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Red Light

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Capo 2
[Intro]
 Cadd9   Gx2
[Verse 1]
sEmo this is how it enGds
tEmhis is where it alGl goes down
tEmhis is what I dGont love yoCadd9u feels like
iEmt aint the middle of thGe night
 anEmd it aint even raiGning outside
it Emaint excatly wGhat I haCadd9d in mind
fCadd9or goodbye
[Chorus]
ACadd9t a red light in Gthe sunshine on Da sunday
nEMothin to saCadd9y dont even GtryD  
sCadd9ome are coming home Gsome are leaving townD  
while my wEMorlds crashing down
oCadd9n a sunday in Gthe sunshineD  
at a red light
 Cadd9   G   Dx2
[Verse 2]
I Emthought she was going Gto say
somthing about that Emcouple kissing across the street
Gor something about this beautiful day
bEmut she just looked me in tGhe eye said its over
dEmidnt try to lie or pick a fight
I Gmight have seen it Cadd9coming that way
[Chorus]
ACadd9t a red light in Gthe sunshine on Da sunday
nEMothin to saCadd9y dont even GtryD  
sCadd9ome are coming home Gsome are leaving townD  
while my wEMorlds crashing down
oCadd9n a sunday in Gthe sunshineD  
Cadd9at a red light 
[Bridge]
tDheres a mama calming down a little baby in the Cadd9back seat in front of me
tDheres an old man dressed in his sunday vest Cadd9just waiting on green
bEmut I cant see getting paDst
[Chorus] x2
ACadd9t a red light in Gthe sunshine on Da sunday
nEMothin to saCadd9y dont even GtryD  
sCadd9ome are coming home Gsome are leaving townD  
while my wEMorlds crashing down
oCadd9n a sunday in Gthe sunshineD  
at a red light
[Outro] 
 Cadd9   Gx4
at a red light 

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Red Light

by David Nail

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Capo 2

[Intro]

Cadd9 G

[Verse 1]

Em G

so this is how it ends

Em G

this is where it all goes down

Em G Cadd9

this is what I dont love you feels like

Em G

it aint the middle of the night

Em G

and it aint even raining outside

Em G Cadd9

it aint excatly what I had in mind

Cadd9

for goodbye

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G D

At a red light in the sunshine on a sunday

EM Cadd9 G D

nothin to say dont even try

Cadd9 G D

some are coming home some are leaving town

while my worlds crashing down

Cadd9 G D

on a sunday in the sunshine

at a red light

Cadd9 G D

[Verse 2]

Em G

I thought she was going to say

somthing about that couple kissing across the street

or something about this beautiful day

Em G

but she just looked me in the eye said its over

didnt try to lie or pick a fight

G Cadd9

I might have seen it coming that way

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G D

At a red light in the sunshine on a sunday

EM Cadd9 G D

nothin to say dont even try

Cadd9 G D

some are coming home some are leaving town

while my worlds crashing down

Cadd9 G D

on a sunday in the sunshine

Cadd9

at a red light

[Bridge]

D Cadd9

theres a mama calming down a little baby in the back seat in front of me

D Cadd9

theres an old man dressed in his sunday vest just waiting on green

Em D

but I cant see getting past

[Chorus] x2

Cadd9 G D

At a red light in the sunshine on a sunday

EM Cadd9 G D

nothin to say dont even try

Cadd9 G D

some are coming home some are leaving town

while my worlds crashing down

Cadd9 G D

on a sunday in the sunshine

at a red light

[Outro]

Cadd9 G

at a red light

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