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Bus Stop Bass

(ver. 1)
Hollies
The Hollies
Written by Graham Gouldman; released as a single with "Don't Run And Hide" 
as the B-side

Intro:
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Verse:
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  Bus     stop,   wet day,    she's   there,  I       say:


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  Bus     stop,   bus goes,   she     stays,  love    grows


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  un  -   der     my  umb  -  rel    -    la


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  All     that    summer      we      en  -   joyed   it,


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  wind    and     rain    and         shine,                  And


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  that    umb  -  rella,      we      em  -   ployed  it,     by


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  Au   -  gust    she was     mine.

Bridge:
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  Eve  -  ry  mor  -  ning    I           would   see her     wai-


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          ting   at  the     stop,       some -  times   she'd


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  shop,   and     she would   show        me      what she    bought.


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  All     the peo  -  ple     stare       as      if  we      were


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          both    quite in -  sane,       some    day     my  name


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          and     hers are    going       to      be  the     same.


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Verse:
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  That's  the way     the     whole   thing   star -  ted,


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  silly       but     it's    true.                           I'm


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  thin -  king of     a       sweet   ro  -   mance       be-


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  ginning     in      the     queue.


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  Came    the Sun,    the     ice     was     mel     ting,


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  no      more    shelte  -  ring now.


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  Nice    to  think   that    that    umb  -  rel  -  la


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  led     me      to  a       vow.

Break (solo):
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Bridge:
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  Eve  -  ry  mor  -  ning    I           would   see her     wai-


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          ting    at  the     stop,       some -  times   she'd


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  shop,   and     she would   show        me      what she    bought.


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  All     the peo  -  ple     stare       as      if  we      were


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          both    quite in -  sane,       some    day     my  name


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          and     hers are    going       to      be  the     same.


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Verse:
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  Bus     stop,   wet day,    she's   there,  I       say:


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  Please  share   my  umb  -  rel    -    la.


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  Bus     stop,   bus goes,   she     stays,  love    grows


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  un  -   der     my  umb  -  rel    -    la


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  All     that    summer      we      en  -   joyed   it,


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  wind    and     rain    and         shine,                  And


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  that    umb  -  rella,      we      em  -   ployed  it,     by


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  Au   -  gust    she was     mine.

Outro:
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fade out...

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