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Bus Stop

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Based on Graham Gouldmans's own live acoustic performances:
Graham only goes from the B minor to B major on the end of
Verse 4 in one of the clips above, for the rest he just stays on
the Bm, but the B major link could also be used on the end of
Verse 2 too if desired.
[Intro and Coda Riff]
e|--Em3--2--0--------------|--Esus40--------Dsus2---------|
B|--0--------3--0---0----|----0---0--3--------|
G|--0--------------------|------2------2---2--|
D|--2-------------2---2--|---------------0----|
A|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the live key of F#m)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo position:
     Em= 022000         D= xx0232        Bm= x2443x
  Esus4= 022200         G= 320033      Bm/A= x0443x
  Dsus2= xx0230     Cmaj7= x32000      G/F#= 2x0033
 Emadd9= 024000       F#7= 242322      Bm/G= 3x443x
                   (B)   = x24442     Bm/F#= 2x4430
=================================================================
[Intro]
||:  Em/  /  /  /  |  Esus4/  /  /  Dsus2/  :|| [x4]
[Verse 1]
EmBus stop, Emadd9wet day, Emshe's there, Emadd9I say...
"EmPlease, share Emadd9my um - Embrel - Emadd9la!"
EmBus stops, Emadd9bus goes, Emshe stays, Emadd9love grows...
...EmUnder Emadd9my um - Embrel - Emadd9la!"
    D  GAll that Dsummer Emwe enjoyed it, Cmaj7wind and rain and Dshine,
EmThat um - Emadd9brella, Emwe em - Emadd9ployed it, by EmAugust Dsus2she was Emmine
[Verse 2]
GEvery morning F#7I would see her Bmwaiting Bm/Aat the Gstop,
Sometimes G/F#she'd Emshop,
And she would F#7show me what she'd BmboughtBm/A------Bm/G----,Bm/F#  
GAll the people F#7stared, as if we Bmwere both Bm/Aquite in - Gsane,
Someday, G/F#my  Emname and hers are F#7going to be the Bmsame
[Verse 3]
EmThat's the Emadd9way the Emwhole thing Emadd9started,
EmSilly, Emadd9but it's Emtrue,Emadd9  
EmThinking Emadd9of a   Emsweet ro - Emadd9mance be - Emginning Emadd9in a   Emqueue,
    D  GCame the Dsun, the Emice was melting, Cmaj7no more sheltering Dnow,
EmNice to Emadd9think that Emthat um - Emadd9brella Emled me Dsus2to a  Emvow
[Verse 4]
GEvery morning F#7I would see her Bmwaiting Bm/Aat the Gstop,
Sometimes G/F#she'd Emshop,
And she would F#7show me what she'd BmboughtBm/A------Bm/G----,Bm/F#  
GAll the people F#7stared, as if we Bmwere both Bm/Aquite in - Gsane,
         G/F#                  Em               F#7      Bm(B)
Someday, my  name and hers are going to be the same
[Verse 5]
EmThat's the Emadd9way the Emwhole thing Emadd9started,
EmSilly, Emadd9but it's Emtrue,Emadd9  
EmThinking Emadd9of a   Emsweet ro - Emadd9mance be - Emginning Emadd9in a   Emqueue,
    D  GCame the Dsun, the Emice was melting, Cmaj7no more sheltering Dnow,
EmNice to Emadd9think that Emthat um - Emadd9brella Emled me Dsus2to a  Emvow
[Coda]
|  Em/  /  /  /  |  Esus4/  /  /  Dsus2/  |  Em/  /  /  /  |  Esus4/  /  Dsus2/  /  |
|  Em/  /  /  /  |  Esus4/  /  /  Dsus2/  |  Em/  ||

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Bus Stop

by Graham Gouldman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Dsus2

Bm/A

Cmaj7

G/F#

Emadd9

F#7

Bm/G

Bm/F#

Based on Graham Gouldmans's own live acoustic performances:

Graham only goes from the B minor to B major on the end of

Verse 4 in one of the clips above, for the rest he just stays on

the Bm, but the B major link could also be used on the end of

Verse 2 too if desired.

[Intro and Coda Riff]

Em Esus4 Dsus2

e|--3--2--0--------------|--0-----------------|

B|--0--------3--0---0----|----0---0--3--------|

G|--0--------------------|------2------2---2--|

D|--2-------------2---2--|---------------0----|

A|-----------------------|--------------------|

E|-----------------------|--------------------|

CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the live key of F#m)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo position:

Em D Bm

= 022000 = xx0232 = x2443x

Esus4 G Bm/A

= 022200 = 320033 = x0443x

Dsus2 Cmaj7 G/F#

= xx0230 = x32000 = 2x0033

Emadd9 F#7 Bm/G

= 024000 = 242322 = 3x443x

B Bm/F#

() = x24442 = 2x4430

=================================================================

[Intro]

Em Esus4 Dsus2

||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x4]

[Verse 1]

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say...

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

"Please, share my um - brel - la!"

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

Bus stops, bus goes, she stays, love grows...

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

...Under my um - brel - la!"

D G D Em Cmaj7 D

All that summer we enjoyed it, wind and rain and shine,

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em Dsus2 Em

That um - brella, we em - ployed it, by August she was mine

[Verse 2]

G F#7 Bm Bm/A G

Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop,

G/F# Em

Sometimes she'd shop,

F#7 Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

And she would show me what she'd bought----------,

G F#7 Bm Bm/A G

All the people stared, as if we were both quite in - sane,

G/F# Em F#7 Bm

Someday, my name and hers are going to be the same

[Verse 3]

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

That's the way the whole thing started,

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

Silly, but it's true,

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em

Thinking of a sweet ro - mance be - ginning in a queue,

D G D Em Cmaj7 D

Came the sun, the ice was melting, no more sheltering now,

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em Dsus2 Em

Nice to think that that um - brella led me to a vow

[Verse 4]

G F#7 Bm Bm/A G

Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop,

G/F# Em

Sometimes she'd shop,

F#7 Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

And she would show me what she'd bought----------,

G F#7 Bm Bm/A G

All the people stared, as if we were both quite in - sane,

G/F# Em F#7 Bm B

()

Someday, my name and hers are going to be the same

[Verse 5]

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

That's the way the whole thing started,

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9

Silly, but it's true,

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em

Thinking of a sweet ro - mance be - ginning in a queue,

D G D Em Cmaj7 D

Came the sun, the ice was melting, no more sheltering now,

Em Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em Dsus2 Em

Nice to think that that um - brella led me to a vow

[Coda]

Em Esus4 Dsus2 Em Esus4 Dsus2

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Em Esus4 Dsus2 Em

| / / / / | / / / / | / ||

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