C Am
It's midnight at the depot
F Bbmaj7
And I drag my bags in line
F Eb
Trav'ling light, I got to go
Bb C
But the bus won't be on time
Am Em Bb Bb/A Gm
Everybody's looking half alive
F Bbmaj7 C
Later on the bus arrives
C Am
They punch my ticket and I find a seat
F Bbmaj7
And we move out past the lights
F Ebmaj7
Come on driver, where's your heat
Bb C
It's cold out here tonight
Am Em Bb Bb/A Gm
Keep telling to myself that I don't care
F Bbmaj7 C
Come tomorrow, I'll be there
Am
Take the Greyhond
F G7 Em
It's a dog of a way to get around
F Am
Take the Greyhound
Dm9 Bbmaj7 C
It's a doggone easy way to get you down
C Am
I'm tired of watching this night go by
F Bbmaj7
So I look across the aisle
F Ebmaj7
The window's frosted, I can't sleep
Bb C
But the girl returns my smile
Am Em Bb Bb/A Gm
She reminds me of someone I knew back home
F Bbmaj7 C
So I doze, so it goes
Am
When you take the Greyhond
F G7 Em
It's a dog of a way to get around
F Am
Take the Greyhound
Dm9 Bbmaj7 C
It's a doggone easy way to get you down
C Am F Bbmaj7
I'm wrinkled on my stool at the rest stop
F Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 C
The waitress being cozy with the highway cop
Am Em
My coffee's tasting tired
Am Em
My eyes rool over dead
Am Em
Got to go outside
Bbmaj7 F6/A Gm
And get the gas out of my head
F Dm7 Dm C
Oh, to be in bed...
Cm .......
Cm - F7 - Cm - F7 - Cm - F7 - F
Cm F7
Got me driving
F7 Cm F7
You've got me driving
F7 Cm
I'm on this Greyhound bus
F7 Cm
And you're driving
Cm (powerful)
But there's nothing new about Greyhound
Cm (powerful)
And there's nothing new about feeling down
And there's nothing new about putting off
Eb Bb Cm
Or putting myself on, Oh Greyhound
Cm
Looking to tomorrow that's the way the loser hides
Ab
I should have realized by now that all my life's a ride
F7
It's time to find a happy time and make myself a friend
Ab
Well you know there ain't no rainbows waiting
G Gadd11-G C
When this journey ends, Oh...
C Am
Stepping off of this dirty bus
F Bbmaj7
First time I've understood
F Ebmaj7
Got to be the going
Bb C
Not the getting there that's good
Am Em Bb Bb/A Gm7
That's a thought for keeping if I could
F Dm
It's got to be the going
G C
Not the gettin' there that's good...
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GreyhoundWords and Music by Harry Chapin(capo 3rd fret transpose)
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A F#m
It's midnight at the depot
D Gmaj7
And I drag my bags in line
D Cmaj7
Trav'ling light, I got to go
G A
But the bus won't be on time
F#m C#m G G/F# Em
Everybody's looking half alive
D Gmaj7 A
Later on the bus arrives
A F#m
They punch my ticket and I find a seat
D Gmaj7
And we move out past the lights
D Cmaj7
Come on driver, where's your heat
G A
It's cold out here tonight
F#m C#m G G/F# Em
Keep telling to myself that I don't care
D Gmaj7 A
Come tomorrow, I'll be there
F#m
Take the Greyhond
D E7 C#m
It's a dog of a way to get around
D F#m
Take the Greyhound
D Gmaj7 A
It's a doggone easy way to get you down
A F#m
I'm tired of watching this night go by
D Gmaj7
So I look across the aisle
D Cmaj7
The window's frosted, I can't sleep
D A
But the girl returns my smile
F#m C#m G G/F# Em
She reminds me of someone I knew back home
D Gmaj7 A
So I doze, so it goes
F#m
When you take the Greyhond
D E7 C#m
It's a dog of a way to get around
D F#m
Take the Greyhound
D Gmaj7 A
It's a doggone easy way to get you down
A F#m D Gmaj7
I'm wrinkled on my stool at the rest stop
D Cmaj7/G G A
The waitress being cozy with the highway cop
F#m C#m
My coffee's tasting tired
F#m C#m
My eyes rool over dead
F#m C#m
Got to go outside
G G/F# Em
And get the gas out of my head
D Gmaj7 A
Oh, to be in bed...
Am .......
Riff over the Am:
A-string only: A - B - C / B - C - B - C - B - A - A (3 x's)
A - B - C - B - C - B - A
E-string only: E - G - A#
Am - D7 - Am - D7
Am D7
Got me driving
Am D7
You've got me driving
Am
I'm on this Greyhound bus
D7 Am
And you're driving
NOTE: You can get away with an Am here, but Harry actually is playing this:
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Am (powerful)
But there's nothing new about Greyhound
Am (powerful)
And there's nothing new about feeling down
And there's nothing new about putting off
C G Am
Or putting myself on, Oh Greyhound
Am
Looking to tomorrow that's the way the loser hides
F
I should have realized by now that all my life's a ride
D7
It's time to find a happy time and make myself a friend
F
Well you know there ain't no rainbows waiting
E Esus E A
When this journey ends, Oh...
A F#m
Stepping off of this dirty bus
D Gmaj7
First time I've understood
D Cmaj7
Got to be the going
G A
Not the getting there that's good
F#m C#m G G/F# Em
That's a thought for keeping if I could
D Bm
It's got to be the going
E A
Not the gettin' there that's good...
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