Traffic Light

capo 1

verse 1
G
the traffic light

waits for you to tell me the
Em
tale of a shattered life , tonight

and i just passed by when you have
D
had the chance to fight

or would you spend your last days alone

thinkin nobody would have cared
C
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
D
this is how you’re going down
Em
you thought that i never really wanted you around
G
well you are way off track to think like that
D C
coz now you have taken back ,
Em
everything that you ever said
D
bout how id never want to see you again
C
well this is what i , what i left behind

G Em
what i left behind , what i left behind

verse 2
G
need a change
Em
in a minute of my time did i get your name?

well you say , that i haven’t been
D
asked that in years now i think ,

the traffic light that stood in the way
C
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

C
forgetting about ourselves
Em
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
Em
you thought that i never really wanted you around
G
well you are way off track to think like that
D C
coz now you have taken back ,
Em
everything that you ever said
D
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 )
C
this is what i , what i left behind