Capo: 1

...TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY... by Marvin Gaye -------------------------------------............... *from 'M.P.G.' (1969)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: G#) Intro:

^G Uh-huh ^Amhuh, oh ^Gyeah, oh, ^Amlisten to me people... Verse 1:

^G I ain't got time to ^Amthink about money,^G or what it can ^Ambuy. And ^GI ain't got time, to ^Amsit down and wonder,^G what makes a birdy ^Amfly. And I ^Bmdon't have the time, ^Cmaj7to think about,^Bm what makes a flower ^Cmaj7grow. And I ^Bmnever gave a ^Cmaj7second thought to ^Cwhere the ^Am7river ^Gflows.

Chorus 1:

^G (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), And I ^Cain't got ^Am7time for nothin' ^Gelse, oh yeah, now...

Verse 2:

I said, uh, ^GI ain't got time, to dis-^Amcuss the weather, Or ^Ghow long it's gonna' ^Amlast. And uh, ^GI ain't got time, to ^Amdo no studyin',^G once I get out of ^Amclass. Tellin' you ^BmI'm... just a ^Cmaj7fella; said I got a,^Bm one track ^Cmaj7mind. And when it ^Bmcomes to thinkin' 'bout, ^Cmaj7anything but my baby, I ^Cjust don't ^Am7have the ^Gtime.

Chorus 2:

^G (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), And I ^Cain't got ^Am7time for nothin' ^Gelse, don't you know I'm...

^G (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), And I ^Cain't got ^Am7time for nothin' ^Gelse, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah.

Interlude: G Verse 3:

All the ^Gdiamonds and pearls,^Am in the world,^G could never match her ^Amworth. Naw, ^Gshe's some kinda' ^Amwonderful, People tell ya'; ^GI've got Heaven, right ^Amhere on earth. ^Bm I'm... just a ^Cmaj7fella; with a, ^Bmone, one track ^Cmaj7mind. And when it ^Bmcomes to thinkin' 'bout, ^Cmaj7anything but my baby, I ^Cjust don't ^Am7have the ^Gtime.

Chorus 2:

^G (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), And I ^Cain't got ^Am7time for nothin' ^Gelse, you know it.

^G (Too busy thinkin' 'bout my baby), And I ^Cain't got ^Am7time for nothin' ^Gelse.

Coda:

^G (Too busy thinkin' '^Ambout my baby, ^G Ain't got time for nothin' ^Amelse, no no).

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G Am Bm Cmaj7 C Am7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 xx0231 133211 x03210 133211 xx0211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Marvin Gaye - Too busy thinking about my baby