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10cc - The Hospital Song

      
10CC - THE HOSPITAL SONG (Bass)
From "10cc", 1973
Tabbed by Jeremy D (dwarfmuncher(at)gmail.com)
KEY:
|o o|
|o o|= Repeat
Time signature changes are shown above the staff.
The numbers below the staff represent the timing for counting.
*Intro (begins after ~3sec of sfx)
4/4
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|----------3------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"Nobody sends me birthday cards..."
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-3-----|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-3-----|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"When I come to, I'll wet my bed..."
2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
G---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------| D---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0----0--5------| A-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-0---|-----------------|----------------| E---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"I get off on what you give me, darlin'..."
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------| E-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-----------------|-------3---------| E-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3---3---3---|-1---------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"And when I go to the seedy ward..."
3/4 4/4
G-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-3---2---0---|-----------------|-----------------| A-3---3---3---3---|-------------|-3---3---1---1---|-0---0-----------| E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------4---4---|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
("..graph!")
G-----------------| D-----------------| A-6---------------| E-----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/0-9/10cc/the_hospital_song_btab.html )
Guitar fill
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-3-5---3-5-------|-----------------|-3-5---3-5-------|-----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"Here comes the dark..."
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"When I come to, I'll wet my bed..."
2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
G---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------| D---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|---------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0----0--5------| A-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-0---|-----------------|----------------| E---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"On all blood donors and their sisters..." (rit.)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-3-----|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)--|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(a tempo)
"I get off..."
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|o-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------| E|--3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
__________________
|1. |
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o| A-------------0-2-|-3-----0---------|-------------0-2-|-------3---------o| E-3---3-----3-----|-----------0-3-3-|-3---3-----3-----|-1---------0-3-3--|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
_________________
|2. (rit.)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|| A-------3---------|-3---3---3---3---|---------5-------|| E-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------||

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/0-9/10cc/the_hospital_song_btab.html

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