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[Intro]
A D E (4x)
[Verse 1]
A D
I am a bus driver
E A
and it's four in the morning
D E
And I'm pressing out my clothes beside my bed
A D E A
Fourteen years been on the job and with many miles behind
D E
Still I'm up at three thirty to make sure I'm there on time
A D E A
And my car gets me along just fine to and from the station
D E
But my castle is this Houston Metro Bus
A D
My first stop is Ashbury
E A
And that sign's been gone for years
D E C
but same the people wait cause they know that I'll be there.
[Chorus]
D A E F#m C
And what would you say if I told you that I won't be by today?
D E D A
Would you say that I'm just a bus driver
C E
and what do I know,
D A
I'm just a bus driver
C E
and what do I know,
D A
I'm just a bus driver
C E D A
and what do I know?
[Verse 2]
D
Well, I'm always there by five fifteen
E A
and lately I've been early
D E
'cause Judith likes to be in early to the bank.
A D E A
And she gives me conversation and a token good for riding.
D E A
Says she's happy all alone
D
And then there's Charles in retail sales;
E A
and I hope they pay him well
D E
for the work that young man does
A D
Cause I've never seen the inside
E A
of a custom refrigerator
D E C
but I know he's the first and last one there
[Chorus]
D A E F#m C
And what would you say if I told you that I won't be by today?
D E D A
Would you say that I'm just a bus driver
C E
and what do I know,
D A
I'm just a bus driver
C E
well then what do I know,
D A
I'm just a bus driver
C E D
well then what do I know?
E A
well then what do I know?
[Piano Solo]
D E
A D E (3X)
[Verse 3]
A D
And I wonder what they do all day,
E A
at their respective works.
E A
Suppose they give money and take money away.
A D
And I'm just orbiting this town
E A
with the post office my son.
D E
And I'm circling again
A D
And I wonder how this world would be
E A D E
if I was never here to drive this bus around from Ashbury to Main.
A D
I guess this town would be the same
E A
but with one bus less exhaust.
D
But that bank and retail store,
E C
they just wouldn't be the same.
D A E F# C
But what can I see from the limited confines of my bus driving seat?
D
Only me.
[Outro]
E D A
And I'm just a bus driver
C
and what do I know,
E D A
I'm just a bus driver
C
and what do I know,
E D A
I'm just a bus driver
C
and what do I know,
E D A
I'm just a bus driver
C
and what do I know,
E D A
I'm just a bus driver
C
well and don't believe that,
E D A
I'm just a bus driver
C
well and don't believe that,
E D A
I'm just a bus driver
C
I said don't believe that,
E D A
We're all just bus drivers
C E D E A
and it's time to go home.
