Traffic Light The Ting Tings
I watched a lot of The Ting Tings' YouTube videos to get this right... Jules alternates
a lot and inconsistently between plucking and strumming, so try to listen first to the
acoustic versions to get the timing right. Enjoy!
intro: (B-F)
e|---------| |-----------| g|---44-2--| |---444-222-| b|---44-3--| x3, then strum |---444-333-| let the last note ring d|---------| |---xxx-444-| a|-22----0-| |-22222-444-| E|-----2---| |-----------|
verse:
e|---------| g|---44-2--| b|---44-3--| x4 d|---------| a|-22----0-| E|-----2---|
Don't you be a traffic light, don't you be a traffic light/
Don't you be a roundabout, no not another roundabout
e|----------------| g|---44-7---99-2--| b|---44-8---99-3--| d|----------------| a|-22--6-677----0-| E|------------2---|
With all things said you turn to red/
We've come so far yet back to the start
e|-------------------| g|---44-2----444-222-| b|---44-3----444-333-| let the last note ring d|-----------xxx-444-| a|-22----0-22222-444-| E|-----2-------------|
Don't you be a traffic light./
e|---------| g|---44-2--| b|---44-3--| x2 d|---------| a|-22----0-| E|-----2---|
Don't you be a roundabout.
chorus: (G#m-C#m-E)
e|------------------------------| g|------------------------------| b|---44-4---66-6---11-1---11-1--| d|---66-6---66-6---22-2---22-2--| a|-----6-644--4-4----2-2----2-2-| E|-44------------00-----00------|
Oh now baby, don't misread the signs, if you just
e|-----------------------------------------| g|--------------------------222222-C-2-4---| back to intro riff... b|---44-4---66-666-11111111-333333---------|U d|---66-6---66-666-22222222-444444---------|T a|-----6-644--4444-22222222-444444---------| E|-44--------------00000000----------------|
Turn the key then things will turn out fine.
same chords for verse 2 and chorus 2
ending: (pluck or strum the chords, up to you)
[B]Pushing me, you're [F]breaking
Over[B]taking me, you're [F]racing
First [B]placing me, not [F]chasing me back [B]home...
[F]Haven't I asked you
e|------------------| g|---44-7---99-2--4-| b|---44-8---99-3--4-| let ring... d|------------------| a|-22--6-677----0-2-| E|------------2-----|
now... don't let me down.
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