Ain't No Rest For The Wicked Uke tab by Cage The Elephant (Baritone Chords)

5 Chords used in the song: Gmaj7, G, Bb, C, F

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Year:  2009
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
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This is the song as interperedted to me by a friend, so the chorus is sort of adapted.  For the into, you have to alternate between Gmaj7 and G twice, then slide the G up an octave, so that the base of the "triangle" is on the 10th fret. G/ will symbolize the G slide in the tab. The chorus is very similar, but instead of the Gmaj7 to G switch, you only have to play the G slide.  If this explaination doesn't make sense, listen to a reccording of the song, and it'll become clear in no time. (Oh and sorry if it's inaccurate, this is my first tab)

Intro:
Gmaj7 baritone chordGmaj7 G baritone chordG Gmaj7 baritone chordGmaj7 G baritone chordG/ Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF x3
Gmaj7 baritone chordGmaj7 G baritone chordG Gmaj7 baritone chordGmaj7 (pause) Gmaj7 baritone chordGmaj7 G baritone chordG Gmaj7 baritone chordGmaj7 x2

Verse 1:
G baritone chordG
I was walking down the street,
Bb baritone chordBb
When out the corner of my eye
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me.
G baritone chordG
She said "I've never seen a man
Bb baritone chordBb
Who looks so all alone,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
Could you use a little company?
G baritone chordG
If you pay the right price
Bb baritone chordBb
Your evening will be nice,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
And you can go and send me on my way."
G baritone chordG
I said "You're such a sweet young thing
Bb baritone chordBb
Why you do this to yourself?"
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
She looked at me and this is what she said,

Chorus:
G baritone chordG////////G Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
G baritone chordG///////////G Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF
Money don't grow on trees.
G baritone chordG////////G
I got bills to pay,
Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF
I got mouths to feed,
G baritone chordG///////////////G Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
G baritone chordG//////////G
I know I can't slow down,
Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF
I can't hold back,
G baritone chordG///////G Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF
Though you know, I wish I could.
G baritone chordG////////G Bb baritone chordBb C baritone chordC F baritone chordF
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
G baritone chordG/////////G Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF C baritone chordC
Until we close our eyes for good".

Verse 2:
G baritone chordG
Not even fifteen minutes later
Bb baritone chordBb
I'm still walking down the street,
F baritone chordF Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
When I saw a shadow of a man creep out of sight.
G baritone chordG
Then he walks up from behind
Bb baritone chordBb
And puts a gun up to my head,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight.
G baritone chordG
He said "Give me all you've got
Bb baritone chordBb
I want your money not your life,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
But if you try to make a move I won't think twice."
G baritone chordG
I said "You can have my cash
Bb baritone chordBb
But first you know I got to ask
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
What made you want to live this kind of life?"

Chorus (he instead of she)
G baritone chordG
Now a couple hours passed
Bb baritone chordBb
And I was sitting at my house,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
The day was winding down and coming to an end.
G baritone chordG
So I turned on the TV
Bb baritone chordBb
And flipped it over to the news,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend.
G baritone chordG Bb baritone chordBb
I saw a preacher man in cuffs he'd taken money from the church,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
He's got this bank account with righteous dollar bills.
G baritone chordG
But even still I can't say much
Bb baritone chordBb
Because I know we're all the same,
C baritone chordC Bb baritone chordBb F baritone chordF
Oh yes we've all got to satisfy those thrills.

Chorus (but this time through, replace all of the "I"s with "We")
Also, on this last go through of the chorus, finish it off by letting a G baritone chordG ring.

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brilliant
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it was good!!
but there were a few superfluous "f" chords
11 Aug 2009
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About this song: Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" is the only single by the American rock band Cage the Elephant. It was released as a CD single on June 16, 2008 by Relentless Records and became the first Top 40 hit for the band in the UK. This song was also used as the theme song for 2K Games and Gearbox Software's new RPG/FPS Borderlands.

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