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      Green Light:The American Breed.
#39 on BB Hot 100 on ACTA Records
in 1968.

INTRO: G

#1.
G
When you were just a child you built a wall..
G
in your sheltered world like an antique doll.
G   Bm     Am       Bm    Am         Bm   A
You always took and never learned to give.
D         C         D        C      D
Don't you know that ain't no way to live?

CHORUS:
G
Give me the green light, come on baby.
G
Turn on the green light, let's go baby.
Am                   Bm
How can I break down your resistance
C                D
when you keep me at a distance?
G
Give me the green light, come on baby.
G
Turn on the green light, let's go baby.


INTERLUDE: G C G C

#2.
G
The basic facts of life have been denied.
G
You buried your emotions deep inside.
Bm         Am      Bm     Am    Bm       Am Bm A
Don't keep running in the wrong direction,
D       C     D       C      D
come on baby, give me some affection.

CHORUS:
G
Give me the green light, come on baby.
G
Turn on the green light, let's go baby.
Am                   Bm
How can I break down your resistance
C                D
when you keep me at a distance?

OUTRO:
G
Give me the green light, come on baby.
G
Turn on the green light, let's go baby.
G
Give me the green light, come on baby.
G
Turn on the green light, let's go baby.
G
Give me the green light, come on baby.
G
Turn on the green light, let's go baby..(Fade.)



A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_american_breed/green_light_chords_1749417

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