|: G  G  G  G / C / :|
Intro 2x
          G
There's a little boy out in the driveway
    Em            C
His basketball in hand
       D   
Saying Daddy could we play a little one on one
                                                   G         G  G  G G / C / 
You pat him on the back and say not now son  I'm a busy man  Intro

    G
His sister's out on the sidewalk
Em                    C
Setting up a lemonade stand
    D
Hey Daddy don't you want to buy a glass from me
                                         G
You say maybe later  can't you see I'm a busy man

             Em          C
You got to go  got to run
       D                   G
Hit it hard and get it done
C            Am               D
Everyone can see you're going far
          Em            C
You got responsibilities
        D                 Em
A crazy schedule that you keep
             F                
And when you say that time's a-wasting
          Am                 D    D/               G  G  G  G / C / 
You don't know how right you are         Busy man  Intro

          G
There's a woman in the bedroom crying
       Em               C
Saying I thought we had plans
        D
You say honey I'm sorry I'll make it up
                                           G
When the job slows down and I'm not such a busy man

             Em          C
You got to go  got to run
       D                   G
Hit it hard and get it done
C            Am               D
Everyone can see you're going far
          Em            C
You got responsibilities
        D                 Em
A crazy schedule that you keep
             F                
And when you say that time's a-wasting
          Am                 D    D              G  G  
You don't know how right you are         Busy man

         D                               C
Have you ever seen a headstone with these words
   Am         C                  D    D/
If only I had spent more time at work 

          G
There's a call one day from the office
     Em                      C
They need you down in Birmingham
    D
You say no way  the weekend's mine
                                                        G
I got plans with the kids and a date with my wife I'm a busy man

             Em          C
You got to go  got to run
       D                   G
Take a break and have some fun
C                   Am          
Those that love you most
                D
Say you've come far
         Em            C
Got some new priorities
        D                 Em
In that schedule that you keep
             F   
And when you say that time's a-wasting
        Am                 D    D/  
Now you know how right you are 
          G  G  G  G / C /      G  G  G  G / C/ G?
Busy man  Intro        Busy man Intro

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transcribed by Texas JG
txranger@t-online.de
Comments are welcome