Tell Me When My Light Turns Green Chords

by Dexys Midnight Runners
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Chords

C#m
D#m
B
E
F#

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heliocentric@breathe.com
18th January 2001, 7.27pm
 
TELL ME WHEN MY LIGHT TURNS GREEN by DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
(Kevin Rowland)
 
From 'Searching For The Young Soul Rebels'
 
Chords used:
 
C#m:  x46654
D#m:  x68876
E:    x7999x (in intro and chorus) and 022100 (in verse and link and coda)
B:    x2444x
F#:   244322 (in verse) and x-9-11-11-11-x (in chorus)
 
C#m D#m E D#m C#m (x2)
 
B E C#m (x2)
 
B            E         C#m          F#
Seen quite a bit in my twenty-three years,
          B       E
I've been manic depressive
         C#m        F#
And I've spat a few tears.
 
E           D#m
Spat on and shat on
                C#m           C#m D#m
Tell me when my light's on
E                D#m                         F#
Would you please tell me when my light turns green?
 
B E C#m (x2)
 
E           D#m
Spat on and shat on
                C#m           C#m D#m
Tell me when my light's on
E                D#m                         F#
Would you please tell me when my light turns green?
 
B            E
Rambling and gambling
    C#m         F#
Just hoping for more
          B          E
I've been losing and boozing
     C#m              F#
But I don't know what for
 
     E       D#m
Will anybody help?
                C#m           C#m D#m
Tell me when my light's on
E                D#m                         F#
Would you please tell me when my light turns green?
 
B E C#m F#
 
E D#m C#m C#m D#m E D#m F#
 
B E C#m (x2)
(horn solo)
 
     B          E       C#m      F#
It's not that I don't believe in you
         B           E         C#m   F#
Oh, your work's all around for me to see
 
E                D#m
Won't you please help?
                C#m           C#m D#m
Tell me when my light's on
E                D#m                         F#
Would you please tell me when my light turns green?
 
B E C#m
 
B                E                           C#m
Would you please tell me when my light turns green?
 
B E C#m
 
B                E                           C#m
Would you please tell me when my light turns green?
 
B E C#m
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