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
Jam Along & Learn...
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]
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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] _ _ _ _ _