Chords for Traffic: 'Dealer', BBC 1967

Tempo:
131.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

G

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Traffic: 'Dealer', BBC 1967 chords
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[Em]
[E] [Em] [Fm] [G]
[E]
[A] [Em] [C#m] [G]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[B] [Em] As
[C#] [G] [E]
[B] the evening sun [G] goes [Em] down,
Dela's shot [F] goes into town.
Fakes a note of water supply,
[Em] They're [E] spinning round your church door
[F] In the time it takes [G] to heal.
[F] Dela's made parts of the deal,
When he plays, he plays for keeps,
[E] As he's just a moonlit queen.
Dela, [B] Dela.
[E] After mighty horses walk,
He gets all his share of malt,
He actually got a ride to the car,
And [A] buried for a while.
[E] If he flies him off the shore,
He'll get even with the score,
He'll get wet for weeping,
When he's on [A] the shore. Dela, Dela.
[E] In
[Em] [A]
[B] [Em]
[A] [F] [B] [G]
[A] [B] [E]
[B] [Em]
[B] [E]
[Em] [F] the desert [G] and the dirt,
[Em] Hiding [F] his lonely love,
He leaves nothing to keep him tight.
[E] His mind is
[F] a smoky little [G] room,
[F] Shadows floating in the gloom.
Someone turns a running bed,
[E] And breaks the deadly
Dela, Dela.
After mighty horses walk,
He gets all his share of malt,
He actually got a ride to the car,
And [A] buried for a while.
[E] If he flies him off the shore,
He'll get even with the score,
He'll get wet for weeping,
When he's on [A] the shore.
[E]
[Bm] [A] [E] [Em]
[Dm] [E]
[G] [E]
[Dm]
[C#] [G] [E]
[F] In the evening [G] sun goes down,
[Em] The Dela shop [F] goes out of town.
Makes a note of what to float,
[Em] His straight and mild hair.
A jump rope [F] in the time it takes [G] to heal,
[Em] [F] The Dela's made of black leather heels.
He makes a kiss,
[E] He speaks a spell,
And who I feel?
Dela,
[Bm] [Em] Dela.
Dela,
[E] Dela.
[Em]
[E] Dela, Dela.
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[D] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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To start learning Traffic - Dealer chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Em, F, G, Em, E, Em, E, F and Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 65 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 132. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] [Em] As _
[C#] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] the evening sun [G] goes _ _ [Em] down,
_ Dela's shot [F] goes into town.
_ Fakes a note of water supply,
[Em] They're [E] spinning round your church door
[F] In the time it takes [G] to heal.
_ _ [F] _ Dela's made parts of the deal,
When he plays, he plays for keeps,
[E] As he's just a moonlit queen.
_ Dela, _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Dela. _
[E] _ _ After mighty horses walk,
He gets all his share of malt,
He actually got a ride to the car,
And [A] buried for a while.
_ _ _ _ [E] If he flies him off the shore,
He'll get even with the score,
He'll get wet for weeping,
When he's on [A] the shore. Dela, Dela. _ _
_ _ [E] In _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F] the desert [G] and the dirt,
_ [Em] _ _ Hiding [F] his lonely love,
_ He leaves nothing to keep him tight.
[E] His mind is _
_ _ _ _ [F] a smoky little [G] room,
_ _ [F] _ Shadows floating in the gloom.
Someone turns a running bed,
[E] And breaks the deadly_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dela, Dela. _
_ _ After mighty horses walk,
He gets all his share of malt,
He actually got a ride to the car,
And [A] buried for a while.
_ _ _ _ [E] If he flies him off the shore,
He'll get even with the score,
He'll get wet for weeping,
When he's on [A] the shore. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C#] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] In the evening [G] sun goes _ down,
[Em] The Dela shop [F] goes out of town.
Makes a note of what to float,
[Em] His straight and mild hair.
A jump rope [F] in the time it takes [G] to heal,
_ _ [Em] [F] The Dela's made of black leather heels.
_ _ He makes a kiss,
[E] He speaks a spell,
And who I feel?
_ Dela, _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] Dela. _
_ _ _ _ Dela, _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Dela. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Dela, _ _ _ _ _ _ Dela.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Transmission Impossible album.

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