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Taillights Blue

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[Verse 1]
You got the last of Gall Ayour Dstuff
You got your Gcar Acranked Dup
And I Gguess there ain't a Dthing that I can Asay
I'm thinking as I'm GstanAding Dhere
And suddenly it Gall cAomes Dclear
As I Gwatch you Ddrive aAway
[Chorus] 
(stop strumming for a second)
They should have made Gtail Alights Dblue
So when I Gsee Athem Dgo
They'll look the Gway AI Ddo
Just a Empale G/F#blue Aglow
They should have made GI Acan't Dstay
Sound like GI Alove Bmyou
You know they should have Gmade Atail lights Dblue
[Verse 2]
I know it's gonna Gtake Asome Dtime
To get you Goff Amy Dmind
And Gforget how Dhappy we once Awere
I don't know how to Gbring Ayou Dback
And as a GmaAtter of Dfact
The Gonly thing DI know for Asure
[Chorus]
(stop strumming for a second)
They should have made Gtail Alights Dblue
So when I Gsee Athem Dgo
They'll look the Gway AI Ddo
Just a Empale G/F#blue Aglow
They should have made GI Acan't Dstay
Sound like GI Alove Bmyou
You know they should have Gmade Atail lights Dblue
[Instrumental]
 G-  A-  D-  G-  A-  D-  G-  D- A  
[Chorus]
They should have made Gtail Alights Dblue
So when I Gsee Athem Dgo
They'll look the Gway AI Ddo
Just a Empale G/F#blue Aglow
They should have made GI Acan't Dstay
Sound like GI Alove Bmyou
You know they should have Gmade Atail lights Dblue

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Taillights Blue

by Alan Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

[Verse 1]

G A D

You got the last of all your stuff

G A D

You got your car cranked up

G D A

And I guess there ain't a thing that I can say

G A D

I'm thinking as I'm standing here

G A D

And suddenly it all comes clear

G D A

As I watch you drive away

[Chorus]

(stop strumming for a second)

G A D

They should have made tail lights blue

G A D

So when I see them go

G A D

They'll look the way I do

Em G/F# A

Just a pale blue glow

G A D

They should have made I can't stay

G A Bm

Sound like I love you

G A D

You know they should have made tail lights blue

[Verse 2]

G A D

I know it's gonna take some time

G A D

To get you off my mind

G D A

And forget how happy we once were

G A D

I don't know how to bring you back

G A D

And as a matter of fact

G D A

The only thing I know for sure

[Chorus]

(stop strumming for a second)

G A D

They should have made tail lights blue

G A D

So when I see them go

G A D

They'll look the way I do

Em G/F# A

Just a pale blue glow

G A D

They should have made I can't stay

G A Bm

Sound like I love you

G A D

You know they should have made tail lights blue

[Instrumental]

G A D G A D G D A

- - - - - - - -

[Chorus]

G A D

They should have made tail lights blue

G A D

So when I see them go

G A D

They'll look the way I do

Em G/F# A

Just a pale blue glow

G A D

They should have made I can't stay

G A Bm

Sound like I love you

G A D

You know they should have made tail lights blue

About Taillights Blue Chords by Alan Jackson

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What key is "Taillights Blue" in?

The chords for "Taillights Blue" show the original chord names (including G, A, D, Em, G/F#, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.