15th September 2000, 12.34pm
Heliocentric@breathe.com
Shaun Hand, Birmingham
LONDON TRAFFIC
(Bruce Foxton)
From the LP 'This Is The Modern World'
This is the main riff of the song:
A
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A (with main riff x2)
A (with main riff x2)
London traffic - state of confusion
London traffic - blocking the streets
London traffic - going nowhere
London traffic - polluting our air
D A G A
Drive round London in a car, don't really want to go far.
D A G A Asus4 A
So many cars fill the streets, wonder why we bother at all.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/jam/39979.html ]
D A
London traffic is a problem
D G A
London traffic too many cars
G A
One way systems look very neat
G A Asus4 A
Coloured signs direct the streets
A
(main riff x2)
D A C G
No-one knows the answer, no-one seems to care,
D A C G A Asus4 A
Take a look at the city, take the traffic elsewhere.
E B E A B
Leave the city free from traffic, give the place a chance to survive.
A B A B
Dirt and filth cover London, give it a chance to breathe again.
A (with main riff x2)
London traffic - state of confusion
London traffic - blocking the streets
London traffic - going nowhere
London traffic - polluting our air
A (main riff x1)
A (main riff x2)
London traffic, London traffic, London traffic, London traffic
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