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Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean
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Tabbed by: Robert McMillan
E-mail: mcmillan_ra (at) hotmail-
A great (but cheesy) pop song from the 70s.
Capo 4th fret. All chords relative to that.
[Intro]
Am
F
C
G
[Chorus]
Am F
Red Light, Spells danger,
C G
Can't hold out, much longer
Am F
'Cause red light means warning,
C G
Can't hold out, I'm burning (No, no, no...)
[Verse]
Am
You took my heart and turned me on
F
And now the danger sign is on
C
I never thought the day would come
G
When I would feel alone without you
Am
And now I'm like a child again,
F
Calling out his mama's name,
C
You got me on a ball and chain,
G
Doin' things that I don't want to.
[Pre-Chorus]
F
Can't stop running to ya,
G
Feel the love coming through ya,
F
Girl with you beside me,
G
Hold on, heaven guide me...
[Chorus]
C F
Red light (til the red light) Spells danger (oh a danger warning)
C G
Can't hold out (can't hold out) much longer (no no baby)
C F
'Cause red light (feel the red light) means warning (oh it's a danger warning),
C G
Can't hold out (no no now) I'm burning (woah-oh oh oh)
[Break]
Am
F
C
G
[Chorus]
Am F
Red Light, Spells danger,
C G
Can't hold out, much longer
Am F
'Cause red light means warning,
C G
Can't hold out, I'm burning
[Verse]
Am
I had my fun and played around,
F
without a love to tie me down,
C
I always used to kiss and run,
G
I never wanted love to catch me.
Am
I thought I had a heart of stone,
F
But now I'm in the danger zone,
C
I can feel the heat is on,
G
Soon the flames are gonna catch me.
[Pre-Chorus]
F
Can't stop running to ya,
G
Feel the love coming through ya,
F
Girl with you beside me,
G
Hold on, heaven guide me...
[Chorus]
C F
Red light (feel the red light) Spells danger (oh it's a danger warning)
C G
Can't hold out (can't hold out) much longer (no no nooooo)
C F
'Cause red light (feel the red light) means warning (oh it's a danger warning),
C G
Can't hold out (cant hold out) I'm burning (No no nooooo)
[Chorus]
C F
Red light (it's a red light baby) Spells danger (oh that's a danger warning)
C G
Can't hold out (can't hold out) much longer (ohhh you gotta help me baby)
C F
'Cause red light (feel the red light) means warning (oh it's a danger warning),
C G
Can't hold out (cant hold out) I'm burning (No no nooooo)
Etc.
(If you don't want to use the capo, the actual chords are: C#m, A, E and B.)