Traffic in the Sky by Jack johnson Tabbed by Reed Gallogly ok, those who've spoken to jack in person tell me this isn't the way he plays it, and thats cool. he plays the same notes, and its just a matter of different fingering. play these TYPE of progression the whole way through, even during the chorus parts. also, on some of the verses he'll slide from the D to the F#m and he'll strum it in the reggae style. this is just adding color to the song, so figure it out and you'll sound like jack, aight? thanks for the help everyone. this is the progressioN D F#m c Em e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b--7---7---7----------10----10----10---5---5---5-------8--8--8------------------------------ g---7---7---------------11----11--------5---5-----------9--9--------------------------------------- D----7---7-----------------11----11------5---5-----------9--9----------------------------------- a-5----------------5/9----------------3------------3/7-------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's traffic in the sky and it doesn't seem to be getting much better There's kids playing games on the pavement Drawing waves on the pavement Mmm hmm Shadows of the planes on the pavement Mmm hmm It's enough to make me cry But that don't seem like it will make it feel better Maybe it's a dream and if I scream It will burst at the seams Whole place would fall into pieces A G# And then they'd say G A Well how could we have known D I'll tell them it's not so hard to Bm Tell G Nah nah nah A You keep adding stones D Soon the water will Bm Be lost in the well G A Mmmm mmmm Verse (same as above) And puzzle pieces in the ground No one ever seems to be digging Instead they're looking up towards the heavens With their eyes on the heavens Mmm hmmm The shadows on the way to the heavens Mmm hmm It's enough to make me cry That don't seem like it will make it feel better The answers could be found We could learn from digging down But no one ever seems to be digging Instead they'll say Well how could we have known I'll tell them it's not so hard to tell Nah nah nah You keep adding stones Soon the water will Be lost in the well Mmmm mmmm And words of wisdom all around But no one ever seems to listen They're talking about the plans on the paper Building up from the pavement Mmm hmm The shadows from the scrapers on the pavement Mmm hmm It's enough to make me sigh But that don't seem like it will make it feel better The words are all around But the words are only sounds And no one ever seems to listen Instead they'll say Well how could we have known I'll tell them it's really not so hard to tell Nah nah nah You keep adding stones Soon the water will Be lost in the well Lost in the well Mmmm mmmm mmmm (end on D)