Chord/Tab song: Tell Me When My Light Turns Green

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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]Seen quite a [E]bit in my [C#m]twenty-three [F#]years,
I've been [B]manic de[E]pressive
And I've [C#m]spat a few [F#]tears.

[E]Spat on and [D#m]shat on
Tell me when my [C#m]light's on[C#m][D#m]
[E]Would you please [D#m]tell me when my light turns [F#]green?

B E C#m (x2)

[E]Spat on and [D#m]shat on
Tell me when my [C#m]light's on[C#m][D#m]
[E]Would you please [D#m]tell me when my light turns [F#]green?
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dexys_midnight_runners/tell_me_when_my_light_turns_green_crd.html )
[B]Rambling and [E]gambling
Just[C#m] hoping for [F#]more
I've been [B]losing and [E]boozing
But I[C#m] don't know what [F#]for

Will [E]anybody [D#m]help?
Tell me when my [C#m]light's on[C#m][D#m]
[E]Would you please [D#m]tell me when my light turns [F#]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)

It's [B]not that I [E]don't be[C#m]lieve in [F#]you
Oh, your [B]work's all a[E]round for [C#m]me to [F#]see

[E]Won't you please [D#m]help?
Tell me when my [C#m]light's on[C#m][D#m]
[E]Would you please [D#m]tell me when my light turns [F#]green?

[B] [E] [C#m]
[B]Would you please [E]tell me when my light turns [C#m]green?

[B] [E] [C#m]
[B]Would you please [E]tell me when my light turns [C#m]green?

[B] [E] [C#m]