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Heavy Traffic
Status Quo
Heavy Traffic 2002
Rick plays these chords 
with a capo on the 2nd fret.
|E| |E| |E| |E| x2
|A| |A  
Aeverybody's been a long time talking
ain't nobody said a word that's trueG  
ain't it time to stop this crap type talkingD  
won't you tell us what you're gonna do
tell you what why don't we break this pattern
tell you what why don't we do some do
all together we can make it happen
untogether and we won't get through
wanna dArive yeh dErive
i wanna dArive but i can't gDet no-where
heavy trAaffic Eall over this toAwnE  
i wanna dArive yeh dErive
i wanna dArive i gotta gDet somewhere
heavy trAaffic Eis bringing me dAown
every time i see the red light burning
don't it always make the air turn blue
but until we see the red light turning
there ain't nothing anyone can do
we all dream about an open highway
making dreams is all that we can do
we'd be moving on if i had my way
nothing can stop me getting back to you
wanna drive yeh drive
i wanna drive but i can't get no-where
heavy traffic all over this town
i wanna drive yeh drive
i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere
heavy traffic coming into this town
i wanna drive yeh drive
i wanna drive but i can't get no-where
heavy traffic all over this town
i wanna drive yeh drive
i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere
heavy traffic is bringing me down
heavy traffic all over this town
heavy traffic all over this town
heavy traffic coming into this town
heavy traffic
etc

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Heavy Traffic

by Status Quo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Heavy Traffic

Status Quo

Heavy Traffic 2002

Rick plays these chords

with a capo on the 2nd fret.

E E E E

|| || || || x2

A A

|| |

everybody's been a long time talking

ain't nobody said a word that's true

ain't it time to stop this crap type talking

won't you tell us what you're gonna do

tell you what why don't we break this pattern

tell you what why don't we do some do

all together we can make it happen

untogether and we won't get through

A E

wanna drive yeh drive

A D

i wanna drive but i can't get no-where

A E A E

heavy traffic all over this town

A E

i wanna drive yeh drive

A D

i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere

A E A

heavy traffic is bringing me down

every time i see the red light burning

don't it always make the air turn blue

but until we see the red light turning

there ain't nothing anyone can do

we all dream about an open highway

making dreams is all that we can do

we'd be moving on if i had my way

nothing can stop me getting back to you

wanna drive yeh drive

i wanna drive but i can't get no-where

heavy traffic all over this town

i wanna drive yeh drive

i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere

heavy traffic coming into this town

i wanna drive yeh drive

i wanna drive but i can't get no-where

heavy traffic all over this town

i wanna drive yeh drive

i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere

heavy traffic is bringing me down

heavy traffic all over this town

heavy traffic coming into this town

heavy traffic

etc

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