Bus Stop
View chords used in this chart
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-------
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Verse 1:
Am
Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows
G
Under my umbrella
C G Am
All that summer we enjoyed it
Dm Em
Wind and rain and shine
Am
That umbrella, we employed it
Em Am
By August, she was mine
Chorus:
C/G B7 Em /D C
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Am B7 Em /D /C /B
Sometimes she'd shopped and she would show me what she bought
C/G B7 Em /D C
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Am B7 Em
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same
Verse 2:
That's the way the whole thing started
Silly but it's true
Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue
Came the sun the ice was melting
No more sheltering now
Nice to think that that umbrella
Led me to a vow
Instrumental break:
guitar I (12-string, perhaps octave guitar):
Am
v v v v v v v v
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-----5-----------|-----------------
-5-------7---4---|-5-4-------------
-----------------|-----7-5---------
-----------------|---------7---7---
-----------------|-----------------
(1) (2)
v v v v v v v v
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-----------------|-----------------
-------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---
-----------------|-----------------
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(5) (6)
A
v v v v v v v v
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-----------------|-----------------
---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
-6-----6---7-6---|-7-----5-7-------
-----7-----------|-----------------
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(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
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-5-4-------------|-------4-5-4-5-7-
-----7-5---------|-7-6-7-----------
---------7---7---|-----------------
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(3) (4)
v v v v v v v v
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-5---8---6-------|-5---------------
--------------7--|---7-5-4---------
-----------------|---------7---7---
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(5) (6)
A
v v v v v v v v
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-----------------|-----------------
---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
-6---------7-7---|-7-------7-------
-------7---------|-----------------
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(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 there, I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows
G
Under my umbrella
C G Am
All that summer we enjoyed it
Dm Em
Wind and rain and shine
Am
That umbrella, we employed it
Em Am
By August, she was mine
Chorus:
C/G B7 Em /D C
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Am B7 Em /D /C /B
Sometimes she'd shopped and she would show me what she bought
C/G B7 Em /D C
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Am B7 Em
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same
Verse 2:
That's the way the whole thing started
Silly but it's true
Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue
Came the sun the ice was melting
No more sheltering now
Nice to think that that umbrella
Led me to a vow
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
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-----------------|-----------------
---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
-6-----6---7-6---|-7-----5-7-------
-----7-----------|-----------------
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(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
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-----------------|-----------------
-5-4-------------|-------4-5-4-5-7-
-----7-5---------|-7-6-7-----------
---------7---7---|-----------------
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(3) (4)
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-5---8---6-------|-5---------------
--------------7--|---7-5-4---------
-----------------|---------7---7---
-----------------|-----------------
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(5) (6)
A
v v v v v v v v
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-----------------|-----------------
---------5-------|---5-4---6-------
-6---------7-7---|-7-------7-------
-------7---------|-----------------
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(7) (8)
^ note clash between G# and A here
[repeat chorus]?[repeat verse 1]?[repeat instrumental; fade]
How to play Bus Stop
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.