George Harrison - Cockamamie Business: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cockamamie Business" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

        Em                            B7
Bust my back on the Levy, broke my strings on the
 Em
BBC
          Am                               D
Found my chops on Eel Pie Island, paid my dues
           B7
at the Marquee
        Em                          Am
Slagged off by the N.M.E., lost my stash
and my virginity
        C7          B7  Em
In this cockamamie business

Got my face on Ed Sullivan -
broke my heart on the Soul Train
Introduced to Bad Company -
lost cells down at Brain Drain
And before I could mend -
lost the missus, missed the girlfriend
In this Cockamamie Business

Now we like to air condition -
though the air has no ozone ring
Still they're chopping down
the forest for McDonalds and the Burger King
Eating cows with such persistance -
doesn't offer much resistance
To this Cockamamie Business

There are too many things -
stressing out the nervous system
Girls you used to know -
fellas that may have kissed'em
Some got rabies - Some got fleas -
some got incurable diseases
From this Cockamamie Business

Everybody's after as many points as they can get
As long as it's not them that has to pay
No one really minds the Debt
5-Star actors, tax inspectors,
film producers and directors
With their Cockamamie Business

Well you do what you can -
can't do much more than that
(No you can't do what he just said)
Some days you're pretty sharp -
on other days you feel half dead
(While you make your daily bread)
Didn't want to be a star -
wanted just to play guitar
In this Cockamamie Business

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

B7

Guitar chord B7

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Cockamamie Business" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cockamamie Business" by George Harrison.

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