Busy Doin' Nothin'

Lyrics

I had to fix a lot of things this morning
'Cause they were so scrambled
But now it's okay
I tell you I've got enough to do

The afternoon was filled up with phone calls
What a hot sticky day, yeah yeah yeah
The air is cooling down

Take all the time you need
It's a lovely night
If you decide to come
You're gonna do it right

Drive for a couple miles
You'll see a sign and turn left
For a couple blocks
Next is mine, you'll turn left on a little road
It's a bumpy one

You'll see a white fence
Move the gate and drive through on the left side
Come right in
And you'll find me in my house somewhere
Keeping busy while I wait

I get a lot of thoughts in the morning
I write 'em all down
If it wasn't for that
I'd forget 'em in a while

And lately I've been thinking Ôbout a good friend
I'd like to see more of, yeah yeah yeah
I think I'll make a call

I wrote a number down
But I lost it
So I searched through my pocket book
I couldn't find it
So I sat and concentrated on the number
And slowly it came to me
So I dialed it

And I let it ring a few times
There was no answer
So I let it ring a little more
Still no answer

So I hung up the telephone
Got some paper and sharpened up a pencil
And wrote a letter to my friend

Chords

(original key: Db)


C9.................................................................Bm7...............................Bb9
I had to fix a lot of things this morning, 'cause they were so scrambled
........Am7.................Ab7(b5)...................................Gmaj7....Am7...Bm7
But now it's okay, I tell you I've got enough to do
C9
The afternoon was filled up with phone calls
Bm7.........................Bb9...Am7..........Ab7(b5).............................Gmaj7....Ab7(b5)
What a hot sticky day, yeah yeah yeah, the air is cooling down

Gmaj7...........................................................Am7
Take all the time you need it's a lovely night
Gmaj7................................................................Am7
If you decide to come, you're gonna do it right
Bm7.......................................................................Bbm7..Am7............................................Am7/D
Drive for a couple miles, you'll see a sign and turn left for a couple blocks, next is mine,
..................Gmaj7................................................Am7
You'll turn left on a little road, it's a bumpy one
Gmaj7....................................................................Am7...Bm7
You'll see a white fence, move the gate and drive through on the left side
.................................Bbm7...Am7
Come right in and you'll find me in my house somewhere
Am7/D........................Gmaj7...F...C...Gmaj7...Am7...Bm7
Keeping busy while I wait

C9.............................................................Bm7.................Bb9
I get a lot of thoughts in the morning, I write 'em all down
..........Am7................Ab7(b5).................Gmaj7...Am7...Bm7
If it wasn't for that, I'd forget 'em in a while
C9
And lately I've been thinking bout a good friend
Bm7.................Bb9.........Am7..........Ab7(b5).........................Gmaj7...Ab7(b5)
I'd like to see more of, yeah yeah yeah, I think I'll make a call

Gmaj7........................................................Am7
I wrote her number down, but I lost it so I
Gmaj7................................................................................Am7
Searched through my pocket book, I couldn't find it so
Bm7..........................................................Bbm7..Am7...................................Am7/D
I sat and concentrated on the number and slowly it came to me, so I dialled it
..........Gmaj7.................................................................Am7
And I let it ring a few times, there was no answer so
..Gmaj7......................................................Am7..Bm7
I let it ring a little more, still no answer so I hung up the telephone got some paper
Bbm7...Am7..................................Am7/D.......................Gmaj7
And sharpened up a pencil and wrote a letter to my friend

Chart prepared by Francis Greene