Aint No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant, guitar chords

Published: 2022-07-20 16:40
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

Intro: G Bb C

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

 G                                 Bb C F
"Oh, there ainʼt no rest for the wicked,
 G                  Bb C F
Money donʼt grow on trees.
   G
I got bills to pay,
       Bb C F
I got mouths to feed,
             G                       Bb C F
There ainʼt nothing in this world for free.
         G
I know I canʼt slow down,
   Bb C F
I canʼt hold back,
            G                  Bb C F
Though you know, I wish I could.
          G                      Bb C F
No there ainʼt no rest for the wicked,
         G                    Bb C F
Until we close our eyes for good".

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

 G                                 Bb C F
He said, "Oh, there ainʼt no rest for the wicked,
 G                  Bb C F
Money donʼt grow on trees.
   G
I got bills to pay,
       Bb C F
I got mouths to feed,
             G                       Bb C F
There ainʼt nothing in this world for free.
         G
I know I canʼt slow down,
   Bb C F
I canʼt hold back,
            G                  Bb C F
Though you know, I wish I could.
          G                      Bb C F
No there ainʼt no rest for the wicked,
         G                    Bb C F
Until we close our eyes for good".

          G
Now a couple hours passed
               Bb
And I was sitting at my house,
      C               Bb                F
The day was winding down and coming to an end.
          G
So I turned on the TV
               Bb
And flipped it over to the news,
      C               Bb                F
And what I saw I almost couldnʼt comprehend.
          G
I saw a preacher man in cuffs
               Bb
heʼd taken money from the church,
      C               Bb                F
Heʼs got this bank account with righteous dollar bills.
          G
But even still I canʼt say much
               Bb
Because I know weʼre all the same,
      C               Bb                F
Oh yes weʼve all got to satisfy those thrills.

 G                                 Bb C F
"Oh, there ainʼt no rest for the wicked,
 G                  Bb C F
Money donʼt grow on trees.
   G
I got bills to pay,
       Bb C F
I got mouths to feed,
             G                       Bb C F
There ainʼt nothing in this world for free.
         G
I know I canʼt slow down,
   Bb C F
I canʼt hold back,
            G                  Bb C F
Though you know, I wish I could.
          G                      Bb C F
No there ainʼt no rest for the wicked,
         G                    Bb C F
Until we close our eyes for good".