Ain't No Rest For The Wicked Acoustic chords by Cage The Elephant

Capo on 3, Standard Tuning

Intro: E G  A x4

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

 E                 G A D
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
 E         G A D
Money don't grow on trees.
  E
I got bills to pay,
    G A D
I got mouths to feed,
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There ain't nothing in this world for free.
     E
I know I can't slow down,
  G A D
I can't hold back,
      E         G A D
Though you know, I wish I could.
     E           G A D
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
     E          G A D
Until we close our eyes for good".

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


 E                 G A D
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
 E         G A D
Money don't grow on trees.
  E
I got bills to pay,
    G A D
I got mouths to feed,
       E            G A D
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
     E
I know I can't slow down,
  G A D
I can't hold back,
      E         G A D
Though you know, I wish I could.
     E           G A D
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
     E          G A D
Until we close our eyes for good".


    E
Now a couple hours passed
       G
And I was sitting at my house,
         A       G     D
The day was winding down and coming to an end.
    E
So I turned on the TV
        G
And flipped it over to the news,
     A        G     D
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend.
     E                G
I saw a preacher man in cuffs he'd taken money from the church,
       A          G       D
He's got this bank account with righteous dollar bills.
      E
But even still I can't say much
      G
Because I know we're all the same,
       A      G      D
Oh yes we've all got to satisfy those thrills.


 E                 G A D
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
 E         G A D
Money don't grow on trees.
  E
I got bills to pay,
    G A D
I got mouths to feed,
       E            G A D
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
     E
I know I can't slow down,
  G A D
I can't hold back,
      E         G A D
Though you know, I wish I could.
     E           G A D
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
     E          Em