Bus Stop tab by The Hollies

Tabs

"Bus Stop"
              (Graham Gouldman)

Intro [2X; bass plays eighth notes as indicated]

	(A minorAm)       (G/BG/B)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-8-7-5---5---5---|-5-------3-------
	-------8---------|-3-------3-------
	-----------------|-4-------4-------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------

Verse 1:

	A minorAm
	Bus stop, wet day, ....
	Please share ...
	Bus stop, bus goes, she ...
	          G+G
	Under my ...

	 C majorC    G+G   A minorAm
	All that ...
	 DmDm        E minorEm
	Wind and ...
	 A minorAm
	That umbrella, ...
	      E minorEm    A minorAm
	By August, she ...

Chorus:

	C/GC/G      B7B7        E minorEm   /D   C majorC
	Every morning I would see her ...
	         A minorAm          B7B7        E minorEm /D /C /B
	Sometimes she'd shopped and she ...
	C/GC/G      B7B7       E minorEm    /D   C majorC
	Other people stared as if we were ..
	      A minorAm        B7B7       E minorEm
	Someday my name and ...

Verse 2:

	That's the way the ....

	Came the sun the ice was .....

Instrumental break:

	guitar I (12-string, perhaps octave guitar):

	 A minorAm
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----5-----------|-----------------
	-5-------7---4---|-5-4-------------
	-----------------|-----7-5---------
	-----------------|---------7---7---
	-----------------|-----------------
	(1)        (2)

	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-------4-5-4-5---|-5---------------
	-7-6-7-----------|---7-6-----------
	-----------------|---------7---7---
	-----------------|-----------------
	(3)        (4)

	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-8-7-5-----------|-----------------
	-------8-5-----5-|-5-6---6---------
	-----------7-----|-----7---5-4-----
	-------------6---|-------------7---
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	(5)        (6)

	              A augmentedA
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
	-6-----6---7-6---|-7-----5-7-------
	-----7-----------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	(7)        (8)

	guitar II (12-string):

	 A minorAm
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----5-----------
	-----------------|-5-------7---4---
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	(1)        (2)

	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-5-4-------------|-------4-5-4-5-7-
	-----7-5---------|-7-6-7-----------
	---------7---7---|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	(3)        (4)

	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-5---8---6-------|-5---------------
	--------------7--|---7-5-4---------
	-----------------|---------7---7---
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	(5)        (6)

	              A augmentedA
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
	-6---------7-7---|-7-------7-------
	-------7---------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	(7)        (8)
	       ^ note clash between G#G# and A augmentedA here

[repeat chorus]

[repeat verse 1]

[repeat instrumental; fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
I have Bus Stop in a different key. I don't have a recording of it to verify.
Anyway, here it is:


              (Graham Gouldman)

Intro [2X; bass plays eighth notes as indicated]

    (A minorAm)       (G/BG/B)
     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -8-7-5---5---5---|-5-------3-------
    -------8---------|-3-------3-------
    -----------------|-4-------4-------
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------

Verse 1:

    A minorAm
    Bus stop, wet day, she's .....
              G+G
    Under my u....

     C majorC    G+G   A minorAm
    All that ....
     DmDm        E minorEm
    Wind and rain ....
     A minorAm
    That umbrella, we ...
          E minorEm    A minorAm
    By August, ....

Chorus:

    C/GC/G      B7B7        E minorEm   /D   C majorC
    Every morning I would ....
             A minorAm          B7B7        E minorEm /D /C /B
    Sometimes she'd shopped and ...
    C/GC/G      B7B7       E minorEm    /D   C majorC
    Other people stared as if we ...
          A minorAm        B7B7       E minorEm
    Someday my name and hers are ...

Verse 2:

    That's the way the ....

    Came the sun the ice was ....

Instrumental break:

    guitar I (12-string, perhaps octave guitar):

     A minorAm
     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----5-----------|-----------------
    -5-------7---4---|-5-4-------------
    -----------------|-----7-5---------
    -----------------|---------7---7---
    -----------------|-----------------
    (1)        (2)

     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    -------4-5-4-5---|-5---------------
    -7-6-7-----------|---7-6-----------
    -----------------|---------7---7---
    -----------------|-----------------
    (3)        (4)

     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -8-7-5-----------|-----------------
    -------8-5-----5-|-5-6---6---------
    -----------7-----|-----7---5-4-----
    -------------6---|-------------7---
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    (5)        (6)

                 A augmentedA
     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    ---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
    -6-----6---7-6---|-7-----5-7-------
    -----7-----------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    (7)        (8)

    guitar II (12-string):

     A minorAm
     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----5-----------
    -----------------|-5-------7---4---
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    (1)        (2)

     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    -5-4-------------|-------4-5-4-5-7-
    -----7-5---------|-7-6-7-----------
    ---------7---7---|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    (3)        (4)

     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -5---8---6-------|-5---------------
    --------------7--|---7-5-4---------
    -----------------|---------7---7---
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    (5)        (6)
                  A augmentedA
     v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    ---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
    -6---------7-7---|-7-------7-------
    -------7---------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    (7)        (8)
           ^ note clash between G#G# and A augmentedA here

[repeat chorus]…[repeat verse 1]…[repeat instrumental; fade]

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