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BUS RIDER
The Guess Who
     C7[intro - each cC7hord held for the bC7ar by whole band]C7  
C7[band in - lead guitar riff]
    C7Get up in the morning, get on the bus!
   C7Get up in the morning like the rest of us.
 GPlaces to go; important people to Gbmeet
Fbetter not get up or you might lose your seat
CBus Rider!                           [riBbff]F  C  
 C[riff]Bb  F  C  C7  
C7Leave the house at 6 o'clock to be on tC7ime
C7Leave the wife & kids at home to make a dime
C7Grab your lunch pail; check for mail in Gyour sGblot
FYou won't get ur check if u don't punch Cthe clock, Bus Rider!
 C[riff]Bb  F  C  C  Bb  F  C  
 Adim[guitar solo]
 Bdim[guitar solo]Adim  Adim  
 C7[rhythm break]C  Bb  F  C  
   C[riff]           Bb           F            C   C7[piano solo]
C7Grab the evening paper & sit down in your chair
C7Grab yourself a toupee cuz you're losing your hair...
C7Doesn't matter what u do, you've nothinG' to loGbse
FI'm so awful goddam glad I'm not in ur Cshoes, Bus Rider!
 C[riff]Bb  F  C  C  Bb  F  C  
    C7[vocalist raving to end, over piano fills]
 C7[...piano fills]
 C7[....piano fills]
C7
C[riff to eBbnd]F  C  
C         Bb       F        C

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Bus Rider

by The Guess Who

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Adim

Bdim

BUS RIDER

The Guess Who

C7 C7 C7 C7

[intro - each chord held for the bar by whole band]

[band in - lead guitar riff]

Get up in the morning, get on the bus!

Get up in the morning like the rest of us.

G Gb

Places to go; important people to meet

better not get up or you might lose your seat

C Bb F C

Bus Rider! [riff]

C Bb F C C7

[riff]

C7 C7

Leave the house at 6 o'clock to be on time

Leave the wife & kids at home to make a dime

C7 G Gb

Grab your lunch pail; check for mail in your slot

F C

You won't get ur check if u don't punch the clock, Bus Rider!

C Bb F C C Bb F C

[riff]

Adim

[guitar solo]

Bdim Adim Adim

[guitar solo]

C7 C Bb F C

[rhythm break]

C Bb F C C7

[riff] [piano solo]

Grab the evening paper & sit down in your chair

Grab yourself a toupee cuz you're losing your hair...

C7 G Gb

Doesn't matter what u do, you've nothin' to lose

F C

I'm so awful goddam glad I'm not in ur shoes, Bus Rider!

C Bb F C C Bb F C

[riff]

[vocalist raving to end, over piano fills]

[...piano fills]

[....piano fills]

C Bb F C

[riff to end]

C Bb F C

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