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Okay so here is Status Quo from Starship. I did the best I could, sorry if it isn't perfect.
Capo 7
Verse 1
EmIt starts with not questionCing the answersG  
EmAnd giving up beforCe you've begunG  
EmIt locks all the doors, Cincreases the pressureG  
And in a flash yEmour time is up before it's dConeEm  
And you won't know Chow it can feelF  
To feel at allFm  
Chorus
So I say 
AmNo-Fo-o Cto status quo-o-oG  F  C  
Who wants Amto be like the rest F  
And deny the best that I'Cm meant forG  
I will 
AmShow-oh-Foh the Cstatus quo-o-oG  F  C  
Who wants Amto be normal
I'll neFver conform
I will be Ccontent to resent the statuGs quoEm  C  G  
Verse 2
AmI'll kick down the walls arouFnd me
CThey don't know how strong I amG  
AmI'm not defined Fby boundaries
CThey will never understandG  F  
Chorus
I'm so much mo-o-oreAm  F  C  
Than status quo-o-oG  F  C  
Who cares Amabout being another pipe dreFamer
CStuck on the bottom floorG  
And I kno-oAm-ow Fit's Ctime to go-o-oG  F  C  
So maybe I've
AmGotten everything that I wanted butF  
I think that I might havCe made it soG  
When I said noF  
NoF  
NoFm  
To status quoooooooAmooo-o-oC!Em  Am  F6  C  G  Em  F#  
GCause I am a starship rDanger
GI'm gonna do everything I canD  
GTo always be a starship rEmanger
Cause it's everythiGngC  Em  
It's evFmeryGmthiFmngGm  Fm  Gm  Fm  Gm  
   D   (move D up one fret. do this 3 times) 
I Am!
End on D again.

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Starship - Status Quo

by Starkid

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

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Okay so here is Status Quo from Starship. I did the best I could, sorry if it isn't perfect.

Capo 7

Verse 1

Em C G

It starts with not questioning the answers

Em C G

And giving up before you've begun

Em C G

It locks all the doors, increases the pressure

Em C Em

And in a flash your time is up before it's done

C F

And you won't know how it can feel

To feel at all

Chorus

So I say

Am F C G F C

No-o-o to status quo-o-o

Am F

Who wants to be like the rest

C G

And deny the best that I'm meant for

I will

Am F C G F C

Show-oh-oh the status quo-o-o

Who wants to be normal

I'll never conform

C G Em C G

I will be content to resent the status quo

Verse 2

Am F

I'll kick down the walls around me

C G

They don't know how strong I am

Am F

I'm not defined by boundaries

C G F

They will never understand

Chorus

Am F C

I'm so much mo-o-ore

G F C

Than status quo-o-o

Am F

Who cares about being another pipe dreamer

C G

Stuck on the bottom floor

Am F C G F C

And I kno-o-ow it's time to go-o-o

So maybe I've

Am F

Gotten everything that I wanted but

C G

I think that I might have made it so

When I said no

Am C Em Am F6 C G Em F#

To status quoooooooooo-o-o!

G D

Cause I am a starship ranger

G D

I'm gonna do everything I can

G Em

To always be a starship ranger

G C Em

Cause it's everything

Fm Gm Fm Gm Fm Gm Fm Gm

It's everything

D (move D up one fret. do this 3 times)

I Am!

End on D again.

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