Status Quo
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Intro:
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Em C D
e|----------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------| (2x)
Em G C D D
It starts with not questioning the answers
Em G C D D
And giving up before you've begun
Em G
It locks all the doors
C D
Increases the pressure
Em
And in a flash
G C
Your time is up before it's done
Em G C D
And you won't know how it can feel
D
To feel at all
Em C G D Am Em
So I say no to status quo
C G
Who wants to be like the rest
D
And deny the best that I'm meant for
Em C G D Am Em
I will show the status quo
C
Who wants to be normal
G
I'll never conform
D Bm C D (C)
I will be content to resent the status quo
Em G
I'll kick down the walls around me
C D
They don't know how strong I am
Em
I'm not defined by boundaries
G D
They will never understand
D- Em C G
I'm so much more
D Am Em
Than status quo
C G
Who cares about being another pipe dreamer
D
Stuck on the bottom floor
Em C G
And I know
D Am Em
It's time to go
C G
So maybe I've gotten everything that I wanted
D
But I think that I might have made it so
Em C G
When I said no, no, no
Bm Am Em
To status quo
G D A D
Cause I am a starship ranger
G D A D
I'm gonna do everything I can
G D A Bm
To always be a starship ranger
D
Cause it's everything
A
Everything
D
I am
How to play Status Quo
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.