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

B E C#m (x2)

E           Ebm
Spat on and shat on
                C#m           C#m Ebm
Tell me when my light's on
E                Ebm                         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       Ebm
Will anybody help?
                C#m           C#m Ebm
Tell me when my light's on
E                Ebm                         F#
Would you please tell me when my light turns green?

B E C#m F#

E Ebm C#m C#m Ebm E Ebm 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                Ebm
Won't you please help?
                C#m           C#m Ebm
Tell me when my light's on
E                Ebm                         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