Chords for ZZ TOP-Waitin' For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago

Tempo:
107.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ZZ TOP-Waitin' For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago chords
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[Am]
I'm a man, I've been waiting for the bus all day.
[D] I'm a man, I've been waiting for the bus [Am] all day.
I've [E] got my brown paper bag and [D] my safe [Am] on paper.
I'm a man, oh, but be packed up tight.
[F] I'm a man, [D]
oh, but be packed up [Am] tight.
[Em] Well, I'm glad I [E] could get [C] on and home [E]
[A]
[Am]
tonight.
[G]
[F] [Gm]
[G]
[Em]
[C]
[Am] [G] [Gbm] [Am]
I'm a man, [Dm] oh, but be packed [Am] up tight.
Well, [Em] I'll be riding on the bus till I [Am] cattle up.
[E]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] And,
[G] Jesus done left [C] Chicago [G] and [C] he's back for [G] New Orleans.
[C]
[G] [C] Well, now, Jesus done [F] left [C] Chicago [F] and he's back for [G] New Orleans.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
Working [A] from [C] one end to the other [G] and all points in between.
Took a drive through [C] Mississippi,
[G] [C] made a water [G] ton of wine.
[C]
[G] [C]
Took a drive through [F] Mississippi,
[C] [F] made a water ton of [G] wine.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] Yeah, [C] yeah.
[A] Then I'm [C] to California [G] to the rice and the pine.
[Gm]
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Dm] [C] [G] [Gm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[A] [C] [F]
[G] [Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [Eb]
[G] You may not [C] see him in person,
[G] [C] but he'll see you just the [G] same.
[C]
[G] [C] You may not [F] see him in person,
[C] [F] but he'll see you just [G] the [C] same.
[G] There's a [C] rice.
[A] You don't [C] have to worry.
[G] Oh, he can carry business in his name.
[Em] [Eb]
[G] [Em] [Eb]
[G] [Em] [Gm]
[G]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[G]
[Gm]
[A] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Zz Top - Waitin For The Bus chords, with this master sequence: G, C and G. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 53 BPM before aiming for the song's 108 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Ab Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a man, I've _ been waiting for the bus all day. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I'm a man, I've been waiting for the bus [Am] all day. _ _ _ _ _
I've [E] got my brown paper bag and [D] my safe [Am] on paper. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a man, _ _ oh, but be packed up tight. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I'm a man, _ _ [D] _
oh, but be packed up [Am] tight. _
_ _ _ _ _
[Em] Well, I'm glad I [E] could get [C] on and home _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ tonight. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [Gbm] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a man, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] oh, _ _ but _ be packed [Am] _ up tight. _
_ _ _ Well, [Em] I'll be riding on the bus till I [Am] cattle _ up. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] And, _
[G] Jesus done left [C] Chicago [G] and _ _ [C] he's back for [G] New Orleans.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ Well, now, Jesus done [F] left _ [C] Chicago _ [F] and he's back for [G] New Orleans.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Working [A] from [C] one end to the other [G] and all points in between. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Took a drive through [C] Mississippi, _
[G] _ _ _ [C] made a water [G] ton of wine.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Took a drive through [F] Mississippi, _
[C] _ _ [F] made a water ton of [G] _ wine.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ Yeah, [C] _ yeah.
_ [A] Then I'm [C] to California [G] to the rice and the pine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _
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_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Eb] _
[G] You may not [C] see him in person, _
[G] _ _ [C] but he'll see you just the [G] _ same.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] You _ _ may not [F] see him in person, _
[C] _ _ [F] but he'll see you just [G] the _ _ [C] same. _
[G] _ There's a [C] rice. _
[A] You don't [C] have to worry.
[G] Oh, he can carry business in his name.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _

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This song was written by Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill.

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