Traffic Jam chords by Hobosexual

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Verse 1
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Hey,
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you know every morning
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I get up about 4 .30 a .m.
You know I get up at 4 .30
in the morning
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and I'm tired.
I get in my car and start heading
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down the West Seattle hill.
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I'm at the Seattle Bridge
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and I sit for about 20 minutes
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They got their construction
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down on 1st Avenue,
it's backing me up
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I get on the I -5, the I -5 interchange
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I get on that interchange
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and I head over to the dreaded 90
I get to the 90
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and I come to a screeching halt
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And now I sit, I sit,
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I sit in my car staring out the window
Oh, what's that?
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It's the UW  rowing team
They're rowing across the water.
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They look so happy
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because they're moving, and I'm not.
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So I get out and get a closer look.
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And   I make a  decision.
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I make a decision to leave my vehicle
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Michael Douglas falling down style
in the middle of the bridge.
And people are hawking at me,
and they're yelling,
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where you going, punk?
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And I'm like, I'm going away from my car.
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And I get down to the water,
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and I purvey that water.
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And I look out over the water,
and I wait in just a little bit.
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I take off my shoes, my socks, my pants.
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All I got's my Merce, man purse
that is in the business world
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I  put that over my neck,
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a  one over my shoulder
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I weighed it up to my waist
and now I've got an idea people
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I think you know where I'm going
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with this 2, 3, 6, now
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I swear, I  swear,
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I swear my ass will work now
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I swear, I swear,
I swear that I can jerk it out
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I swear, I swear,
I swear my ass will work now
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I swear, I swear, I swear that I can jerk it out
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Now we're on the four or five
people going north,
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I got my thumb out
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A half -naked, 230 -pound man
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carrying a beef jerky.
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I look at this little old car,
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it pulls up nex t to me
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and there's a little couple inside.
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And they pull up real close
and they unroll the window
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and they're like, what you do  ing?
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And I'm like, I'm on my way to work,
ma 'am.
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Can I have a lift?
She's like, OK.
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And I get in the car and she says,
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what you been doing
with yourself today?
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And I say, I'll tell you, ma 'am.
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I'll tell you, ma 'am.
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I'll tell you what I've been doing.
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But first, let me explain
what I'm doing right now.
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I HITCH, I  HITCH,
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I HITCH MY HANDS LIKE A WORKMAN
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I HITCH, I HITCH,
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I HITCH LIKE A GERMAN
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I  HITCH, I HITCH,
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I  HITCH MY HANDS LIKE A WORKMAN
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I  HITCH, I HITCH, I HITCH LIKE A GERMAN
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I'm pulling into the parking lot,
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I'm at my work now
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I'm sneaking in the back door people,
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I'm a little bit late
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an  d I don't want the boss
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man to see me.
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Yeah, I gotta get in  real quiet,
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get down low,
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I'm about ten minutes late.
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So we get down real low,
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we gotta get quiet now people,
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everybody get real real quiet!
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Everybody get real low.
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I'm reaching up.
I'm turning on my IBM 486,
1994 version of Windows.
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My computer's powering up.
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And now I'm just, just reaching up .
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I'm just hitting the monitor real quietly.
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And then, oh,
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here comes the boss.
Everybody be quiet,
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everybody act casual.
Everybody act casual.
Hello sir, good morning,
how are you today?
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Yeah, I know, I'm sorry.
I had a wardrobe malfunction
this morning, okay?
Yeah. I know I'm a little late.
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I'm sorry about that. -huh.
What have I done to myself?
I'll tell you, man.
I had a heck of a morning,
and I know I'm a little late,
but I should really explain this.
I know. I'm sorry,
sir. I promise. I won't be late again.
I promise. I promise. Okay. I know. Yes,
sir. you you want to hear
what I've been doing all right
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I'll explain it to you two three six
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The Trap in Jam
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The Trap in Jam
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The Trap in Jam
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The Trap in Jam
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The Trap in Jam
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The Trap in Jam