Traffic
Stereophonics
In two of the verses there is a part in which the hammer-on and pull-off effect takes action just like in the Intro section. These parts are marked by an asterisk (*) next to the chord (listen to the track to hear what I’m on about).
Recommended Chord Positions:
Am xO221O
C x32O1O
Dsus2 xxO23O
F/E x3321O
Intro:
C Am
E|—O——O———3——3———|—O—————3——3———|
B|—1——1^3^1————1—-x-O—|—1——1^3^1————1—-x-O—|
G|—O——O—————O—-x-O—|—2——2—————2—-x-O—|
D|—2——2—————2—-x-O—|—2——2—————2—-x-O—|
A|—3——3—————3—-x-O—|—O——O—————O—-x-O—|
E|—x—————————x-O—|—x—————————x-O—|
F/E C
E|—O——O————————-|—O——O———3——(3)—(3)—|
B|—1——1———1——-1——-|—1——1^3^1———————|
G|—2——O^2^O——O——-O^2^O—|—O——O————————-|
D|—3——3———3——-3——-|—2——2————————-|
A|—3——3———3——-3——-|—3——3————————-|
E|————————————|————————————|
Verse 1:
C
We all face the same way
Am
Still it takes all day
F/E
Take a look to my left
C
Pick out the worst and the best
C (*)
She paints her lip
Am
Greasy and thick
F/E
Another mirror stare
Dsus2 C (*)
And she’s going where?
Verse 2:
(Same chords and rhythm as Verse 1)
Another office affair
To kill an unborn scare?
You talk dirty to a priest
Makes you human at least
Is she running away
To start a brand new day?
Or she going home?
Why’s she driving alone?
Chorus 1:
F/E Dsus2 C
Is anyone going anywhere?
F/E Dsus2 C Am F/E C
Everyone’s gotta be somewhere
Verse 3:
(Same chords and rhythm as Verses 1 and 2)
She got a body in the boot
Or just bags full of food?
Those are models legs
But are they womens are they mens?
She shouts down the phone
Missed a payment on the loan
She gotta be above the rest
Keeping up with the best
Chorus 2:
F/E Dsus2 C
Is anyone going anywhere?
F/E Dsus2 C Am F/E C
Everyone’s gotta be somewhere
Bridge:
G F/E {x2}
F/E C
Verse 4:
(Same chords and rhythm as Verses 1, 2 and 3)
Waits tables for a crook?
Wrote a hard back book?
You teach kids how to read?
Or sell your body on the street?
A nurse without a job?
Another uptown snob?
But have I got you all wrong?
Chorus 3:
F/E Dsus2 C
Is anyone going anywhere?
F/E Dsus2 C
Is anyone going anywhere?
F/E Dsus2 C
Is anyone going anywhere?
F/E Dsus2 C Am F/E C
Everyone’s gotta be somewhere
Outro:
C Am F/E C {x4}