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I Got Off The Bus chords by
Richmond Fontaine
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Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Bm
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2

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G
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Asus4
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Bm
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Verse 1
F#m
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Bm
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I got off the bus.
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A friend of mine said he'd pick me up.
A
A

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But he never showed up,
Bm
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Bm
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A

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D
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So I made my own way.
F#m
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Bm
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Little Mexico came into sight.
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A

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What once were just dying streets,
Asus4
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what once were just small
A
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town streets,
Bm
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now the sprawl scene never ended.
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A

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D
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F#m
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I called a girl I used to know,
Bm
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A
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A nurse from St. Mary's.
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Had a place on 7th street,
Bm
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D
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but I left her in a rough way.
F#m
F#m
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Her dad said she got married,
Bm
Bm
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was living in Stockton
Asus4
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G
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with a baby.
A
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He said he couldn't remember me,
Bm
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but I knew he was lying.
A
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And the night scene
G
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was never- ending.
F#m
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I woke up to see
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a policeman standing over me.
A
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I told him, "I grew up down the street,
Bm
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that had to mean something,"
A
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He said he didn't care as long as I
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Bm
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Asus4
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didn't block the stairs.
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Bm
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Bm
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F#m
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I sat in the movies.
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A
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Drank off a pint until I fell asleep,
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Until a nervous 16- year-
Asus4
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old kid was
Bm
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D
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telling me I had to leave.
F#m
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Bm
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I know what you abandon dies,

and what you leave
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leaves you too.
Asus4
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I know you can't go back
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Bm
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if there's nothing to go back to.
F#m
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I sat by the river ,
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A
A

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the sky was full of stars
G
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and the water was rustling.
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A

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There were men camped across from me,
Bm
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and the night scene never ended.
A
A

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Oh, the night was

never- ending.
G
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I woke up to see
F#m
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G

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a policeman
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standing over me.
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I told him I didn't mean
F#m
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Bm
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to run out on everything.

He said he didn't care
A
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as long as I
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got out of there.
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • Asus4

  • A

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Got Off The Bus by Richmond Fontaine is Eb major.

The primary chords used in I Got Off The Bus are Eb, Cm, Ab, Bbsus4, Bb, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Cm, Ab, Bbsus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Got Off The Bus is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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