Left Turn on a Red Light — Blackfoot

Chords and lyrics for Left Turn on a Red Light by Blackfoot (key of A#).

Verse 1

Blackfoot - Left Turn On A Red Light

Intro

[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]

Verse

[Dm]It's nine o'clock at this [C]old station
And my [Bb]silver linin' [C]ride is right on [Dm]time
And as I buy myself a [C]one-way ticket
For [Bb]somewhere else [C]on down the [Dm]line
And I see that on [C]their faces
Of a [Bb]people that [C]will never come [Dm]home
And when I stare into the [C]mirror, mama
[Bb]See [C]myself all [Dm]alone

Chorus

[G]And did you ever stop to [Dm]wonder
About the [G]times that she [F]laid [C]by your [Dm]side
When you [G]know that I was right
And you [C]finally realize
You took a [Bb]left turn[C] on a red [Dm]light

Interlude

[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]

Verse 2

[Dm]Sun shines down on the [C]desert
And it [Bb]seems to [C]make my life a [Dm]haze
And I dream of my [C]childhood sweetheart
And the [Bb]freedom that I [C]had in those [Dm]days
When I wake from all my [C]dreamin'
Will this [Bb]boxcar always [C]be my lonely [Dm]home, yeah
Well I [Dm]don't know where I am
And I [C]really don't give a damn
This [Bb]crazy life of [C]mine will soon be [Dm]gone

Chorus 2

Solo

[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm]

Verse 3

[Dm]Well it's nine o'clock at this [C]old station
[Bb]Once again my [C]ride is right on [Dm]time
And as I buy myself [C]another ticket, Lord
For [Bb]somewhere else [C]on down the [Dm]line
Well I'll always be a [C]rambler
Well the [Bb]ones I love [C]always keep tellin'[Dm] me
V
You stare too long in the mirror, son
[Bb]Someday you'll be [C]too blind to [Dm]see

Chorus 3

[G]And now I can stop my [Dm]wonderin'
About the [G]times that she [F]laid [C]by my [Dm]side
Now I [G]know that I was right
And I [C]finally realize
I took a [Bb]left turn[C] on a red [G][F][Bb]light[Dm][C]
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