Our Bus Rolls On chords by Fairport Convention

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G A augmentedA x2

Chorus:

       D MajorD
Our bus rolls on


          G+G     D MajorD
To another town, a different song


         G+G   D MajorD
And the audiences come along

         G+G   E minorEm
To hear the music play


          D MajorD
So together we can walk awhile


            G+G    D MajorD
Bring your fiddle tune, dancing style


            C majorC   G+G
And we're ready for the weary mile


   A augmentedA      G+G
It's another day


Verse:

A augmentedA             G+G
Peggie on the bass with a smiling face


  C majorC        G+G
He loves the Breton waves


C majorC            G+G
Never more happy in the seaside air

     A minorAm        D MajorD
With his sunburnt face, he plays


          G+G
Simon picks such a cool guitar


    C majorC     G+G
From a California maker


  C majorC         G+G
He came along for the very first song


 A minorAm        D MajorD
Original mover and shaker


Chorus:

       D MajorD
Our bus rolls on


          G+G     D MajorD
To another town, a different song


         G+G   D MajorD
And the audiences come along


         G+G   E minorEm
To hear the music play


          D MajorD
So together we can walk awhile


            G+G    D MajorD
Bring your fiddle tune, dancing style


            C majorC   G+G
And we're ready for the weary mile


   A augmentedA      G+G
It's another day


Verse:

A augmentedA          G+G
Ric's so hip, he's a fiddler fine


   C majorC        G+G
With beautiful instrumentals


   C majorC        G+G
He'll take you to Portmeirion


    A minorAm         D MajorD
On the black-and-white TV rental


        G+G
Gerry sits and keeps the pace


  C majorC        G+G
His way is time and groove


 C majorC      G+G
A augmentedA giant of percussive sound


  A minorAm           D MajorD
His hands are always on the move


Instrumental:

       D MajorD
While the bus rolls


D MajorD  A augmentedA  D MajorD  A augmentedA  D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
D  A augmentedA G6/B D MajorD  A augmentedA
D MajorD  A augmentedA G6/B G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
D  G+G E minorEm  A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
D  G+G E minorEm  A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
D C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G A augmentedA  D MajorD C majorC

Verse:

A augmentedA           G+G
I love strings, those kind of things


  C majorC        G+G
To write a song or two


 C majorC          G+G
I have no fear when my friends appear


   A minorAm      D MajorD
It's all I want to do


           G+G
The time it goes and comes around


C majorC        G+G
Fifty years and counting


    C majorC         G+G
Here's to the band called family


  A minorAm          D MajorD
And those blown off that mountain


Chorus:

       D MajorD
Our bus rolls on


          G+G     D MajorD
To another town, a different song


         G+G   D MajorD
And the audiences come along


         G+G   E minorEm
To hear the music play


          D MajorD
So together we can walk awhile


            G+G    D MajorD
Bring your fiddle tune, dancing style


            C majorC   G+G
And we're ready for the weary mile


       A augmentedA
It's another day


Outro:
D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC G+G D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD x2
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G  D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD x2
D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC G+G D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD x2
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G  D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD x2