Status Quo

Accords et partitions

In The Army Now

Em Dm Am Bm Gm D

A vacation in the foreign land Uncle Sam does the best he can You're in the army now Oh, oh you're in the army - now (Sifflé :)

Rockin' All Over The World

C5 F5 G5 C/E F#5

Bridge : >let ring X >let ring X And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it >let ring X >let ring X I li-li-li-like it, li-li-like

Pictures of Matchstick Man

D G F C A Bb

When I look up to the skies I see your eyes a funny kind of yellow I rush home to bed I soak my head I see your face underneath my pillow I wake next morning tired still yawning

Whatever You Want

D G C A Dm7 A7

Whatever you want, whatever you like Whatever you say, you pay your money, you take your choice Whatever you need, whatever you use Whatever you win, whatever you lose

Down Down

G C D

Pas de barré

Get down, deeper and down, down down, deeper and down, Down down deeper and down, get down, deeper and down. I want all the world to see, To see you´re laughing and you´re laughing at me. I can take it all from you,

Come On You Reds

B F# E B/F# B/D# B5

Busby Babes they always made me cry Thinkin' 'bout the teams of years gone by Charlton, Edwards, Law and Georgie Best We're United, you can keep the rest

Anniversary Waltz Part 2

D C A G E F

Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat you can't lose it Any old way you use it Gotta be rock'n'roll music

What Youre Proposin

C G

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] It sounds so nice, what you're proposin' Just once or twice, and not disclosin' And not disclosin' how we're really really feelin'

Caroline

F Bb C

1. If you want to turn me onto Anything you really want to Turn me onto your love, sweet love 2. If the night-time is the right time Anytime of yours is my time

I Dont Wanna Hurt You Anymore

G D C D7 B7 Em

Pas de barré

Gonna leave and walk away And I know know know you're hurting for sure Well I'm telling you I ain't laughing and it's true That I don't wanna hurt you anymore

The Wanderer

E B A C# F#

Where pretty girls are, you'll know that I'm around I kiss 'em and I love 'em 'cause to me they're all the same I hug 'em and I squeeze 'em, they don't even know my name They call me the Wanderer, yeah, Wanderer I roam round and round and round and round

Burning Bridges

A D E B Db D5

[Verse 1] Building dreams has always been my way Making time and living for the day Burning bridges never made me cry I could walk away with no goodbye

Rollin Home

B E F#

I left my home one day For the sake of better pay In a forreign land 12 centuries back in time Where the sun keeps burning down On the hole drilled in the ground

Wild Side Of Life

Bb Eb F C

Verse: Well, you wouldn´t read my letters if I wrote you You ask me not to call you on the phone Well, there´s something I´ve been waiting for to tell you So I wrote it in the words of a song

Technicolour Dreams

A E D B C G

I see your face at the dawn of the day, Gold as the sun begins to shine I see your face now at the end of the day, Purple shadows dancing in your eyes

Mystery Song

A D Em G C E

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Oh my legs are shaking Oh my heart is breaking I´m just feeling like a boy Now I just can´t slow down Gotta get in go down

Paper Plane

Bb Eb F A B

Saw myself as really nothing Then I realised my butterfly Wasn´t really up there with me We all make mistakes, forgive me Would you like to ride my butterfly

Living On An Island

A G#m F#m B D Em

Easy when you're number one Everybody say you're having fun Smiling for the public eye When your body say you wanna die Living on an island

Its Christmas Time

D G C Em Am B5

[Verse 1] Another year's gone rock and rollin' by Oh how time flies It's funny but it seems like yesterday I put the tinsel away

Gerdundula

Am G E D A F

Love it seems I just can't find Love it seems I just can't find Seems that I'm the one love The one love left behind

Kick Me When Im Down

A D C G B E

Kick me when i'm down, why don't you Kick me when i'm down, why don't you First you put me down, then you make clown out of me It's all over town, how could you Kick me when i'm down, I tell you

In My Chair

A E B D

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My ears were burning Her feet started walking, now They started turning My eyes were half open, but E (Intro)She didn't see me there

Nanana

D A G

Pas de barré

Verse: Writing songs that I think sound so strange Writing words that I feel I should change It's all right if they sound just like other songs My guitar strums along just the same

Rock n' Roll

E B A F#m D C#m

Never thought I'd have a worry for me to be alone Playing near or far too many times I should have known It can lose you all sleep at night Twelve bar blues is now alright Now it`s up to you to try and find the reason to

Marguerita Time

B E A C#m F#m Abm

Captured my heart, captured my memory, Captured a time for me, I could see, A time for me was gonna be. Deep in my heart, deep in my memory, Deep in a part of me, heart of me,

Dont Drive My Car

Dm7 Dm A#o7 G7 Bb6 E

Ah ah ah ah, don't drive my car I'm just a boy, my favourite toy And I'm telling you wo-man Don't push me too far I'm telling you straight, don't drive my car

Blue For You

G7 C7 Em7 D7 Am7 A7

[1st Verse] When I get old and find the time I'll paint a picture about my life I'll paint it blue for you, I'll paint it blue for you You gave me love, a love so strong

Ice In The Sun

Bb F B F# A Ab

She opens up her eyes as if to speak She looks at me and I am weak Her eyes they seem much bigger than before I cannot think anymore

Roll Over Lay Down

F D E C G A

[Verse 1] When I got home that night, Early one morning Seeing the note written in ink, Pinned to the door Taking a drink cool from the fridge, Walk from the table I drank a toast you were the most, The night before

Again And Again

B E F# G A G#

Verse: Once upon a time not so very long ago There wasnýt such a thing as a rockýn roll show You had to sit at home and listen to the radio Then came a man with a rockinýguitar

Dirty Water

C F G C7 D F-G

Many's the time I ask you to say* Why do you feel so bad - day to day* Could it be you're wrong To push yourself along I say it's not a guess

Lies

G C D F

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AND C&P IT. OH WELL. ITS CORRECT ANYWAY. I had another drink after another drink And then I tried to crawl to the door

Aint Complaining

G C Bb D Am Eb

There's nothing left, there's nothing right There's nothing left, there's nothing right There's nothing left, right left right Up down up down up down up down

Down The Dustpipe

G C D7 G# C# D#7

Headin' down that crowded turnpike Signpost pointin' west Turned into the lonely dustpipe

Running Inside My Head

Dm7 C G D Eb Bb

Time to take cover we're under attack Got you running inside my head Running right through my head We push and pull through thick and thin

Go Go Go

Em C G Am Em6 B7

Here we stand, our backs against the wall Holding out could this be our last call No time left to find out who's to blame How can we avoid the big flame

Someone Show Me Home

C G7 Dm7 C/B Am7 Cmaj7

Down by the side Of the hotel all nighter Is your old grey door Men gather round With the fear that a lawman

Most Of The Time

A D D7 E7 B E13

The studio version is in open G tuning with a Capo on the 4th position I believe. For the live versions (in Mystery Medley) - Capo the 2nd fret with G tuning.

Rain

A C D F E

How can I see what I'm leaving for How can I give what I gave before How can you tell me that you want me to stay How can I stay when I'm trying to say That I can live without the rain

Cant Give You More

G F C

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Can't Give You More Status Quo RAOTW 1977,Rock Til You Drop 1991 Greg Harper [email protected]

I Know Youre Leaving

D G Em7 C A Bm7

You say you're tired of this love affair It brings you down close to despair Our love has fallen apart at the seems I was too taken, lived in a dream All I want is to be around you

Dont Bring Me Down

E C#m A D B

Dont Bring Me Down Status Quo Riffs 2003 Greg Harper [email protected]

Twenty Wild Horses

B E A D5 A5 C#m

How do you do? Tell me how are you Dsus2 Have you been well? Asus2 B

Old Time Rock And Roll

C G F

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Verse 1 Just take those old records off the shelf I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself Today's music ain't got the same soul I like that old time rock 'n' roll

Break The Rules

G D C Bb F Bb5

Pulled a low down lady with a long black honky-tonk car I asked no questions, got no lies, I walked off with her, I didn't want any ties And I knew it wasn't right

Looking Out For Caroline

A B E F# F#m D

Looking out for a girl called Caroline The kinda girl e'body likes to meet Standing there like she couldn't care With a heart that never missed a beat

Cant Be Done

C G D B C# A

Can't Be Done Status Quo Back To Back 1983 Greg Harper [email protected]

Big Fat Mama

A C D Am E Dm7

Say you need me, say you need me Tell me that you want my love Say you will be mine and I am yours You think that you're way above me I'm telling you that I can see

Red Sky

C5 Bb5 Eb5 F5 G5

I had a red sky behind me I had the bad guys on my tail I had a hundred different reasons To keep me falling aw---ay I had a red sky behind me

rocking all over the world

C D G E C5 Eb

Oh here we are and here we are and here we go All aboard and we're hittin' the road Here we go Rockin' all over the world

Softer Ride

A5 D5 E5 A D C

[Verse 1] I ain't gonna work I ain't gonna work no more Stay in bed Til' I'm satisfied

A Reason For Living

F C Bb

Verse 1: I felt in need of some loving so I sat down on a wall I tried to find a reason for living, but I couldn't find a reason at all So I owned up to my maker and I started to say a prayer I waited for an answer but there wasn't anybody there

Rolling Home

B E F#

Verse: I left my home one day For the sake of better pay In a foreign land 12 centurys back in time Where the sun keeps burning down

April Spring Summer And Wednesdays

C A5 D G A E

[Verse 1] I can't leave, but I won't stay here If I stay, I still won't be here I am the grass upon which she lays April spring summer and Wednesdays

Something Bout You Baby I Like

D G Cm A C# C

[Chorus] Oh baby when it comes to talking my tongue gets so tight This side walk love affair has got me high as a kite Yeah yeah, there's somethin' bout you baby I like

The Party Aint Over Yet

D C G

Pas de barré

There's a trouble wind blowing through my crazy life I feel the chill begin, it's gonna be a long long night I hear the thunder roll, but i dont fear the lightning strike 'cause deep inside i know I'm gonna make it through alright

Bye Bye Jonny

C5 C F F5 G G5

Bye Bye Jonny Status Quo On The Level 1975 Greg Harper [email protected]

Mony Mony

G A D G# C F

For the intro and majoraty of the verses, play a either palm muted or lay your Over all the strings around the 5th, 6th and 7th frets to create that weird sound that the Makes. Sometimes, it'll sound better if you use a little bit of overdrive. Just a suggestion! When "Here she come now, sing Mony Mony" is sung, play:

Gentleman Joes Sidewalk Cafe

C D Am G E Bb

Hey Joe, Would you please lend me your ear? I've got to know if everything's alright Hey Joe, have you seen my baby here? Oh we used to share a table every night

Lets Rock

Am Am7 G D F D7

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Gonna shout it from the rooftops Gonna play it from the heart It's getting to the moment when the lights go down And the magic's about to start

Let Me Fly

Bb Eb F C Bb7 Dm

I've been so lonely I can't find any way So long since I lost my way I got a feelin' You're gonna run away anyday

All That Money

Fm Bbm Db C Fm7 Fm6

Paint it black It won't come back to me On the rack Stretched out mercifully Where the hell did we go wrong

Spinning Wheel Blues

G5 C5 D5 C G

[Verse 1] Well, I spent my money on the spinning wheel last night Well, I spent my money on the spinning wheel last night Well, a red twenty-seven didn't do me right

Thats A Fact

D A E C#m

Hey, Guys! Thought I'd try creating the chords for That's a Fact from Status Quo's new album "Aquostic II" YT Address for music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeN7cI-Tn6s Thanks Guys

Mean Girl

G C D F a Gmaj9

[Verse 1] Now I'm a sad one, and she was a bad one A mean, mean girl I never had one as greedy as that one A mean, mean girl

All The Reasons

D G E E7

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Verse: When I find myself in trouble and I need someone to lean on I only have to call and you're right there by my side When I can't see all the reasons why you have to be so far away I wonder if your love is really here to stay

Lakky Lady

Bm C A A7 Ab7 B

[Intro] [Verse 1] Ah well, I've got a woman and I love, love her so She is big, fat and lazy but I want you all to know

Spicks And Specks

G A D E F#m C#m

Where is the sun that shone on my head The sun in my life, it is dead, it is dead Where is the light that would stay in my street And where are the friends I could meet, I could meet

Claudie

D A G Em Gm

[Verse] It's so long since I sang songs for you I forget all the words I once knew I could look back but I can't waste the time Did it matter they sometimes didn't rhyme?

For You

Em G C B7 Am7 D7

Now I see the light that's shining from your eyes Even brighter than before Tellin' me something now that I believe is true 'Cause I found the truth with you

Backwater

A D G C F

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[Verse 1] Down the Backwater junction rolling down the line In the dark early morning I heard the one-forty-nine I was walking down the highway, needed somewhere to go A lady laid beside me and she invited me home

Lonely Night

G C D Em

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Sitting by the window where I used to sit with you Playing all the old songs like we often used to do It was a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely night It was a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely night

Pennsylvania Blues Tonight

C#m A B E F#m C#m7

Where nobody looks the same and everybody's slow Nothing seems to matter, yet somebody seems to care Even though it's clearer now, there's something in the air Oh, oh, what can I say?

Dear John

C G F D Bb Am

Verse: Everybody was talking to me Like I was a child In their words I could hear them saying It's just a matter of time

And Its Better Now

E A D

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Riding along on the words of a song in my head Thinking all day of the thoughts in my mind never said I have needed a friend, over and over again Everyone sings of a God they have known Now I have a God of my own

Never Leave A Friend Behind

Em D Am C G F#

Getting up the floor Running from a problem Like you've never run before Feeling kinda strange

I Love Rock And Roll

A D G C Em Bm

When I'm playing my old guitar I know what I'm living for 'Cos that's all I wanna do Keep right on rocking you

A Year

D Am A A7 Dm Am/G

Standing by the roadside Begging for a ride Y've been waiting so long A year has gone

Baby Boy

Bm A F#7

All the girls I wanted were my joy I would drink my wine, wouldn't miss a night How I wish that someone had put me right When I was an older boy When I was an older boy

Accident Prone

E B F# Em Bm D

I tried to love you my way But lady you just wouldn't slow down You drove a right on through me When other guys came round

Gotta Get Up And Go

D5 G5 C5 F5 G A

Gotta Get Up And Go Status Quo Party Ain't Over 2005 Greg Harper [email protected]

Unspoken Words

G A D C E

Pas de barré

If I could only, share with you Once more the fruits, of yesterday Could I forget, unspoken words The changing colours, of your ways

The Greatest Fighter

G B C Em Am Cm

When the streets are empty late at night Just the silence fills me with delight, s'alright Rain is falling, trees are still My mind is racing but my heart is as well It's not funny, it's a shame

Is There A Better Way

C Bb Eb F G D

[Verse] Is there a better way? Is there a better way? Is there a better way ahead or just another day? There's got to be a way to make a better day I'm gonna find away to make a better day

Fine Fine Fine

D E7 C# A C G

But now it's fine, fine, fine 'Cos you're with me all the time There to care and share the things I do And now it's fine, fine, fine 'Cos you're with me all the time

Jam Side Down

D A E7 E B G

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[Verse 1] What's a boy to do, when fate is cruel? Keep on keepin' on try to bend the rules I'll do anything to find a way to your heart I got a rabbit's foot but luck don't come

Dont Stop

C A# F G

When I came to figure out the chords to this song, I was absolutely bewildered. At I couldn't figure it, all's I was getting was C. But after 20 minutes of hard listening and Turned up to the max, I came up with what follows... (Don't hold back to correct me, I'm not sure if it's correct myself!)

Your Kind Of Love

D F#m E C# Bm A

Love makes the world go round And now I know for sure You are something special to me I want nothing more, than

I Didnt Mean It

A D C

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When you say those words, those three little words You're in at the deep end Give up the night times, give up the high times Give up the weekend Give up the chance to be your own man

Two Way Traffic

D Am G C Bb F

Are stuck on repeat It's a two-horse race In a one-horse town Like a house of cards It's gonna fall down

I Saw The Light

A D G E

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Verse 1: You made me love you, now I can't say goodbye You're way above me, but I'll never know why When I turn left and then you turn right And you say you're right, and you're wrong

Speechless

A D G E F# A#

Everytime I watch you gotta switch you off You surely can't be serious Everytime I see you I just can't believe you Totally ridiculous All those days I spent staring at your wilderness

Hound Dog

E A B

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Greg Harper - [email protected] For Paul - a fellow Quo fan. PIANO SOLO

Leave A Little Light On

E D A B C A7

Remember back, when you were young Your mother said "that's quite enough" So sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite Goodnight my child

Ease Your Mind

C F G Am Dm D

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[Verse 1] I'm gonna ease your mind, I'm gonna write a line And write a letter to you I'm gonna let you know that I'll be coming home And make it better with you

Rock N Roll N You

B E F# F F#7 C#

Its all I wanna do Its all I ever knew It's rock n roll and you Old fancy pants, The theatre and dance

To Be Free

G C F D Dm

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[Verse] If I find a place to hide Where I can put those people off my mind I'm gonna lay my head down hard And sleep to stop my thoughts from spinning round

Lonely

E5 A5 E B5 C#m F#5

A very rare one to find now but is A nice bluesy Rossi/Parfitt one. I think they both make a good Writing team don't you? You've gotta be a spoon if you cant play this.

Dust To Gold

B A G D E F#

We know you're watching over us The job you took for better or worse Dying in the scene from the burning cold You turned this desert from dust to gold

Are You Growing Tired Of My Love

A D G E Bm C

Verse 1 You never seem, Seem to have the time, to listen to what I say. How can I know just what goes on in your mind? If you always walk away.

Tune To The Music

E B B7 D C

Verse 1: Excuse me crying, can't you hear what I'm saying? I guess I'm dying, going on my way I know there's something, something's going wrong now There's no tune to the music

Going Down Town Tonight

C G Am F Dm

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I'm going down town tonight, I'm gonna find myself a dream I'm gonna dress up right, and be the best they've ever seen You can tell from their eyes, you can tell from their eyes That they're never impressed, that they're never impressed From the way they walk round, from the way they walk round

When Im Dead And Gone

B E F# G#m G

[Verse 1] - Uuh, I love you baby, I love you night and day-ay-ay - When I leave you baby, don´t cry the night away-ay-ay When I die, don´t you write no word upon my toom I don´t believe I want to leave no equal tie for two

Joanne

G C D A D# Am

Verse 1: Sitting here, and all alone Like a cold and broken stone I'm dreaming of touching you Silent now, an empty page

Tongue Tied

F C G Am E7 Fm

Here it is. My version is probobly completely wrong haha. If you think it is, then look For Greg Harper's version. It's probobly more right than mine! Anyway, please rate this For I don't get enough ratings these days. Thanks!

When You Walk In The Room

G D C Em F# A

[Verse 1] I can feel a new expression on my face ... I can feel a glowing sensation taking place I can hear the guitars playing lovely tunes everytime that you ... Walk in the room

1000 Years

G C F A7/5 A7 Am

A#(dim) : 002320 I can't wait to say, all the things I want to say You don't help at all, thinking I am just a fool But one has changed and one remains, going on

Perfect Remedy

E A D Bm

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I thought that you would leave my memory I didn't think you'd stay in mind, I didn't think at all At least I thought that with some misery I'd find a way to have it all, and with or without you

Electric Arena

Em Bm Am C G B

I have been there I've been seen there And I keep goin on Telling anyone Who'll keep hanging on

Cream Of The Crop

C F Bb Dm E D

I gotta get myself far, far away I gotta tell myself that anyway I can't forget the way that you used to be Now all in all it seems so different to me I said oh-oh Rosalee

Tango

Em B D C Cmaj7 E7

When I look at you something isn't true What am I to do? Where am I to go? When I find a way to take the blues away What a funny day, what a funny world

All Around My Hat

D A C E G Bm

All Around My Hat Status Quo Don't Stop 1996 Greg Harper [email protected]

Everytime I Think Of You

A E B F#m G#m D

I wrote a letter But I threw it away I can't forget you That's what I want to say Anytime or place, just to see your face

Like It Or Not

Bbm Eb Ab Fm C Db

Isn't it more the way you do it than the way that you look? Isn't it in the way you use it, not the lessons you took? Isn't it time you started asking what goes on in your mind? This is the way I want to do it whether you like it or not This is the way I gotta tell you and I ain't gonna stop

Blues And Rhythm

C5 F5 Bb5 Eb5 G#5 F

Blues and rhythm Good enough to eat Sound and vision Hit me with the backbeat Blues and rhythm

Ol' rag blues

C G F G7 E7/G# Am

H = hammer-on P = pull-off B = bend R = bend release / = slide up/down

Mystery Island

A E D B B7 F#m

Away, away from the madding crowd I sit and dream oh I'm singing out loud Under that coconut tree I'll close my eyes Drift away and think of you Walking on in the sand

Any Way You Like It

Bb F C G D A

Any way you like it Is the way it's gonna be Any way you like it That's a guarantee

Nightride

B E E7 D F# F#7

Hoping, it's gonna be the right ride Feeling so well I'm in tune cant' you tell That I'm grooving Can't you tell I'm in tune And I'm moving so much closer to you

I Dont Remember Anymore

A D G C E7

Pas de barré

I Don't Remember Anymore Status Quo Heavy Traffic 2002 [email protected]

Runaway

G C F D B7 D7

Riding on a high Riding so high now I'm leaving Am I running far from my own fears I'm never facing up I never face up to the reasons

Frozen Hero

Am C G F E D

It's getting tight, it's getting tight It's getting tight for the mis-fit no-no You gotta light, give me a lucky light You got a light for the midnight promo

Fiji Time

D A G E B C

May we have your attention Dear ladies and gentlemen Please set your watches onto Fiji time No need to hurry now, no need to worry now Just set your watches onto Fiji time

Ring Of A Change

C F G D A G#

[Verse 1] Look back and I open my eyes I hear the words like they should be heard And it feels like a ring of a bell echoing through me I look back and it's never the same

Heavy Traffic

A E D G

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Tell you what why don't we break this pattern Tell you what why don't we do some do All together we can make it happen Untogether and we won't get through

Broken Man

D C G7 G A Bm

[Verse 1] Sitting by a broken window Up in a back room swallowing wine Gazing down a backstreet garden With my bed chair table and wine

Creepin Up On You

A D C G C/B B

You've got a wiggle when you walk Nothing you can do, sure as one and one is two, * A (stop dead) I'll be Creepin' up on you

When I Awake

B C# F# B7 E Em

Status Quo - When I Awake Tabbed by: gutturalguitar Tuning: standard

All Stand Up (Never Say Never)

E C Bb F A D

Verse: The job it just drives me crazy Guess I'm a little lazy I don't care 'cos what do they know They'll be there when I go

Rockers Rollin

B E Em Bm Bm7

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T-t-t-take us along on a mystery train that's going nowhere Take us along on a mystery train that's going nowhere Just let us ride, we don't want to be tied Had enough of peeping and hiding Rolling away, 'cos this is our day

Daughter

C Bb Eb F

[Verse 1] You and I can see what's going wrong We know we don't like it going wrong Daughter can you have sons for yourself Daughter can you have some for yourself

Your Smiling Face

D5 G5 D A5 A E5

I would not lie, I've apologised 'Til my face is turning blue But I just can't get the message through to you It was all a joke, and we hardly spoke She was the sister of a friend

Cupid Stupid

A D7 D |A E7

Cupid Stupid Status Quo PAOY 2005 Greg Harper [email protected]

Cross That Bridge

A D G Bm

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I wasn't born in a lap de-luxe I didn't have no silver spoon We all dream 'bout mega bucks Like wishing for the moon.

Raining In My Heart

A D Bm7 C E A6

The sun is out, the sky is blue A6 A7sus4 A13 There's not a cloud to spoil the view But it's raining, raining in my heart

Going Down For The First Time

A F#m G Bm D Em

I wake up every morning and that's my first mistake From there on in it's downhill all the way I used to have a problem but now you want to leave My new problem's getting through the day

Mad About The Boy

B E B7 E9 G F#

She never has to worry And she never has to try She's never in a hurry And I know the reason why She's got her Daddie's

Over And Done

D G A

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Verse 1: I really didn't wanna break it, you know I'm sorry it's over and done I really thought we would have made it but now it's gone Can you look into my eyes and tell me that there's nothing wrong I know you know it's not the same, it's not the same old song

Invitation

E B C#m A E7 F#

I got an invitation from a girl I used to know back home It was an invitation asking me to telephone She said, it's getting lonely here And I've been gone for close a year I took the first flight out to meet the girl I used to know back home

Lazy Poker Blues

E A B

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Verse 1: Me and my baby don't do nothing but laze around all day long Me and my baby don't do nothing but laze around all day long Yeah, when I'm with my baby Lazy pokin' going on

Throw Her A Line

C# B D#m C F A#m

Throw her a line, she's sinking fast Show her a sign, don't make her laugh Don't try putting it on Show her the time is here at last And only the past is in the past

Oh Baby

A5 D5 E5 B5 C5 D

Verse 1: Oh baby, why don't you come home? Oh baby, don't you leave me alone Oh baby, been away for far too long

Josie

G B Em D A C

[Verse] In view of the fact that there's a rumour going round I feel that I'd better state my case I'd like to clear up the misunderstandings that surround Our latest excursions into space

Almost But Not Quite There

C G F C# G# F#

So I just try to give to you All that I can to satisfy you I don't like to leave you girl Almost but not quite there

Reality Cheque

C F Eb C7 G7 Bb

You're stalling on this you got nothing on me Now we only got history I'm playing my cards with an unmarked deck Cashing in my chips with a reality cheque Cashing in my chips with a reality cheque

Fun Fun Fun With The Beach Boys

A B E G# F

Well, the girls can't stand her 'Cause she walks, looks, and drives like an ace, now She makes the Indy 500 look like The Roman chariot race, now A lot of guys try to catch her

Its All About You

G F D Bb C Em

I'm standing in a crowd on a one way street See me howling at the moon I can't decide to park or ride I never know what the hell to do

Little Miss Nothing

D Bb E A F#m C#

Verse 1 People all around they look at you, and I have seen them sneer But they don't realise how much I need you, so let me make it very clear That you won't have to worry just 'cos your clothes are torn

Better Than That

A E G D Bm F#m

Home is bringing you back That feeling is back All over the world It's gonna be a remedy But better than that

Drifting Away

D5 A5 d G5 F5 A#5

[Verse 1] You can't see what you mean to me I just can't get you out of my head You move me more than I've ever been Like a wild supersonic jet

So Ends Another Life

D E A Am A# G

Verse 1: In a world of education there's no time for compassion Life's a fire, never ending, bringing pain and then befriending And like a fire that burns no light And drifts to heaven, so ends another life

Born To Be Wild

E G A F# D C#

Get your motor running Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure In whatever comes our way

Magic

G C F Am Bb E7

Never been very good at the things that I should do better And I've tried very hard just to see if I could forget ya But never, ever could we get back together I doubt it somehow, doubt it, yes I do

The Clown

C Db Bb F Ab G

Verse 1 Now don't you feel sorry, oh no, for me now There's no need to worry about a clown She played it cool and made me a fool Now all over town they call me the clown

Sorrow

G C F D

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Status Quo "Sorrow" This is quite an easy song to learn and its my first one. I figured these chords out

Lover Of The Human Race

Bm A F#7 D G E

Hard hearts, simple minds, no thought of what We're leaving behind forever more Oh well, I never really knew my place I was a nuclear waste of space Now I'm a lover of the human race

Mess of The Blues

G D A

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Whoops there goes a teardrop Rollin' down my face If you cry when you're in love It sure ain't no disgrace

Green

E E/G E/F# A D B

Green, green, keep it clean Stick all your money up your money machine Green green perfect scene Oh it's very very nice here

Belavista Man

E7 D A7 C G A

It's blowin cold outside but I'm as warm as I can be Got a painting by Da Vinci on my door Got a tiger hide done lying on the floor I'm the Belavista man I need a Belavista woman

What To Do

E5 D5 A5 A B D

[Verse 1] I found her in a nowhere and I lost her And I found her and I lost her in a way She told me of a life, of a great life

Everything

C C7 F Caug C6 Fm

Everything Status Quo Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon 1970 Greg Harper [email protected]

Fighting With The Pack

A# A C D G F

I like it fast and I love to fly I need to speed just to qualify It ain't so easy, ain't no looking back You're screaming forward to the first chicane Three cars looking for the inside lane

Get Out Of Denver

A E D G C

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I still remember it was autumn and the moon was shining Our 60 Cadillac was roaring through Nebraska whining Doing 120 man the fields was bending over Heading out for the mountains knowing we was traveling further All the fires were blazing and the spinning wheels were turning turning

Face Without A Soul

G Eb D C Bb F

She's a face without a soul This lady's heart is gold She's a face without a soul This lady's heart is gold

Take Me Away

Eb Cm Ab Fm7 F Eb7

Charter me something, even a bike Get me away from here Buy me some transport and spend what you like Just get me away from here Something to take me away

The Winner

B E A D C#m G

You've finally made it, a winner For all of the world to see A long time coming but winning Is worth all the pain Nothing comes easy you know-one

Back On My Feet

Eb Bb C F Ab Gm

I'm back on my feet again I'm flying high Watching my back again Or I could die

Sweet Home Chicago

D G A G# Eb

Ah come on, now baby don't you wanna go Ah come on, ah baby don't you wanna go Ah Back to that place I love Sweet home Chicago

Address Book

A E D A/C#

Throw away your old address book Of the guys you used to know Get all dressed up with your best look I'll take you to the movie show

Crawling From The Wreckage

B E A A7 F# D5

Crawling From The Wreckage Status Quo Famous In The Last Century 2000 [email protected]

Solid Gold

B A E D F#

Solid Gold - Status Quo Tabbed by: Curtis Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Gone Thru The Slips

B E F# A G#5 F#5

Same old weekend, she pays off her hairdresser Then she buys a hat I never complain 'cos I feel like a martyr I kind of like it like that New hi-fi, she says it could be louder

Too Close To The Ground

A D B7 A7 C#7 F#m

When the light hits your eyes in the morning And the fight to survive is breaking you down You see a chance for an answer to fill the empty spaces But you still don't know what to do You're too close to the ground

Runaround Sue

E B F# G#m

I'm gonna tell a story and it's sad but true About a girl that I once knew She took my love then ran around With any other single guy in town I should have known it from the very start

Carol

B C D E7 G F7

Oh Carol Don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it Takes me all night and day

Cant See For Looking

G C D7 F B7

Welcome back in town I hear that you are available Did anybody tell you lately That you're delectable? Everywhere I turn

Queenie

E B A C D C#m

Queenie Status Quo Thirsty Work 1994 INTRO:

Stones

C F G D G7

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I'm moving on, I don't know where But, I've just gotta get me away, from here So long gone, I'm lost in time Looking for an answer, waiting for a sign

Warning Shot

C F G E Am E7

After it all I'll take you home, after this dream has gone If we're lucky we'll never be called to stand again Defenders of the peace with all we've got Someone has to fire the warning shot

Familiar Blues

D G Cmaj7 A C A7

The more you criticize me The more I know I'm right I just cant stop this need for you To help me through the night And though you treat me badly

Soft In The Head

C7 C G7 Bb F G

Out of my head, I'm probably out of my head Things that I said are only things that I said Soft in the head I must be Out of my head, I must be out of my head Soft in the head I must be

I Can Hear The Grass Grow

D A G F# Em C

My head's attracted to a magnetic wave of sound With a stream of coloured circles making their way around I can hear the grass grow, I can hear the grass grow I see rainbows in the evening

My Little Heartbreaker

C F G D7 D F7

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What's been happening in your world again While I've been gone? Are you wandering, or in love again? No no no, it can't be so Is your wandering happening?

Who Gets The Love

A D F#m E G Em

I’ve spent a lifetime running after you But listen woman, everything must change It’s time you found yourself some other fool you can blame You had me figured as the spineless one Who’d be there waiting when you’d had your fun

Movin On

Abm Ab Eb Bb Db

But it doesn't really matter Who is right or who is wrong Just as long as we're together And we keep it movin' on

Nothing At All

A D G B C#m E

There's a man sitting in a concrete room In a place full of emptiness and gloom With his head in his hands he's far away It's a long time ago since yesterday

Bad News

A D E G C C#5

Bad News Status Quo In Search Of The Fourth Chord 2007 Greg Harper [email protected]

She Dont Fool Me

A D C G F B

I just received a message from my mother She asked me nicely not to bring the girl back home She says that she's good-looking but she's crazy Oh, but mama dear I knew it all along

Fakin The Blues

D G A F#m Bm F#

INTRO Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 4

My Old Ways

G C D D7 Em A7

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Why why why Why couldn't we see My old ways Keep troubling me

Johnny And Mary

E A B C#m G#m

Intro: Johnny's always runnin around, trying to find certainty He needs all the world to confirm that he ain't lonely Mary counts the walls, knows he tires easily

Restless

F C Bb Gm A Dm

Verse: There are words to say but I swear I just can't find them Though in my heart I know fools May hesitate from the memories behind them While the angels laugh and say, I told you so

Antique Angelique

G C D Bb F Eb

There's a grandfather clock in the corner With a smile on it's face Chairs and tables, expensive labels Velvet curtains and lace Every day when I go in there

Goin Nowhere

A D E C F#m G

And I know it must be time For making up my mind Doesn't matter if I find It'll change my tune in time If I'm really going nowhere

Another Day

F Bb A G B C

But it comes and it goes and everybody knows That I don't like it, no I don't like it And when it flows and when it starts to go Then I like it, I sure do like it I hope the day never comes you throw it all away

Claudette

E A B

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Claudette, pretty little pet claudette Never make me fret claudette She?s the greatest little girl that I?ve ever met I get the best lovin that I?ll ever get From claudette

Rearrange

Bm A E D F#m C#m

Loving you Is ever so strange Take a look at me And see what I have changed to Time after time, telling you

Under The Influence

D C G G5 E5 A5

On a train to nowhere, in another nightmare In a dream about falling for someone and taking her Back to my room Tangled up in her hair and believing everything goes And then anything more is alright

Bubble

E

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The Bubble Status Quo PAOY 2005 Greg Harper [email protected]

Little White Lies

D G A A7 Dsus2 G6

Little White Lies Status Quo Under The Influence 1999 Greg Harper [email protected]

Figure Of Eight

A D C G Em E

Feel my shoes touch the ground From where I look they're upside down Cheerful soles, happy feet Not a clue they're 'bout to meet

Bring It On Home

C G F

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If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behind Oh-oh bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, yeah

Enough Is Enough

D G F# C

You don't like rock and roll no more {Intro riff} I've had enough, I can't anymore Enough is enough, I can't stand no more Enough is enough

Goodbye Baby

A D E

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I hear a car out the back I see a full moon rising It's my red cadillac My baby's leaving me Now thing's are getting harder

All That Counts Is Love

F#5 C#5 B5

All that really counts is love If you've got love then that's enough You might have the midas touch But it don't add up to much Cos all that counts is love

Not At All

F E C B D Eb

A great heavy blues track. The video is a must see. I say yes

Lucille

G C D

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Lucille, won't you do your Daddy's will? Lucille, won't you do your Daddy's will? Well you ran away and left me And I Love you still

Resurrection

B E F# G A G#

SONG: RESURRECTION ALBUM: AQUOSTIC 2-THAT'S A FACT YEAR: 2016 LYRICS: PARFITT/BOWN

Centrefold

C G F Csus4 Em Am

Does she walk? Does she talk? Does she come complete? My homeroom homeroom angel Always pulled me from my seat

Velvet Train

G D Cb5 C5 B B5

For 'MIQNO' of the SQMB. Firstly, some explaining must be done. The intro does not actually consist of chords - just harmonic Intervals, so the naming of the chord is not to be taken literally. As these intervals only consist of two notes (also known as diads)

Obstruction Day

A D E F#m G

I woke up this morning, the sky was blue Gonna take it easy, got nothing to do Ain't going to work, no bills to pay It's a perfect day

Thinking Of You

B5 A5 E5 B E D#

Up in the morning and down in the evening Light in the night time and dark in the day Running for something and waiting for nothing Looking at people and hiding away Asking a question when I know the answer

Hold Me

G Gm Bb C Eb Cm

This feels like something that I've had before Changing places with myself once more Round and round I don't know day from night Changing places as I'm losing sight