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[Intro]
|   E|   E|   E|   E|
[Verse 1]
EThis is where we dropped off the prettiest little girl
ESame grade as me
ETried to kiss her once in the aisle of the bus
EAnd she walked right over me
AFace-down in the gum on the floor
AI was hopin' that she'd change her mind
EBut I swear as she walked down the stairs
EShe didn't even wave goodbye
B7Didn't even wave goodEbye
[Verse 2]
ERay Dixon didn't take no lip
EHe'd kick you right off the bus
EStop by your house on the way out of the holler
EAnd tell your momma where you was
AHe didn't need no driver's aid
ATo keep a bunch of kids in line
EAll he needed was a glare in the mirror
EAnd a paddle that he carved from pine
B7Blisterin' punk kids alEive (Oh, blister 'em)
[Instrumental]
|   A|   A|   A|   A|  
|   E|   E|   E|   E|
|  B7|   E|   E| 
[Verse 3]
EThis is where we dropped off the prettiest little girl
ESame grade as me
EI held onto hope for eight long years
EAnd by the time that I turned sixteen
AI wasn't awkward, I's a real smooth talker
AWith my very own pickup truck
EI'd take her home and if her parents weren't around
EShe'd bring me in and give me some
B7Bring me in and give me Esome
[Instrumental]
|   A|   A|   A|   A|  
|   E|   E|   E|   E|
|  B7|   E|   E|
[Verse 4]
ESafe to say nowadays ol' Ray
ECan't keep a route very long
EAnd I'm glad the little girl's dad
ENever found out what was goin' on
AI know he'd kill me in a minute
AAnd he wouldn't have left no trace
EHogs'll eat 'bout anything you give 'em
EAnd they don't let nothin' go to waste
B7Don't let nothin' go to Ewaste
[Outro]
EThis is where we dropped off the prettiest little girl
ESame grade as me

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Bus Route

by Tyler Childers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E E E E

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

This is where we dropped off the prettiest little girl

Same grade as me

Tried to kiss her once in the aisle of the bus

And she walked right over me

Face-down in the gum on the floor

I was hopin' that she'd change her mind

But I swear as she walked down the stairs

She didn't even wave goodbye

B7 E

Didn't even wave goodbye

[Verse 2]

Ray Dixon didn't take no lip

He'd kick you right off the bus

Stop by your house on the way out of the holler

And tell your momma where you was

He didn't need no driver's aid

To keep a bunch of kids in line

All he needed was a glare in the mirror

And a paddle that he carved from pine

B7 E

Blisterin' punk kids alive (Oh, blister 'em)

[Instrumental]

A A A A

| | | | |

E E E E

| | | | |

B7 E E

| | | |

[Verse 3]

This is where we dropped off the prettiest little girl

Same grade as me

I held onto hope for eight long years

And by the time that I turned sixteen

I wasn't awkward, I's a real smooth talker

With my very own pickup truck

I'd take her home and if her parents weren't around

She'd bring me in and give me some

B7 E

Bring me in and give me some

[Instrumental]

A A A A

| | | | |

E E E E

| | | | |

B7 E E

| | | |

[Verse 4]

Safe to say nowadays ol' Ray

Can't keep a route very long

And I'm glad the little girl's dad

Never found out what was goin' on

I know he'd kill me in a minute

And he wouldn't have left no trace

Hogs'll eat 'bout anything you give 'em

And they don't let nothin' go to waste

B7 E

Don't let nothin' go to waste

[Outro]

This is where we dropped off the prettiest little girl

Same grade as me

About Bus Route Chords by Tyler Childers

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