"Weird Al" Yankovic: Alapalooza - Traffic Jam Chords

Tempo:
100.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Em

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Weird Al" Yankovic: Alapalooza - Traffic Jam chords
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[A] [Fm] [A] [Fm]
[G] [F] [A] [Fm]
[Dm] [A] [D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [A] [D] [Em] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D] [Em] Car bumping outside, [A] [D] making me [Em] choke.
[Bm] [A] [D] No [Em] AC, [D] [A] and the [D] radio is [Em] broken.
[D] Car's backed [Em] [D] up, but you [Em] can't [Bm] see.
[A] Seems like [Em] I've been waiting [A] here for [D] all [E] eternity.
Oh, just in case you're wondering, I'll tell you where I am.
[D] I'm right here, right here, right here, right here,
stuck right here in the middle [A] of this [D] epic jam.
[G] I had to move one [D] inch from this hip [A]-bop [D] traffic jam.
[G] The freeway's one [D] big parking [A] lot [D] traffic jam.
[G] My [D] radiator's boiling [E] hot, and I'm stuck right here in the middle,
right here in the middle of a [A] traffic [Em] jam.
[A] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A] [D] [G]
[A] [Em] Trapped inside [D] my [Em] automobile,
[Bm] [A] [D] cobwebs [G] growing [A] on the [D] steering [Em] wheel.
[D] Now [Em] I'm no genius, [A] [D] one [Em] thing I know,
[A] shouldn't have [Em] had that [D] valve [A] in an [Bm] hour and a half ago.
[E] Damn, if you need to find me, I'll tell you where I am.
[D] I'm right here, right here, right here, right here,
right back out in the middle [A] of this [G] traffic jam.
I had to move one [D] inch from this hip [A]-bop [D] traffic jam.
[G] The freeway's [D] one big parking [A] lot [D] traffic jam.
[G] Well, I thought we would [D] move, but I guess we're [E] not,
cause I'm stuck right here in the middle,
right here in the middle of a [A] traffic jam.
[D] Traffic
[G] [Am] [G] [D]
[A] [Em] [A] [G] jam.
[Am] [G] [A] [G]
[A] [Em] [E] Lift [D]
[Em] [A] [Em] me up, I'm gonna steal your [D] phone,
I'm gonna puke if I [G] hear any more.
[A] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D] Now [Em] we're all going nowhere [D] fast, well, I guess that's [Em] perfectly clear.
[Am] I left [G] home five hours ago, [A] and I can still see [E] my house from here.
So if anybody's trying to find me, well, I'll tell you where I am.
[D] Right here, right here, right here, right here,
stuck right here in the middle [A] of this [D] traffic jam.
[G] I had to move one inch from [D] this hip [A]-bop [G] traffic jam.
The freeway's [D] one big parking lot [A] traffic [G] jam.
Now my back teeth are floating and [D] my nerves are shattering,
and I'm [E] stuck right here in the middle,
stuck right here in the middle of a traffic [A] jam.
[Em]
[A] Traffic jam.
[G] [A] Traffic jam.
[Em]
[F#m] Traffic [D] jam.
[C] [G] [A] [G] [A] [Bm] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [G] [F] [G]
[Gm]
[G] [A]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Weird Al Yankovic - Traffic Jam chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, A, D, A, D, G and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 50 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 100. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A] _ [Fm] _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Fm] _ _
[Dm] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] [Em] Car bumping outside, [A] [D] making me [Em] choke.
[Bm] _ [A] [D] No [Em] AC, [D] [A] and the [D] radio is [Em] broken.
[D] _ Car's backed [Em] [D] up, but you [Em] can't [Bm] see.
[A] Seems like [Em] I've been waiting [A] here for [D] all [E] eternity.
Oh, just in case you're wondering, I'll tell you where I am.
[D] I'm right here, right here, right here, right here,
stuck right here in the middle [A] of this [D] epic jam.
[G] I had to move one [D] inch from this hip [A]-bop [D] traffic jam.
[G] The freeway's one [D] big parking [A] lot [D] traffic jam.
[G] My [D] radiator's boiling [E] hot, and I'm stuck right here in the middle,
right here in the middle of a [A] traffic [Em] jam.
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [A] [Em] Trapped inside [D] my [Em] automobile,
[Bm] _ [A] [D] cobwebs [G] growing [A] on the [D] steering [Em] wheel.
_ [D] Now [Em] I'm no genius, [A] [D] one [Em] thing I know,
[A] shouldn't have [Em] had that [D] valve [A] in an [Bm] hour and a half ago.
[E] Damn, if you need to find me, I'll tell you where I am.
[D] I'm right here, right here, right here, right here,
right back out in the middle [A] of this [G] traffic jam.
I had to move one [D] inch from this hip [A]-bop [D] traffic jam.
[G] The freeway's [D] one big parking [A] lot [D] traffic jam.
[G] Well, I thought we would [D] move, but I guess we're [E] not,
cause I'm stuck right here in the middle,
right here in the middle of a [A] traffic jam.
_ _ [D] Traffic _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] [G] jam. _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ Lift _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] me up, I'm gonna steal your [D] phone,
I'm gonna puke if I [G] hear any more.
[A] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] Now [Em] we're all going nowhere [D] fast, well, I guess that's [Em] perfectly clear.
[Am] I left [G] home five hours ago, [A] and I can still see [E] my house from here.
So if anybody's trying to find me, well, I'll tell you where I am.
[D] Right here, right here, right here, right here,
stuck right here in the middle [A] of this [D] traffic jam.
[G] I had to move one inch from [D] this hip [A]-bop [G] traffic jam.
The freeway's [D] one big parking lot [A] traffic [G] jam.
Now my back teeth are floating and [D] my nerves are shattering,
and I'm [E] stuck right here in the middle,
stuck right here in the middle of a traffic [A] jam.
[Em] _
[A] Traffic jam.
[G] _ [A] Traffic jam.
[Em] _
[F#m] Traffic [D] jam.
[C] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _

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