The Hospital Song bass tab by 10cc

10CC - THE HOSPITAL SONG (Bass)
From "10cc", 1973

KEY:
|o   o|
|o   o|= Repeat

Time signature changes are shown above the staff.
The numbers below the staff represent the timing for counting.

 *Intro (begins after ~3sec of sfx)
 4/4
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|----------3------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 "Nobody sends me birthday cards..."
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-3-----|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-3-----|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


 "When I come to, I'll wet my bed..."
 2/4       4/4               2/4       4/4
G---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------|
D---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0----0--5------|
A-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-0---|-----------------|----------------|
E---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


 "I get off on what you give me, darlin'..."
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|
E-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-----------------|-------3---------|
E-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3---3---3---|-1---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


 "And when I go to the seedy ward..."
                   3/4           4/4
G-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-3---2---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
A-3---3---3---3---|-------------|-3---3---1---1---|-0---0-----------|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------4---4---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

("..graph!")
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-6---------------|
E-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


  Guitar fill
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-3-5---3-5-------|-----------------|-3-5---3-5-------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

"Here comes the dark..."
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


"When I come to, I'll wet my bed..."
 2/4       4/4               2/4       4/4
G---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------|
D---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0----0--5------|
A-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-0---|-----------------|----------------|
E---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


"On all blood donors and their sisters..."            (rit.)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-3-----|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)--|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


(a tempo)
 "I get off..."
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|o-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|
E|--3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

                                                       __________________
                                                      |1.                |
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
A-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-------------0-2-|-------3---------o|
E-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3-----3-----|-1---------0-3-3--|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 _________________
|2.                                  (rit.)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------||
A-------3---------|-3---3---3---3---|---------5-------||
E-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +