{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":396939,"song":"Living On An Island","artist":"Status Quo","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11558021-living-on-an-island-chords-by-status-quo/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/396939?type=chord","rating":4.9402,"votes":91,"content":"Living On An Island\r\nStatus Quo\r\nWhatever You Want 1979\r\n\r\nA lovely one to strum along to.  Innit lovely?\r\nIf you want to strum along to the record then\r\nyou will need a capo on the second fret.\r\nYou can play it without a capo but it will put \r\nit in the key of G (as they do it live).\r\n(So obviously I have given you the shapes \r\nnot the actual chords)\r\n\r\nUPDATE:  \r\nAfter nailing the bassline I have found some inversions\r\nand extensions that I didn't see before.\r\nNOTE: The bass changes the root note - not the guitar.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]| |[ch]C[/ch]| |[ch]G[/ch]| |[ch]C[/ch]| |[ch]F[/ch]| |[ch]C[/ch]| |[ch]Csus4[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]|\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nEasy when you're number one[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEverybody say you're having fun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSmiling for the public eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen your body say you wanna die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLiving on an island[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLooking at another line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Amadd11[/ch]\r\nWaiting for my friend to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll get high[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHugh he got a real nice place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCruxie gonna be there soon[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I just want to see his face[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'm getting lonely in my empty room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLiving on an island[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWorking at another line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nWaiting for my friend to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll get high[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPassing time away in blue skies[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThinking of the smile in her eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7sus4[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEasy, it's easy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nLiving on an island[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nOh boy, we're having fun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nLiving on an island[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThinking 'bout the things I've done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLiving on an island[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSearching for another line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Bm/A[/ch]\r\nWaiting for my friend to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll get high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Dm6[/ch]\r\nWaiting for my friend to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C.           [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll get high[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI said we're gonna get high[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah, we're gonna get high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're gonna touch the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]| |[ch]D[/ch]| |[ch]A[/ch]| |[ch]A[/ch]| to fade...\r\n\r\n\r\nLive, they tend to end with a Dm6 I think.\r\nSomething like that.\r\nI would play the Amadd11 thusly: 557555","plain_text":"Living On An Island\nStatus Quo\nWhatever You Want 1979\n\nA lovely one to strum along to.  Innit lovely?\nIf you want to strum along to the record then\nyou will need a capo on the second fret.\nYou can play it without a capo but it will put \nit in the key of G (as they do it live).\n(So obviously I have given you the shapes \nnot the actual chords)\n\nUPDATE:  \nAfter nailing the bassline I have found some inversions\nand extensions that I didn't see before.\nNOTE: The bass changes the root note - not the guitar.\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n|G| |C| |G| |C| |F| |C| |Csus4 C|\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n|G| |D| |A| |A| to fade...\n\n\nLive, they tend to end with a Dm6 I think.\nSomething like that.\nI would play the Amadd11 thusly: 557555","chords":["A","G","C","F","Csus4","Em","Am","D","Amadd11","Am/G","Dm7","B7sus4","E","F#m","Bm","Bm/A","Dm6"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}