x...TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY... by Marvin Gaye -------------------------------------............... *from 'M.P.G.' (1969)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: C#) Intro: C Dm C Dm Uh-huh huh, oh yeah, oh, listen to me people... Verse 1: C Dm C Dm I ain't got time to think about money, or what it can buy. C Dm C Dm And I ain't got time, to sit down and wonder, what makes a birdy fly. Em Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 And I don't have the time, to think about, what makes a flower grow. Em Fmaj7 F Dm7 C And I never gave a second thought to where the river flows. Chorus 1: C (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), F Dm7 C And I ain't got time for nothin' else, oh yeah, now... Verse 2: C Dm I said, uh, I ain't got time, to dis-cuss the weather, C Dm Or how long it's gonna' last. C Dm C Dm And uh, I ain't got time, to do no studyin', once I get out of class. Em Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Tellin' you I'm... just a fella; said I got a, one track mind. Em Fmaj7 And when it comes to thinkin' 'bout, anything but my baby, F Dm7 C I just don't have the time. Chorus 2: C (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), F Dm7 C And I ain't got time for nothin' else, don't you know I'm... C (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), F Dm7 C And I ain't got time for nothin' else, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah. Interlude: C Verse 3: C Dm C Dm All the diamonds and pearls, in the world, could never match her worth. C Dm Naw, she's some kinda' wonderful, C Dm People tell ya'; I've got Heaven, right here on earth. Em Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 I'm... just a fella; with a, one, one track mind. Em Fmaj7 And when it comes to thinkin' 'bout, anything but my baby, F Dm7 C I just don't have the time. Chorus 2: C (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), F Dm7 C And I ain't got time for nothin' else, you know it. C (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), F Dm7 C And I ain't got time for nothin' else. Coda: C Dm (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby, C Dm Ain't got time for nothin' else, no no). C Dm (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby, C Dm Ain't got time for nothin' else, no no). (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C Dm Em Fmaj7 F Dm7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 xx0231 133211 x03210 133211 xx0211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])