Red Light Spells Danger

Billy Ocean

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
Capo on 4th fret
              
 
 
 
 
Intro: Am  F C  G 
 
 
Verse 
 
 
Am                F 
Red Light, Spells danger, 
      C              G 
Can't hold out, much longer 
       Am              F 
'Cause red light means warning, 
      C             G 
Can't hold out, I'm burning (No, no, no...) 
 
 
Am 
  You took my heart and turned me on 
F 
  And now the danger sign is on 
C 
  I never thought the day would come 
G 
  When I would feel alone without you 
 
Am 
  And now I'm like a child again, 
F 
  Calling out his mama's name, 
C 
  You got me on a ball and chain, 
G 
  Doin' things that I don't want to. 
 
 
 
 
 
F 
Can't stop running to ya, 
G 
Feel the love coming through ya, 
F 
Girl with you beside me, 
G 
Hold on, heaven guide me... 
 
C                                    F 
Red light (til the red light) Spells danger (oh a danger warning) 
      C                              G 
Can't hold out (can't hold out) much longer (no no baby) 
       C                                    F 
'Cause red light (feel the red light) means warning (oh it's a danger warning), 
      C                        G 
Can't hold out (no no now) I'm burning (woah-oh oh oh) 
 
 
Break 
 
 
Am 
F 
C 
G 
 
Verse 
 
 
Am                F 
Red Light, Spells danger, 
      C              G 
Can't hold out, much longer 
       Am              F 
'Cause red light means warning, 
      C             G 
Can't hold out, I'm burning 
 
 
Am 
  I had my fun and played around, 
F 
  without a love to tie me down, 
C 
  I always used to kiss and run, 
G 
  I never wanted love to catch me. 
 
Am 
  I thought I had a heart of stone, 
F 
  But now I'm in the danger zone, 
C 
  I can feel the heat is on, 
G 
  Soon the flames are gonna catch me. 
 
 
 
 
F 
Can't stop running to ya, 
G 
Feel the love coming through ya, 
F 
Girl with you beside me, 
G 
Hold on, heaven guide me... 
 
C                                     F 
Red light (feel the red light) Spells danger (oh it's a danger warning) 
      C                              G 
Can't hold out (can't hold out) much longer (no no nooooo) 
       C                                    F 
'Cause red light (feel the red light) means warning (oh it's a danger warning), 
      C                            G 
Can't hold out (cant hold out) I'm burning (No no nooooo) 
 
C                                        F 
Red light (it's a red light baby) Spells danger (oh that's a danger warning) 
      C                              G 
Can't hold out (can't hold out) much longer (ohhh you gotta help me baby) 
       C                                    F 
'Cause red light (feel the red light) means warning (oh it's a danger warning), 
      C                            G 
Can't hold out (cant hold out) I'm burning (No no nooooo)

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Chord set

Am · F · C · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.