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Traffic Light

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Capo 1
Verse 1
GThe traffic light
Waits for you to tell me the 
tale of a shattered Emlife, tonight
And I just passed by when you have 
had the chance to Dfight
Or would you spend your last days alone
Thinkin nobody would have cared
Or Cknown just look me in the eye and see that its a light
          D       G (leads into chorus)
So you're telling me, 
Chorus
This is how you're going Ddown
You thought that I never really wanted Emyou around
Well you are way off track to Gthink like that
Coz Dnow you have taken Cback, 
everything that you ever Emsaid
Bout how Id never want to see you Dagain
Well Cthis is what I, what I left behind
    GWhat I left bEmehind, what I left behind
Verse 2
GNeed a change
In a minute of my time did I get your nEmame?
Well you say, that I haven't been 
asked that in years now I Dthink, 
the traffic light that stood in the way
So that I can hear what you had to Csay
Im half way through your story
Cant help thinking that you're Djust like Gme
Chorus
This is how you're going Ddown
You thought that I never really wanted Emyou around
Well you are way off track to Gthink like that
Coz Dnow you have taken Cback, 
everything that you ever Emsaid
Bout how Id never want to see you Dagain
Well Cthis is what I, what I left Ambehind
Forgetting about ourCselves
Is like history that Emdust is covering 
left on the shelf, Don the sChelf
                        D (single strum)
The crosswalks make the way for us to say what we need to say
Chorus
GYeah, this is how you're going Ddown
You thought that I never really wanted Emyou around
Well you are way off track to Gthink like that
Coz Dnow you have taken Cback, 
everything that you ever Emsaid
Bout how Id never want to see you Dagain
Well Cthis is what I, what I left bEmehind 
                  (So your telling me)
(This is how you're going down)
TChis is what I, what I left behind

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Traffic Light

by Daughtry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

Verse 1

The traffic light

Waits for you to tell me the

tale of a shattered life, tonight

And I just passed by when you have

had the chance to fight

Or would you spend your last days alone

Thinkin nobody would have cared

Or known just look me in the eye and see that its a light

D G (leads into chorus)

So you're telling me,

Chorus

This is how you're going down

You thought that I never really wanted you around

Well you are way off track to think like that

D C

Coz now you have taken back,

everything that you ever said

Bout how Id never want to see you again

Well this is what I, what I left behind

G Em

What I left behind, what I left behind

Verse 2

Need a change

In a minute of my time did I get your name?

Well you say, that I haven't been

asked that in years now I think,

the traffic light that stood in the way

So that I can hear what you had to say

Im half way through your story

D G

Cant help thinking that you're just like me

Chorus

This is how you're going down

You thought that I never really wanted you around

Well you are way off track to think like that

D C

Coz now you have taken back,

everything that you ever said

Bout how Id never want to see you again

C Am

Well this is what I, what I left behind

Forgetting about ourselves

Is like history that dust is covering

D C

left on the shelf, on the shelf

D (single strum)

The crosswalks make the way for us to say what we need to say

Chorus

G D

Yeah, this is how you're going down

You thought that I never really wanted you around

Well you are way off track to think like that

D C

Coz now you have taken back,

everything that you ever said

Bout how Id never want to see you again

C Em

Well this is what I, what I left behind

(So your telling me)

(This is how you're going down)

This is what I, what I left behind

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