Chords for The Wrong Bus
Tempo:
115.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [D]
I jumped on a London [A] Omnibus to take me [D] into work, [G] I hopped up to the top deck [D] for a smoke.
[F#m] I looked around and noticed [Bm] we were going the wrong way, [E] is this driver drunk or playing on [A] us a joke?
[G] Now I'm the [Am] sort of fella [D] who enjoys a friendly joke, [Bm] but I wasn't in the mood for [F#m] such malarkey.
[G] When I looked around to see if [D] anyone else had [B] noticed too, [F#] I saw all the passengers were [A] dressed in khaki.
[Bm] [D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [D]
I jumped on a London [A] Omnibus to take me [D] into work, [G] I hopped up to the top deck [D] for a smoke.
[F#m] I looked around and noticed [Bm] we were going the wrong way, [E] is this driver drunk or playing on [A] us a joke?
[G] Now I'm the [Am] sort of fella [D] who enjoys a friendly joke, [Bm] but I wasn't in the mood for [F#m] such malarkey.
[G] When I looked around to see if [D] anyone else had [B] noticed too, [F#] I saw all the passengers were [A] dressed in khaki.
100% ➙ 115BPM
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D]
I jumped on a London [A] Omnibus to take me [D] into work, [G] I hopped up to the top deck [D] for a smoke. _
[F#m] I looked around and noticed [Bm] we were going the wrong way, [E] is this driver drunk or playing on [A] us a joke? _
[G] Now I'm the [Am] sort of fella [D] who enjoys a friendly joke, [Bm] but I wasn't in the mood for [F#m] such malarkey.
[G] When I looked around to see if [D] anyone else had [B] noticed too, [F#] I saw all the passengers were [A] dressed in khaki.
I'm [Bm] on the [D] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [A] fate has played a cruel [D] jest on me.
I'm [Bm] on the [F#m] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#] I wanted Piccadilly, [A] now I'm off to Piccadilly.
I'm [Bm] on the [D] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#m] when will this conductor's [Bm] bell go jingle? _
[G] I wish I'd had the money [D] for to buy a [B] day return, [D] but the ticket [A] in me hand is [D] just a single. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
I tried to get to sleep last [A] night as I lay [D] in the mud, [G] in a crater somewhere deep in [D] no man's land. _ _
Suddenly [F#m] a jury [Bm] soldier fell into me hold, [E] with a grimace and a rifle [A] in his hand.
[G] He shrugged his [A] muddy shoulders [D] and he sat down by me side, [Bm] with a friendly smile that banished [F#m] frightened fear. _
[G] I offered [E] him some bully [D] beef, he offered [B] me a smoke, I [F#] said,
Call Blimey Fritzy, what are you [A] doing here?
He said, I [Bm] took the [D] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [A] he told [D] me such a familiar tale.
I [Bm] took the [F#m] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#] I wanted Parshenhausen, [A] now I'm here in Passchendaele.
I [Bm] took the wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#m] and while we're here at all [Bm] I'm none the wiser. _ _
[G] _ I'm up the Swanee [D] and [B] he's up the Rhine, [D] and we both [A] want to stick [D] it up the Kaiser. _ _
[G] _ I'm up the [D] Swanee and [B] he's up the Rhine, [D] and we both [A] want to stick [D] it up the Kaiser. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D]
I jumped on a London [A] Omnibus to take me [D] into work, [G] I hopped up to the top deck [D] for a smoke. _
[F#m] I looked around and noticed [Bm] we were going the wrong way, [E] is this driver drunk or playing on [A] us a joke? _
[G] Now I'm the [Am] sort of fella [D] who enjoys a friendly joke, [Bm] but I wasn't in the mood for [F#m] such malarkey.
[G] When I looked around to see if [D] anyone else had [B] noticed too, [F#] I saw all the passengers were [A] dressed in khaki.
I'm [Bm] on the [D] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [A] fate has played a cruel [D] jest on me.
I'm [Bm] on the [F#m] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#] I wanted Piccadilly, [A] now I'm off to Piccadilly.
I'm [Bm] on the [D] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#m] when will this conductor's [Bm] bell go jingle? _
[G] I wish I'd had the money [D] for to buy a [B] day return, [D] but the ticket [A] in me hand is [D] just a single. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
I tried to get to sleep last [A] night as I lay [D] in the mud, [G] in a crater somewhere deep in [D] no man's land. _ _
Suddenly [F#m] a jury [Bm] soldier fell into me hold, [E] with a grimace and a rifle [A] in his hand.
[G] He shrugged his [A] muddy shoulders [D] and he sat down by me side, [Bm] with a friendly smile that banished [F#m] frightened fear. _
[G] I offered [E] him some bully [D] beef, he offered [B] me a smoke, I [F#] said,
Call Blimey Fritzy, what are you [A] doing here?
He said, I [Bm] took the [D] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [A] he told [D] me such a familiar tale.
I [Bm] took the [F#m] wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#] I wanted Parshenhausen, [A] now I'm here in Passchendaele.
I [Bm] took the wrong bus, [G] the [D] wrong bus, [F#m] and while we're here at all [Bm] I'm none the wiser. _ _
[G] _ I'm up the Swanee [D] and [B] he's up the Rhine, [D] and we both [A] want to stick [D] it up the Kaiser. _ _
[G] _ I'm up the [D] Swanee and [B] he's up the Rhine, [D] and we both [A] want to stick [D] it up the Kaiser. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _