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Another Red Light

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ORDER: I V1 V2 C INT V3 C B FC
[INTRO]
 C#m|  C#m/E|  Amaj7|  F#m11|
 C#m|  C#m/E|  Amaj7|  F#m11|
[VERSE 1]
     AC#mnother red light on a C#m/Ecold November day
     Amaj7I F#m7see the faces C#mfollowing close in a C#m/Elong headlight parade
     Amaj7To a F#m7resting place where Amaj9tear-stained eyes say   E/BgoodbyeB  
[VERSE 2]
     I've been C#mmoving so fast I've forC#m/Egot - ten where I'm going
     Amaj7I'm F#m7driving blind but the C#mwheels of life have a C#m/Ebeautiful way
     of slow  Amaj7-  ing you F#m7down sometimes
     To E/Acatch your breath and take     Bsus4a second Bto
[CHORUS]
    E/ASmile when Eyou're not supBposed to laugh
    E/AAnd cry when you're Esupposed to Bhold it back
    E/AAnd live like the sun    C#m7is burning Bout of the skyAsus2/F#  
   'Cause tomor  Aadd9-  row's too late so don't waste a day of this life
[INTERLUDE]
 C#m|  C#m/E|  Amaj7|  F#m11|
[VERSE 3]
The C#mlong black car moves C#m/Eslow through the intersec  Amaj7-  tion
I F#m7take a left and I C#mpoint my life in the C#m/Eop - posite direc  Amaj7-  tion
I F#m7take a breath
'cause I Aadd9can't help think B- ing that the C#m7man in that Lin B/D#- coln is Aadd9telling me Bto
[CHORUS]
    E/ASmile when Eyou're not supBposed to laugh
    E/AAnd cry when you're Esupposed to Bhold it back
    E/AAnd live like the sun    C#m7is burning Bout of the skyAsus2/F#  
   'Cause tomor  Aadd9-  row's too late so don't waste a day of this life
[BRIDGE]
   DSo many souls     Asus2are set on lea E- ving for E B- denA/C#  
   DBut I will cher  Asus2-  ish this time hereC#m7  C#m/E  Amaj7  F#m  
   Yeah yeahC#m  C#m/E  Amaj7  
[FINAL CHORUS]
 E/A(hold)                  E  B  
    Smile when you're not supposed to laugh
    E/AAnd cry when you're Esupposed to Bhold it back
    E/AAnd live like the sun    C#m7is burning Bout of the skyAsus2/F#  
  'Cause tomor  Aadd9-  row's too late there's no        Asus2/F#time to wait
                       Asus2n.c.
   So don't     waste a day of this life

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Another Red Light

by David Hodges

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C#m/E

Amaj7

F#m11

F#m7

Amaj9

E/B

E/A

Bsus4

C#m7

Asus2/F#

Aadd9

B/D#

Asus2

A/C#

F#m

ORDER: I V1 V2 C INT V3 C B FC

[INTRO]

C#m C#m/E Amaj7 F#m11

| | | |

C#m C#m/E Amaj7 F#m11

| | | |

[VERSE 1]

C#m C#m/E

Another red light on a cold November day

Amaj7 F#m7 C#m C#m/E

I see the faces following close in a long headlight parade

Amaj7 F#m7 Amaj9 E/B B

To a resting place where tear-stained eyes say goodbye

[VERSE 2]

C#m C#m/E

I've been moving so fast I've forgot - ten where I'm going

Amaj7 F#m7 C#m C#m/E

I'm driving blind but the wheels of life have a beautiful way

Amaj7 F#m7

of slow - ing you down sometimes

E/A Bsus4 B

To catch your breath and take a second to

[CHORUS]

E/A E B

Smile when you're not supposed to laugh

E/A E B

And cry when you're supposed to hold it back

E/A C#m7 B Asus2/F#

And live like the sun is burning out of the sky

Aadd9

'Cause tomor - row's too late so don't waste a day of this life

[INTERLUDE]

C#m C#m/E Amaj7 F#m11

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[VERSE 3]

C#m C#m/E Amaj7

The long black car moves slow through the intersec - tion

F#m7 C#m C#m/E Amaj7

I take a left and I point my life in the op - posite direc - tion

F#m7

I take a breath

Aadd9 B C#m7 B/D# Aadd9 B

'cause I can't help think - ing that the man in that Lin - coln is telling me to

[CHORUS]

E/A E B

Smile when you're not supposed to laugh

E/A E B

And cry when you're supposed to hold it back

E/A C#m7 B Asus2/F#

And live like the sun is burning out of the sky

Aadd9

'Cause tomor - row's too late so don't waste a day of this life

[BRIDGE]

D Asus2 E B A/C#

So many souls are set on lea - ving for E - den

D Asus2 C#m7 C#m/E Amaj7 F#m

But I will cher - ish this time here

C#m C#m/E Amaj7

Yeah yeah

[FINAL CHORUS]

E/A E B

(hold)

Smile when you're not supposed to laugh

E/A E B

And cry when you're supposed to hold it back

E/A C#m7 B Asus2/F#

And live like the sun is burning out of the sky

Aadd9 Asus2/F#

'Cause tomor - row's too late there's no time to wait

Asus2

n.c.

So don't waste a day of this life

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