Waiting For The Light To Turn Green chords by Gretchen Peters

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Song: Waiting for the light to turn green
Artist: Gretchen Peters
Album: The secret of life

CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of A augmentedA)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
G+G = 3x0003  Gsus2Gsus2 = 3x0233  D4    = 200233
G9G9 = 3x0203  Cadd9Cadd9 = x32033  G/BG/B    = x20033
G4G4 = 3x0013  Csus2Csus2 = x30033  Cmaj7Cmaj7   = x32003
G6G6 = 3x2003  C majorC   = x32013  Cmaj7sus6 = x32203
G5G5 = 3x0033  D MajorD   = 200232

The chords above are the ones Gretchen uses live. You could play the G5G5
as a power chord as on the record (355xxx), but the way Gretchen plays
the G5G5 makes it a much smoother transition to the C majorC chords. She also
breaks the G5G5 riff up by playing an occasional open bottom E,
and sometimes hammering on an E MajorE on the 4th string, (as in the intro)
which in both cases makes it a passing G6. The Gsus2Gsus2 is something
Gretchen plays live on her acoustic, but is only subtly suggested on
the record, as the G5G5 power chord dominates the mix.

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[Intro]
     G+G  G9G9     G4G4  G+G   G6G6
e |------3---3------|---3----3----------| [x2]
BB |------0---0------|---1----0----------|
G+G |------0---2------|---0----0----------|
D MajorD |------0---0------|---0----0----0-h2--|
A augmentedA |-----------------|-------------------|
E MajorE |--3--------------|-------------------|


[Verse 1]
G5G5
  It's raining in my coffee cup,
G5G5                 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2
  Coming down since I got up to - day,
     G5G5
Cold and grey,
G5G5
  Looking in my rear view mirror, I could be anywhere,
G5G5       Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2
  But here I am,
     G5G5  Gsus2Gsus2 G5G5 Gsus2Gsus2 G5G5
Traffic jam!

[Verse 2]
D MajorD           D4   D MajorD
  All these people without names,
D4 D MajorD        D4    D MajorD  G/BG/B  Cadd9Cadd9
    Every day we face the same rou - tine,
  C majorC              G+G   G9G9  G4G4  G+G
Waiting for the light to turn ...green----!


[Verse 3]
G5G5
  The lady in the blue Sedan,
G5G5                    Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2
  Combs her hair and steals a glance at me,
    G5G5  Gsus2Gsus2 G5G5 Gsus2Gsus2
Who is she?
G5G5
  Does anybody hold her tight,
G5G5                      Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2
  Or does she spend her days and nights at home,
     G5G5  Gsus2Gsus2 G5G5 Gsus2Gsus2 G5G5
All a - lone?


[Verse 4]
D MajorD          D4   D MajorD
  And over in the passing zone,
D4 D MajorD            D4     D MajorD G/BG/B  Cadd9Cadd9
    All wrapped up in - side their own day - dreams,
     C majorC              G+G     G9G9  G4G4  G+G
They're waiting for the light to turn ...green,
D MajorD         D4  D MajorD
  Do they wonder who I am?
D4 D MajorD          D4    D MajorD G/BG/B  Cadd9Cadd9
    Do they know I'm not some damn ma - chine?
  C majorC              G5G5
Waiting for the light to turn  ...green!


[Break]
    G+G   G9G9     G4G4   G+G
e |-----3----------3---|-------3----------|
BB |-------0------0-----|-----1----0-------|
G+G |---------0--2-------|---0--------------|
D MajorD |--------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |--3-----------------|----------3-------|

    G+G   G9G9     G4G4   G+G
e |-----3----------3---|-------3----------|
BB |-------0------0-----|-----1----0-------|
G+G |---------0--2-------|---0--------------|
D MajorD |--------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |--3-----------------|----------3-------|

   Cmaj7Cmaj7  Cmaj7add6  C majorC   Cmaj7Cmaj7
e |-----3----------3---|-------3----------|
BB |-------0------0-----|-----1-----0------|
G+G |---------0--2-------|---0--------------|
D MajorD |--------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |--3-----------------|-----------3------|
E MajorE |--------------------|------------------|

    G+G   G9G9     G4G4   G+G
e |-----3----------3---|-------3----------|
BB |-------0------0-----|-----1----0-------|
G+G |---------0--2-------|---0--------------|
D MajorD |--------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |--3-----------------|----------3-------|


[Verse 5]
G5G5
  What about the love I long for?
G5G5                  Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2
  What about the child I want some - day?
      G+G  Gsus2Gsus2 G+G Gsus2Gsus2
Where are they?
G5G5
  What about my heart's desire?
G5G5                   Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2
  What about these four bald tyres I'm on?
   G5G5  Gsus2Gsus2 G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G5G5
How long?


[Verse 6]
D MajorD          D4   D MajorD
  I've been going nowhere fast,
D4 D MajorD          D4    D MajorD  G/BG/B Cadd9Cadd9
    Running out of time and gas - o - line,
  C majorC              G+G   G9G9  G4G4  G+G
Waiting for the light to turn ...green----!
D MajorD             D4    D MajorD
  And I'll be damned if I'll grow old...,
D4 D MajorD             D4    D MajorD  G/BG/B Cadd9Cadd9
    ...Waiting for these wheels to roll, not me,
  C majorC                   G+G   G9G9  G4G4  G+G
Waiting for the light----   ...to turn ...green----!


[Coda]
G5G5
  It's raining in my coffee cup,
G5G5                 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 Csus2Csus2
  Coming down since I got up to - day!

     G+G  G9G9     G4G4  G+G
e |------3---3------|---3----3------||
BB |------0---0------|---1----0------||
G+G |------0---2------|---0----0------||
D MajorD |------0---0------|---0----0------||
A augmentedA |-----------------|--------2------||