She looked at me and this is what she said

Chorus:
      A    F#m     Bm   E7
Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked
A      F#m   Bm   E7
Money don't grow on trees
   A    A7
I got bills to pay
   D     D7
I got mouths to feed
      E
There ain't nothing in this world for free
     A    F#m
I know I can't slow down
 Bm     E7
I can't hold back
      A
Though you know
 F#m  Bm  E
I wish I could
       A    A7      D    F#dim
Oh, no there ain't no rest for the wicked
     E
Until we close our eyes for good

Verse 2:
     A
Not even 15 minutes later
     C
I'm still walking down the street
        D              F#dim E7
When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight
      A
And then he swept up from behind
     F#m
He put a gun up to my head
      F7       E7      A
He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight
     A
He said, "Give me all you've got
      C
I want your money not your life
      D                 F#dim  E7
But if you try to make a move, I won't think twice"
           A
I told him, "You can have my cash
       F#m
But first you know I got to ask
       F7        E7   A
What made you want to live this kind of life "

Chorus:
      A    F#m     Bm   E7
He said, there ain't no rest for the wicked
A      F#m   Bm   E7
Money don't grow on trees
   A    A7
I got bills to pay
   D     D7
I got mouths to feed
      E
There ain't nothing in this world for free
     A    F#m
I know I can't slow down
 Bm     E7
I can't hold back
      A
Though you know
 F#m  Bm  E
I wish I could
       A    A7      D    F#dim
Oh, no there ain't no rest for the wicked
     E
Until we close our eyes for good

Solo:
D D7 F#m  B7  C7 E7

Verse 3:
      A
Well, now a couple hours passed
     C
And I was sitting at my house
      D               F#dim E7
The day was winding down and coming to an end
     A
And so I turned on the TV
        F#m
And flipped it over to the news
      F7      E7        A
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend
    A
I saw a preacher man in cuffs
      C
He'd taken money from the church
         D                 F#dim E7
He'd stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills
     A
But even still I can't say much
     F#m
Because I know we're all the same
        F7     E7      A
Oh yes, we all seek out to satisfy those thrills

Chorus:
      A    F#m     Bm   E7
Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked
A      F#m   Bm   E7
Money don't grow on trees
   A    A7
I got bills to pay
   D     D7
I got mouths to feed
      E             F
There ain't nothing in this world for free
     A#     Gm
I know I can't slow down
 Cm     F7
I can't hold back
      Bb
Though you know
 Gm  Cm  F
I wish I could
       Bb    Bb7      D#    Gdim
Oh, no there ain't no rest for the wicked
     F
Until we close our eyes for good

Outro:
       Bb    Bb7      D#    Gdim
Oh, no there ain't no rest for the wicked
     F
Until we close our eyes for good

Bb Bb7 D# Gdim  F