Traffic tab - stereophonics

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}

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Trffic.- We all face the same way, Still it takes all day I take a look to my left, Pick out the worst and the best She paints her lip, greasy and thick Another mirror stare And she's going where Another office affair, to kill an unborn scare You talk dirty to a priest, it makes you human at least Is she running away, to start a brand new day Or she's going home, why's she driving alone Is anyone going anywhere Everyone's got to be, somewhere She's got a body in the boot, just bags of food Those are models legs, but are they women's, are they men's She shouts down the phone, she missed a payment on the loan She's go to be above the rest, keeping up with the best Is anyone going anywhere Everyone's got to be, somewhere She waits tables for a crook, you wrote a hardback book You teach kids how to read, sell your body on the street And that's without a job, another up town snob But have I got you all wrong, one look and you were gone Is anyone going anywhere Is anyone going anywhere Is anyone going anywhere Everyone's got to be, somewhere