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Bus Stop Tab by The Hollies

Bus Stop tab by The Hollies

Guitar Tab

"Bus Stop"
                           (Graham Gouldman)

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

	(Am)             (G/B)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-8-7-5---5---5---|-5-------3-------
	-------8---------|-3-------3-------
	-----------------|-4-------4-------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------

Verse 1:
	Am
	Bus stop, wet day, ....
	Please share ...
	Bus stop, bus goes, she ...
	                   G
	Under my ...

	 C        G     Am
	All that ...
	 Dm                Em
	Wind and ...
	 Am
	That umbrella, ...
	           Em       Am
	By August, she ...

Chorus:

	C/G           B7               Em     /D      C
	Every morning I would see her ...
	                  Am                   B7                Em  /D /C /B
	Sometimes she'd shopped and she ...
	C/G           B7              Em        /D      C
	Other people stared as if we were ..
	            Am                B7              Em
	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):

	 Am
	 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
	 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):

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

        (Am)             (G/B)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -8-7-5---5---5---|-5-------3-------
        -------8---------|-3-------3-------
        -----------------|-4-------4-------
        -----------------|-----------------
        -----------------|-----------------
        -----------------|-----------------

Verse 1:

        Am
        Bus stop, wet day, she's .....
                           G
        Under my u....

         C        G     Am
        All that ....
         Dm                Em
        Wind and rain ....
         Am
        That umbrella, we ...
                   Em       Am
        By August, ....

Chorus:

        C/G           B7               Em     /D      C
        Every morning I would ....
                          Am                   B7                Em  /D /C /B
        Sometimes she'd shopped and ...
        C/G           B7              Em        /D      C
        Other people stared as if we ...
                    Am                B7              Em
        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):

         Am
         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
         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):

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

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

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