Green Light Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays491

Green Light by Ernest Tubb is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, D7, G7, A7 and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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Intro: C F G C 

verse 1 
C                     F      C 
I turn your hole card upside down  
                          D7       G7 
I caught you cheatin and runnin around 

There's a smile upon your face  
       C               A7     
While another takes my place 
           DM        G7            C 
And now at last dear the truth I'd found 

verse 2 
C                          F              C 
Babe there's a green light you're free to go  
                     D7            G7 
You take a high road I'll take the low 

Now here's your coat and shoes  
             C        A7 
and don't forget your blues 
          DM        G7              C 
You're on canoe now you'll have to row 

 guitar  C F C D7 G7 C A7 Dm G7 C 

verse 3 
C                             F          C 
Babe there's a green light so shift your gears 
                          D7       G7 
I know you fooled me for all these years 

I'll hold my head up high  
       C              A7 
and forget you by and by 
                DM       G7         C 
And there'll be laughter instead of tears 

verse 4 
C                          F            C 
Babe there's a green light kick up your heels 
                        D7          G7 
There'll come a day you know how it feels 

To have your aces trumped 
       C           A7 
and be taken for a chump 
              DM          G7              C 
Now there's a green light    so spin your wheels 

 steel  C F C D7 G7 C A7 Dm G7 C 

C                          F            C 
Babe there's a green light kick up your heels 
                        D7          G7 
There'll come a day you know how it feels 

To have your aces trumped 
       C           A7 
and be taken for a chump 
              DM          G7              C 
Now there's a green light    so spin your wheels 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante