I watched a lot of The Ting Tings' YouTube videos to get this right... Jules alternates
a lot and inconsistently between plucking and strumming, so try to listen first to the
acoustic versions to get the timing right. Enjoy!
intro: (B-F)e|---------| |-----------|g|---44-2--| |---444-222-|b|---44-3--| x3, then strum |---444-333-| let the last note ringd|---------| |---xxx-444-|a|-22----0-| |-22222-444-|E|-----2---| |-----------|
verse:e|---------|g|---44-2--|b|---44-3--| x4d|---------|a|-22----0-|E|-----2---|Don't you be a traffic light, don't you be a traffic light/Don't you be a roundabout, no not another roundabout
e|----------------|g|---44-7---99-2--|b|---44-8---99-3--|d|----------------|a|-22--6-677----0-|E|------------2---|With all things said you turn to red/We've come so far yet back to the start
e|-------------------|g|---44-2----444-222-|b|---44-3----444-333-| let the last note ringd|-----------xxx-444-|a|-22----0-22222-444-|E|-----2-------------|Don't you be a traffic light./
e|---------|g|---44-2--|b|---44-3--| x2d|---------|a|-22----0-|E|-----2---|Don't you be a roundabout.
chorus: (G#m-C#m-E)e|------------------------------|g|------------------------------|b|---44-4---66-6---11-1---11-1--|d|---66-6---66-6---22-2---22-2--|a|-----6-644--4-4----2-2----2-2-|E|-44------------00-----00------|Oh now baby, don't misread the signs, if you just
e|-----------------------------------------|g|--------------------------222222-C-2-4---| back to intro riff...b|---44-4---66-666-11111111-333333---------|Ud|---66-6---66-666-22222222-444444---------|Ta|-----6-644--4444-22222222-444444---------|E|-44--------------00000000----------------|Turn the key then things will turn out fine.
same chords for verse 2 and chorus 2
ending: (pluck or strum the chords, up to you)
B F
Pushing me, you're breaking
B F
Overtaking me, you're racing
B F B
First placing me, not chasing me back home...
F
Haven't I asked you
e|------------------|g|---44-7---99-2--4-|b|---44-8---99-3--4-| let ring...d|------------------|a|-22--6-677----0-2-|E|------------2-----|now... don't let me down.