The Hospital Song
10CC - THE HOSPITAL SONG (Bass
From "10cc", 1973
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
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D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|----------3------|
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4++
"Nobody sends me birthday cards..."
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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..."
2424/4
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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+
"I get off on what you give me, darlin'..."
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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++
"And when I go to the seedy ward..."
34/4
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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+
"..graph!"
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D-----------------|
A-6---------------|
E-----------------|
1+2+3+4+
Guitar fill
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D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-3-5---3-5-------|-----------------|-3-5---3-5-------|-----------------|
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4++
"Here comes the dark..."
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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++
"When I come to, I'll wet my bed..."
2424/4
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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+
"On all blood donors and their sisters..." (rit.
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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++
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. |
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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++
_________________
|2. (rit.
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D-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------||
A-------3---------|-3---3---3---3---|---------5-------||
E-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4++