Chords for SAILOR: 'Traffic Jam'
Tempo:
141.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F]
On the [C] 18th [Dm] century, small and stone, with [G] the horse and the [C] carriage to rest our [Bb] feet,
[Am] to the train and [Dm] city tram, came [Gm] the birth of mechanical [C] man.
With [F] mechanical [C] man came [Dm] the automobile, [G] and before it, small and T, [C] with an engine [Bb] on
wheels, [Am] and a crazy race [Dm]
began, [Am] with a car for every [C]
man.
And there was a horse, a horse, a wheel and a fan, or maybe just an old man.
He had a [F] horn and a crane, and a stick, [Gm] and a jack, and a [C] chain.
He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and [F] he had a giant [Bb] hat.
[F]
[Bb] He had a [F] horn and a crane, [Bb] and a stick, [F] and a jack, [Bb] and a [C] chain.
[G] He [C] drove a blue sedan, and [F] a little [Bb] lovely hat.
I [F]
wonder who's gonna win, this great big race,
[Bb] with mechanical man, [Gm] or the natural face.
[C]
From [F] the back seat, [Dm] Romeo and lover's place, [Gm] to the front of the car,
[C] on a highway stand, there's a [Am] car for [Dm] every man.
[G] It was shade, and color, [C] and speed.
It's [F] the 20th [Dm] century, it's a great big old car,
[Gm] for the fucking star, [C] for the fucking star.
[Am] The number's going [Dm] up, I [Am] wonder when it's [C] gonna stop.
You'll never see the hot, hot people at the back,
it's gonna go way out ahead.
They're heading [F] for a great [Bb] big [F] world [Bb] of [C] chance.
He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and he [F] had a giant [Bb] [F] hat.
[Bb] He was ready [F] for a [Bb] race, he was ready [F] for a [Bb] great [C] big chance.
I wonder who's gonna [F]
[Bb] win, [F]
this great big [Bb] race,
with mechanical [Dm] man, [Gm] or the natural [G] face.
For the world's getting smaller, and the time's getting shorter,
[C] and you're getting [F] more, [Bb] [C]
and [Gm] you're getting [F] more,
[Bb] at [C] the James, home of the, [Gm] you're getting [F] more.
[C] [Am] [C]
[Fm] [C] [Gm]
[C]
[A] [G] [N]
On the [C] 18th [Dm] century, small and stone, with [G] the horse and the [C] carriage to rest our [Bb] feet,
[Am] to the train and [Dm] city tram, came [Gm] the birth of mechanical [C] man.
With [F] mechanical [C] man came [Dm] the automobile, [G] and before it, small and T, [C] with an engine [Bb] on
wheels, [Am] and a crazy race [Dm]
began, [Am] with a car for every [C]
man.
And there was a horse, a horse, a wheel and a fan, or maybe just an old man.
He had a [F] horn and a crane, and a stick, [Gm] and a jack, and a [C] chain.
He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and [F] he had a giant [Bb] hat.
[F]
[Bb] He had a [F] horn and a crane, [Bb] and a stick, [F] and a jack, [Bb] and a [C] chain.
[G] He [C] drove a blue sedan, and [F] a little [Bb] lovely hat.
I [F]
wonder who's gonna win, this great big race,
[Bb] with mechanical man, [Gm] or the natural face.
[C]
From [F] the back seat, [Dm] Romeo and lover's place, [Gm] to the front of the car,
[C] on a highway stand, there's a [Am] car for [Dm] every man.
[G] It was shade, and color, [C] and speed.
It's [F] the 20th [Dm] century, it's a great big old car,
[Gm] for the fucking star, [C] for the fucking star.
[Am] The number's going [Dm] up, I [Am] wonder when it's [C] gonna stop.
You'll never see the hot, hot people at the back,
it's gonna go way out ahead.
They're heading [F] for a great [Bb] big [F] world [Bb] of [C] chance.
He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and he [F] had a giant [Bb] [F] hat.
[Bb] He was ready [F] for a [Bb] race, he was ready [F] for a [Bb] great [C] big chance.
I wonder who's gonna [F]
[Bb] win, [F]
this great big [Bb] race,
with mechanical [Dm] man, [Gm] or the natural [G] face.
For the world's getting smaller, and the time's getting shorter,
[C] and you're getting [F] more, [Bb] [C]
and [Gm] you're getting [F] more,
[Bb] at [C] the James, home of the, [Gm] you're getting [F] more.
[C] [Am] [C]
[Fm] [C] [Gm]
[C]
[A] [G] [N]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
C
F
Bb
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On the [C] 18th [Dm] century, small and stone, with [G] the horse and the [C] carriage to rest our [Bb] feet,
[Am] to the train and [Dm] city tram, came [Gm] the birth of mechanical [C] _ man. _ _
_ With [F] mechanical [C] man came [Dm] the automobile, _ [G] and before it, small and T, [C] with an engine [Bb] on
wheels, [Am] and a crazy race [Dm]
began, _ [Am] with a car for every [C]
man.
_ And there was a horse, a horse, a wheel and a fan, or maybe just an old man.
He had a [F] horn and a crane, and a stick, _ _ [Gm] and a jack, and a [C] chain. _ _ _
_ He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and [F] he had a giant [Bb] hat.
[F] _
[Bb] He had a [F] horn and a crane, [Bb] and a stick, [F] and a jack, [Bb] and a [C] chain. _ _ _
_ [G] He [C] drove a blue sedan, _ _ _ and [F] a little [Bb] lovely hat.
I [F] _
_ _ wonder who's gonna win, this great big race,
[Bb] with mechanical man, [Gm] or the natural face.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
From [F] the back seat, [Dm] Romeo and lover's place, [Gm] to the front of the car,
[C] on a highway stand, there's a [Am] car for [Dm] every man.
_ [G] It was shade, and color, [C] and speed.
_ _ _ It's [F] the 20th [Dm] century, it's a great big old car,
[Gm] for the fucking star, [C] for the fucking star.
[Am] The number's going [Dm] up, I [Am] wonder when it's [C] gonna stop.
_ You'll never see the hot, hot people at the back,
it's gonna go way out ahead.
They're heading [F] for a great [Bb] big [F] world [Bb] of [C] chance.
_ _ _ _ _ He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and he [F] had a giant [Bb] _ [F] hat.
[Bb] He was ready [F] for a [Bb] race, he was ready [F] for a _ [Bb] great [C] big chance.
_ _ _ I wonder who's gonna _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] win, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ this great big [Bb] race,
with mechanical [Dm] man, [Gm] or the natural [G] face.
For the world's getting smaller, and the time's getting shorter,
[C] and _ _ _ _ you're getting [F] more, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ and [Gm] you're getting [F] more,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] at [C] the James, home of the, [Gm] you're getting [F] more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On the [C] 18th [Dm] century, small and stone, with [G] the horse and the [C] carriage to rest our [Bb] feet,
[Am] to the train and [Dm] city tram, came [Gm] the birth of mechanical [C] _ man. _ _
_ With [F] mechanical [C] man came [Dm] the automobile, _ [G] and before it, small and T, [C] with an engine [Bb] on
wheels, [Am] and a crazy race [Dm]
began, _ [Am] with a car for every [C]
man.
_ And there was a horse, a horse, a wheel and a fan, or maybe just an old man.
He had a [F] horn and a crane, and a stick, _ _ [Gm] and a jack, and a [C] chain. _ _ _
_ He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and [F] he had a giant [Bb] hat.
[F] _
[Bb] He had a [F] horn and a crane, [Bb] and a stick, [F] and a jack, [Bb] and a [C] chain. _ _ _
_ [G] He [C] drove a blue sedan, _ _ _ and [F] a little [Bb] lovely hat.
I [F] _
_ _ wonder who's gonna win, this great big race,
[Bb] with mechanical man, [Gm] or the natural face.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
From [F] the back seat, [Dm] Romeo and lover's place, [Gm] to the front of the car,
[C] on a highway stand, there's a [Am] car for [Dm] every man.
_ [G] It was shade, and color, [C] and speed.
_ _ _ It's [F] the 20th [Dm] century, it's a great big old car,
[Gm] for the fucking star, [C] for the fucking star.
[Am] The number's going [Dm] up, I [Am] wonder when it's [C] gonna stop.
_ You'll never see the hot, hot people at the back,
it's gonna go way out ahead.
They're heading [F] for a great [Bb] big [F] world [Bb] of [C] chance.
_ _ _ _ _ He drove a red light, a green light, a yellow light, and he [F] had a giant [Bb] _ [F] hat.
[Bb] He was ready [F] for a [Bb] race, he was ready [F] for a _ [Bb] great [C] big chance.
_ _ _ I wonder who's gonna _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] win, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ this great big [Bb] race,
with mechanical [Dm] man, [Gm] or the natural [G] face.
For the world's getting smaller, and the time's getting shorter,
[C] and _ _ _ _ you're getting [F] more, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ and [Gm] you're getting [F] more,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] at [C] the James, home of the, [Gm] you're getting [F] more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _