BUS RIDER
The Guess Who
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[intro — each chord held for the bar by whole band]
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[band in — lead guitar riff]
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Get up in the morning, get on the bus!
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Get up in the morning like the rest of us.
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Places to go; important people to meet
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better not get up or you might lose your seat
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Bus Rider! [riff]
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[riff]
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Leave the house at 6 o’clock to be on time
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Leave the wife & kids at home to make a dime
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Grab your lunch pail; check for mail in your slot
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You won’t get ur check if u don’t punch the clock, Bus Rider!
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[riff]
Adim
[guitar solo]
Bdim Adim Adim
[guitar solo]
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[rhythm break]
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[riff] [piano solo]
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Grab the evening paper & sit down in your chair
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Grab yourself a toupee cuz you’re losing your hair…
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Doesn’t matter what u do, you’ve nothin’ to lose
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I’m so awful goddam glad I’m not in ur shoes, Bus Rider!
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[riff]
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[vocalist raving to end, over piano fills]
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[…piano fills]
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[….piano fills]
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[riff to end]
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