Traffic Light Chords by The Ting Tings

Tempo:
173.45 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

E

G#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Traffic Light chords
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[B] [F#]
[G#m] [G]
[B] [A]
[G#m] [G] [B]
Don't you [F#] be a [G#m] traffic [G] light [B]
Don't you [F#] be a [F#m] [B] traffic [G] light
[B] When all things [E] turn to red [B]
Don't [F#] you be [B] a traffic [F#] light
[B]
And don't you [F#] be a [G#m]
roundabout [G] [B] Well, not [F#m] another [B]
roundabout
[A#m] [B] We've come so far [E] yet back to start [B]
Don't you [F#] be a [B]
[A#m] roundabout
[G#m]
Oh, now pay [C#]
notice, [E] read the sign If you [G#m]
turn the [C#] key then things will [E] turn out fine
[B]
[E] [B]
Let's not [E] have a [B]
breakdown [C#] [B] No, not [F#m] another [B] breakdown
[E] [B] You're all alone, [E] a long way [B] from home Let's not [E] have a [G#m]
breakdown
[C#]
Don't you [E] be a roundabout Well, not another roundabout
If you [G#m]
turn the key [C#]
then things will [E] turn out fine
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[D#m] [A]
[E] [G]
[B] [F#] [B]
Pushing me away, taking me [F#] away, [B] simple space and [F#] energy
[B]
[F#] I'm not [B] sure pushing [F#] me away, [B]
taking [D#m] me away, [B] simple space and [F#] energy
I'm not sure pushing me away, taking me away, [B] simple space and [F#] energy
[B]
We've come so [F#] far [B]
yet back [F#] to start [B]
Don't you [F#] be a [B] traffic light
When all things [F#] turn [B]
to red Don't you be [F#] a [B] traffic light
[F#] I'm [B] not sure pushing me away,
[F#] [B]
taking [F#] me away, [B] simple space and [F#] energy
I'm not [B] sure pushing me [D#m] away, [E]
[F#] taking me away, simple space and energy
Don't let [B] me down
Key:  
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
G#m
123111114
G
2131
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
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To learn The Ting Tings - Traffic Light chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - B, F# and B in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 86 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 173. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
Don't you [F#] be a [G#m] traffic _ _ [G] light _ [B] _
Don't you [F#] be a [F#m] [B] traffic _ _ [G] light
[B] When _ all things [E] turn _ to red [B] _
Don't [F#] you be [B] a traffic _ [F#] light
_ _ [B]
And don't you [F#] be a _ [G#m] _
roundabout [G] _ _ [B] Well, not [F#m] another _ _ [B] _
roundabout
[A#m] _ _ [B] We've come so far [E] yet back to _ start [B]
Don't you [F#] be a _ [B] _
_ [A#m] roundabout
_ [G#m] _ _
Oh, now pay _ [C#] _
_ _ notice, [E] read the _ sign _ _ _ _ If you [G#m] _
turn the [C#] key then things will [E] turn out _ fine _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Let's not [E] have a [B] _
breakdown _ [C#] _ _ [B] No, not [F#m] another _ [B] breakdown
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] You're all _ _ alone, [E] a long way [B] from home Let's not [E] have a [G#m] _
breakdown
_ _ _ _ [C#] _
Don't you [E] be a _ _ roundabout _ _ Well, not another roundabout
If you _ [G#m]
turn the key [C#]
then things will _ [E] turn out fine _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
Pushing me away, _ taking me [F#] away, [B] simple space and [F#] energy
_ [B] _
_ _ [F#] I'm not [B] sure pushing [F#] me away, [B] _
taking [D#m] me away, [B] simple space and [F#] _ energy
I'm not sure pushing me away, taking me away, [B] simple space and [F#] energy
_ [B]
We've come so [F#] far [B]
yet back [F#] to start [B]
Don't you [F#] be a [B] traffic light
_ _ When all things [F#] turn [B] _
_ to red _ _ Don't you be [F#] a [B] traffic _ light
[F#] I'm [B] not sure pushing me away, _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B]
taking [F#] me away, [B] simple space and [F#] energy
I'm not [B] sure pushing me _ [D#m] _ away, [E] _
_ [F#] taking me away, simple space and energy
Don't let [B] me down _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of We Started Nothing album.

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