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[Verse]
GmBoy on the bus with a staEbrtled face
FDelicate hands at the diCmfficult age
GmClutching so hard at a pEblastic bag
FA masterpiece in bone aCmnd rag
GmInaminate ghosts on the Eb46
TFhe wizened trees look like picCmk-up sticks
EGmverybody said she's a Ebgenerous girl
Now they're pulFling up her body from the blaCmck canal
[Chorus]
FSweet dGmefeat, I wanna leave the cEbity so Bbbad
FDog tired on my Gmfeet, I wanna leave Ebthe city so Bbbad
FTake everything we oGmwn, turn the lights off Eband go and never look baBbck
FYou just say the word, thCme wordEb  
I won't say Gmno
[Verse]
GmI don't know, but I've noEbticed you
Ain't been wFalking that way with our bCmoy, it's true
GmEverywhere you look it's a bEburial ground
FEvery swirling eddy where your Cmdreams get drowned
They get dEbrowned
[Chorus]
FSweet defGmeat, I wanna leave the Ebcity so bBbad
FDog tired on my Gmfeet, I wanna leaEbve the city so Bbbad
FTake everything Gmwe own, turn the lights off and Ebgo and never look Bbback
FYou just say the word, the Cmword, the word
[Middle 8]
The wFmordEbD  
The wFmordEb  D  
The wFmordEbD  
The wFmordEbD  
[Chorus]
FSweet defeGmat, I wanna leave the Ebcity so baBbd
FDog tired on my fGmeet, I wanna leEbave the city so Bbbad
FAll the lonely stGmreets, I wanna leave the Ebcity so Bbbad
FDog tired on my feGmet, on my feet, I wanna Ebleave, I wanna leave, I wanBbna leave and
FTake everything we Gmown, turn the lights off and gEbo and never look bBback
Never look back, eveFrything we own, turn the Gmlights off and go Eband never look baBbck
FYou just say the word, the wCmord
You just say Fthe word, the Cmword
I won't say Gmno
[Outro]
GmBoy on the bus, boy on Ebthe bus, boy on the bFus
I won't say Gmno

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Boy On The Bus

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

Gm Eb

Boy on the bus with a startled face

F Cm

Delicate hands at the difficult age

Gm Eb

Clutching so hard at a plastic bag

F Cm

A masterpiece in bone and rag

Gm Eb

Inaminate ghosts on the 46

F Cm

The wizened trees look like pick-up sticks

Gm Eb

Everybody said she's a generous girl

F Cm

Now they're pulling up her body from the black canal

[Chorus]

F Gm Eb Bb

Sweet defeat, I wanna leave the city so bad

F Gm Eb Bb

Dog tired on my feet, I wanna leave the city so bad

F Gm Eb Bb

Take everything we own, turn the lights off and go and never look back

F Cm Eb

You just say the word, the word

I won't say no

[Verse]

Gm Eb

I don't know, but I've noticed you

F Cm

Ain't been walking that way with our boy, it's true

Gm Eb

Everywhere you look it's a burial ground

F Cm

Every swirling eddy where your dreams get drowned

They get drowned

[Chorus]

F Gm Eb Bb

Sweet defeat, I wanna leave the city so bad

F Gm Eb Bb

Dog tired on my feet, I wanna leave the city so bad

F Gm Eb Bb

Take everything we own, turn the lights off and go and never look back

F Cm

You just say the word, the word, the word

[Middle 8]

Fm Eb D

The word

Fm Eb D

The word

Fm Eb D

The word

Fm Eb D

The word

[Chorus]

F Gm Eb Bb

Sweet defeat, I wanna leave the city so bad

F Gm Eb Bb

Dog tired on my feet, I wanna leave the city so bad

F Gm Eb Bb

All the lonely streets, I wanna leave the city so bad

F Gm Eb Bb

Dog tired on my feet, on my feet, I wanna leave, I wanna leave, I wanna leave and

F Gm Eb Bb

Take everything we own, turn the lights off and go and never look back

F Gm Eb Bb

Never look back, everything we own, turn the lights off and go and never look back

F Cm

You just say the word, the word

F Cm

You just say the word, the word

I won't say no

[Outro]

Gm Eb F

Boy on the bus, boy on the bus, boy on the bus

I won't say no

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