Traffic Light Tabs & Lyrics by The Ting Tings

Traffic Light

guitar tabs lyrics

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 F
Pushing me, you're breaking
B F
Overtaking me, you're racing
B F B
First placing me, not chasing me back 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.