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Status Quo

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capo 7th fret
G*: 005433
Gsus4: 300013
E7: 020100
E7*: 022130
Asus4: 002230
A7sus4: 002030 
Ab*: 013030
C*: 035050
Intro:
     Em      FG*
E----------------------------|
B--0----1----3---3---3---3---|
G----0----2----4---4---4---4-|
D-2-2--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------| x2
Repeat this finger picking pattern with the chords below until the Am on "done"
                  Em                 FG*   
It  starts with not questioning the answers
EmAnd giving Fup before you've Ambegun
EmIt locks all the Fdoors
              G*      
Increases the pressure
And in a Emflash
Your time is Fup before it's Amdone
And you won't C7know how it can Ffeel
To feel at Fmall
So I say Amno   F      Cto status GquDmoAm  
Who Fwants to be like the Crest
                            Gsus4E7* E7  
And deny the best that I'm meant for
        Am   F               C   GE7* Am  
I will show    the status quo
Who Fwants to be normal
I'll Cnever conform
       Dm                              Em F G* (finger pick these and start to strum again w the G*)
I will be content to resent the status quo
CI'll kick down the Fwalls around me
AmThey don't know how Gsus4strong I am
CI'm not deFfined by boundaries
AmThey will never Gsus4under Fstand
            Fm-  Gm   Eb  Bb  
I'm so much more
Than status qFuoCm  Gm  
Who Ebcares about being Bbanother pipe dreamer
FStuck on the bottom Gsus4floorG  
And I AmknoFwC  
              GE7* Am  
It's time to go
So maybe I've Fgotten everything that I Cwanted
But I think that I Dmmight have made it so
When I said no,  Fno, Fno Fm  
To status AmquoF  C  
G E7 Am
F C Gsus4 Asus4 A
GCause I Dam a A7sus4starship rangeDr
GI'm gonna Ddo everyA7sus4thing I Dcan
         G      DE7*        
To always be a starship ranger
Cause it's GevDeryEmthing
     Ab* C* Ab* C* Ab* C* Ab* 
It's everything
  D  (slide it up a fret at a time for 3 times) D
I am

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Status Quo

by Darren Criss

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Asus4

A7sus4

capo 7th fret

G*: 005433

Gsus4: 300013

E7: 020100

E7*: 022130

Asus4: 002230

A7sus4: 002030

Ab*: 013030

C*: 035050

Intro:

Em F

E----------------------------|

B--0----1----3---3---3---3---|

G----0----2----4---4---4---4-|

D-2-2--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

A----------------------------|

E----------------------------| x2

Repeat this finger picking pattern with the chords below until the Am on "done"

Em F

It starts with not questioning the answers

Em F Am

And giving up before you've begun

Em F

It locks all the doors

Increases the pressure

And in a flash

F Am

Your time is up before it's done

C7 F

And you won't know how it can feel

To feel at all

Am F C G Dm Am

So I say no to status quo

F C

Who wants to be like the rest

Gsus4 E7

E7*

And deny the best that I'm meant for

Am F C G Am

E7*

I will show the status quo

Who wants to be normal

I'll never conform

Dm Em F G* (finger pick these and start to strum again w the G*)

I will be content to resent the status quo

C F

I'll kick down the walls around me

Am Gsus4

They don't know how strong I am

C F

I'm not defined by boundaries

Am Gsus4 F

They will never under stand

Gm Eb Bb

Fm-

I'm so much more

F Cm Gm

Than status quo

Eb Bb

Who cares about being another pipe dreamer

F Gsus4 G

Stuck on the bottom floor

Am F C

And I know

G Am

E7*

It's time to go

F C

So maybe I've gotten everything that I wanted

But I think that I might have made it so

F F Fm

When I said no, no, no

Am F C

To status quo

G E7 Am

F C Gsus4 Asus4 A

G D A7sus4 D

Cause I am a starship ranger

G D A7sus4 D

I'm gonna do everything I can

G D

E7*

To always be a starship ranger

G D Em

Cause it's everything

Ab* C* Ab* C* Ab* C* Ab*

It's everything

D (slide it up a fret at a time for 3 times) D

I am

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