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Living On An Island
Status Quo
Whatever You Want 1979
A lovely one to strum along to.  Innit lovely?
If you want to strum along to the record then
you will need a capo on the second fret.
You can play it without a capo but it will put 
it in the key of G (as they do it live).
(So obviously I have given you the shapes 
not the actual chords)
UPDATE:  
After nailing the bassline I have found some inversions
and extensions that I didn't see before.
NOTE: The bass changes the root note - not the guitar.
[Intro]
|G| |C| |G| |C| |F| |C| | Csus4  C|
GEasy when you're number one
EverybEmody say you're having fun
GSmiling for the public eye
When your bEmody say you wanna die
AmLiving on an islandD  
EmLooking at another line
GWaiting for my friend to cAmadd11ome
And we'll get hGigh
GHugh he got a real nice place
EmCruxie gonna be there soon
And GI just want to see his face
I'm getting lEmonely in my empty room
AmLiving on an islandD  
EmWorking at another line
GWaiting for my friend to Am/Gcome
And we'll get hiGgh
Dm7Passing time away in blCue skies
Dm7Thinking of the smile in hCer eyes
B7sus4Easy, it's eEasy
ALiving on an island
F#mOh boy, we're having fun
ALiving on an island
F#mThinking 'bout the things I've done
BmLiving on an islandE  
F#mSearching for another line
AWaiting for my friend to Bm/Acome
And we'll get hAigh
AWaiting for my friend to cDm6ome
N.C.             F#m  A  
And we'll get high
I said we're gonna get F#mhighA  
Yeah, we're gonna get F#mhighA  
F#mWe're gonna touch the skyG  D  A  
|G| |D| |A| |A| to fade...
Live, they tend to end with a Dm6 I think.
Something like that.
I would play the Amadd11 thusly: 557555

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Living On An Island

by Status Quo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Amadd11

Am/G

Dm7

B7sus4

F#m

Bm/A

Dm6

Living On An Island

Status Quo

Whatever You Want 1979

A lovely one to strum along to. Innit lovely?

If you want to strum along to the record then

you will need a capo on the second fret.

You can play it without a capo but it will put

it in the key of G (as they do it live).

(So obviously I have given you the shapes

not the actual chords)

UPDATE:

After nailing the bassline I have found some inversions

and extensions that I didn't see before.

NOTE: The bass changes the root note - not the guitar.

[Intro]

G C G C F C Csus4 C

|| || || || || || | |

Easy when you're number one

Everybody say you're having fun

Smiling for the public eye

When your body say you wanna die

Am D

Living on an island

Looking at another line

G Amadd11

Waiting for my friend to come

And we'll get high

Hugh he got a real nice place

Cruxie gonna be there soon

And I just want to see his face

I'm getting lonely in my empty room

Am D

Living on an island

Working at another line

G Am/G

Waiting for my friend to come

And we'll get high

Dm7 C

Passing time away in blue skies

Dm7 C

Thinking of the smile in her eyes

B7sus4 E

Easy, it's easy

Living on an island

F#m

Oh boy, we're having fun

Living on an island

F#m

Thinking 'bout the things I've done

Bm E

Living on an island

F#m

Searching for another line

A Bm/A

Waiting for my friend to come

And we'll get high

A Dm6

Waiting for my friend to come

F#m A

N.C.

And we'll get high

F#m A

I said we're gonna get high

F#m A

Yeah, we're gonna get high

F#m G D A

We're gonna touch the sky

G D A A

|| || || || to fade...

Live, they tend to end with a Dm6 I think.

Something like that.

I would play the Amadd11 thusly: 557555

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