Waiting For The Bus Chords by Violent Femmes
Tempo:
116.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
E
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We got the mother and the kids, we got the guy and his date.
We all getting mad, we all getting late.
Looks like somebody forgot about us.
Sitting [E] on the corner, waiting for a bus.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, don't be slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing fast.
[D] My precious time keeps [C] slipping [A] past.
[G] Let's call the mayor, let's complain.
Looks like the city's done to us again.
Tired of the [E] traffic, [G] what do you know?
[G] The damn city bus moves so [D] slow.
[C] Say hey Mr.
[A] Driver Man, [C] don't be [E] slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [F] fast.
[D] My precious time keeps slipping [B] past.
[G] [N] Young man, your transfer's expired, will you please pay full fare?
I just got this transfer.
Hey, can you open up the back door?
Hey, you're 65 cents, so you'll have to leave the bus.
No, you're kidding me, I just got it.
Please open up the back [G] door.
[E]
[B] [G] Not the mother and the kids, not the guy and his date.
We all getting [Em] mad, we all getting [F] late.
[G] I'll knock [Ab] somebody out.
[G]
[Am] [C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, [Em] don't be [G] slow,
Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [D] fast.
My precious time keeps slipping past.
[G]
We all getting mad, we all getting late.
Looks like somebody forgot about us.
Sitting [E] on the corner, waiting for a bus.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, don't be slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing fast.
[D] My precious time keeps [C] slipping [A] past.
[G] Let's call the mayor, let's complain.
Looks like the city's done to us again.
Tired of the [E] traffic, [G] what do you know?
[G] The damn city bus moves so [D] slow.
[C] Say hey Mr.
[A] Driver Man, [C] don't be [E] slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [F] fast.
[D] My precious time keeps slipping [B] past.
[G] [N] Young man, your transfer's expired, will you please pay full fare?
I just got this transfer.
Hey, can you open up the back door?
Hey, you're 65 cents, so you'll have to leave the bus.
No, you're kidding me, I just got it.
Please open up the back [G] door.
[E]
[B] [G] Not the mother and the kids, not the guy and his date.
We all getting [Em] mad, we all getting [F] late.
[G] I'll knock [Ab] somebody out.
[G]
[Am] [C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, [Em] don't be [G] slow,
Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [D] fast.
My precious time keeps slipping past.
[G]
Key:
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C
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D
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C
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We got the mother and the kids, we got the guy and his date.
We all getting mad, we all getting late.
Looks like somebody forgot about us.
Sitting [E] on the corner, waiting for a bus.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, don't be slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing fast.
[D] My precious time keeps [C] slipping [A] past.
[G] Let's call the mayor, let's complain.
_ Looks like the city's done to us again.
Tired of the [E] traffic, [G] what do you know?
[G] The damn city bus moves so [D] slow.
[C] Say hey Mr.
[A] Driver Man, _ [C] don't be [E] slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [F] fast.
_ [D] My precious time keeps slipping [B] past.
[G] _ [N] Young man, your transfer's expired, will you please pay full fare?
I just got this transfer.
Hey, can you open up the back door?
Hey, you're 65 cents, so you'll have to leave the bus.
No, you're kidding me, I just got it.
Please open up the back [G] door.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] [G] Not the mother and the kids, not the guy and his date.
We all getting [Em] mad, we all getting [F] late.
[G] I'll knock [Ab] somebody out.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] [C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, [Em] don't be [G] slow,
Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [D] fast.
My precious time keeps slipping past.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
We all getting mad, we all getting late.
Looks like somebody forgot about us.
Sitting [E] on the corner, waiting for a bus.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, don't be slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing fast.
[D] My precious time keeps [C] slipping [A] past.
[G] Let's call the mayor, let's complain.
_ Looks like the city's done to us again.
Tired of the [E] traffic, [G] what do you know?
[G] The damn city bus moves so [D] slow.
[C] Say hey Mr.
[A] Driver Man, _ [C] don't be [E] slow,
[G] Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [F] fast.
_ [D] My precious time keeps slipping [B] past.
[G] _ [N] Young man, your transfer's expired, will you please pay full fare?
I just got this transfer.
Hey, can you open up the back door?
Hey, you're 65 cents, so you'll have to leave the bus.
No, you're kidding me, I just got it.
Please open up the back [G] door.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] [G] Not the mother and the kids, not the guy and his date.
We all getting [Em] mad, we all getting [F] late.
[G] I'll knock [Ab] somebody out.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] [C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, [Em] don't be [G] slow,
Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
[C] Say hey Mr.
Driver Man, drive that thing [D] fast.
My precious time keeps slipping past.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _