Reason for Living Status Quo
Status Quo
[F]
E|----------------------|-------------------| B|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\-----| G|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\\----| D|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\\\---| A|----------------------|--------------\\---| E|----------------------|---------------\---|
C 2x
E||---------------------|------------------|| B||*----5\3-----5--\3---|5--\3-----5\-----*|| G||-----5\3-----5--\3---|5--\3-----5\\-----|| D||-----5\3-----5--\3---|5--\3-----5\\\----|| A||*--------------------|------------\\---*|| E||---------------------|-------------\----||
[F]
E|----------------------|-------------------| B|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\-----| G|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\\----| D|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\\\---| A|----------------------|--------------\\---| E|----------------------|---------------\---|
[Bb]
E|------------------------|--------------------| B|----15\13-----15--\13---|15--\13-----15\-----| G|----15\13-----15--\13---|15--\13-----15\\----| D|----15\13-----15--\13---|15--\13-----15\\\---| A|------------------------|---------------\\---| E|------------------------|----------------\---|
[F]
E|----------------------|-------------------| B|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\-----| G|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\\----| D|----10\8-----10--\8---|10--\8-----10\\\---| A|----------------------|--------------\\---| E|----------------------|---------------\---|
[C]
E|--------------------|-----------------| B|----5\3-----5--\3---|5--\3-----5\-----| G|----5\3-----5--\3---|5--\3-----5\\----| D|----5\3-----5--\3---|5--\3-----5\\\---| A|--------------------|------------\\---| E|--------------------|-------------\---|
[F]
E|------------------------|----| B|----10\8-----10--\8--10-|10--| G|----10\8-----10--\8--10-|10--| D|----10\8-----10--\8--10-|10--| A|------------------------|----| E|------------------------|----|
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2. Song structure and lyrics:
The structure of the song is very simple. It has a so-called AAA-form,
which simply consists of three repeated verses. So there's no chorus
and no bridge. The necessary contrast comes from the "normal" guitar
and the slide-guitar. They both play backings and solo's.
Intro: |F5 |F5 |
Verse 1:
I [F5]felt in need of some lovin'
So I [C5]sat down on a wall
I tried to find a reason for living
But I [F5]couldn't find a reason at all
So I [Bb5]owned up to my maker
And I [F5]started to say a prayer
I [C5]waited for an answer
But there [F5]wasn't anybody there.
Short slide solo:
|C5 |C5 |Bb5 |F5 |
Verse 2:
I [F5]thought there should have been someone
But I [C5]wasn't quite sure who
It finished me to find there was no one
That I could [F5]take my troubles to
So I [Bb5]knelt down by my bedside
And I [F5]started to say a prayer
It was [C5]when I asked for nothing
I could [F5]feel that there was somebody there.
Middle slide solo:
|C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 |C5 |C5 |Bb5 |F5 |
"Plain" solo:
|F5 |F5 |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 |
|Bb5 |Bb5 |F5 |F5 |C5 |C5 |Bb5 |F5 |
Strum the chord once in the last bar, hold it and start to boogie again:
|F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |
Verse 3:
I'm [F5]looking still but it's easy
'Cos I [C5]know which way to go
It doesn't matter how long it takes me
'cos there's [F5]someone there to help me who knows
All the [Bb5]things that I am after
All the [F5]lovin' that I want to share
it's [C5]so hard but I don't mind
'cos there [F5]really is somebody there.
Repeat verse 1
Slide solo and the ending:
|C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 |C5 |C5 |Bb5 |
With half time feel (time of two beats is now one beat):
|F E Eb|Bb5 |C5 |
|F F7 Bb Bbm |F F#7 F7 |
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3. Tabs
Short slide solo:
E|--|--8-8-8---8-------------|--------------8---------| B|7/|8-----------8\---\5-----|------5---5/8-----------| G|--|----------------------5-|----5-------------------| D|--|------------------------|------------------------| A|--|------------------------|------------------------| E|--|------------------------|------------------------| E|6---6---6---6\----|-------------------------| B|----6---6---6\\---|-------------------------| G|--------------\---|------------3/----10-----| D|------------------|3------------------------| A|------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------|-------------------------|
Middle slide solo:
E|----/13---13\12----10-----|----8-----------3-------| B|------------------------7/|8-----8\----5-----5-----| G|--------------------------|------------5-----5-----| D|--------------------------|------------------------| A|--------------------------|------------------------| E|--------------------------|------------------------| E|----------------8------/|13-13-13----------------------/| B|----------5/8-----------|---------13---13\10------------| G|5-5-5-5-----------------|----------------------10-------| D|------------------------|-------------------------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------------|
. . (. = short)
E|13-13-13----------------/18--/18\|------15-----12-------------| B|---------13---13\10--------------|-------------------/13--\11-| G|----------------------10---------|----------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------| A|---------------------------------|----------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------10---10-|10-10-10-8---8---------------| B|------11-------------------|---------------10-----8------| G|---------------------------|---------------10---------10-| D|---------------------------|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---------------------------|-----------------------------| E|------------13\------------| B|----10/13------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
At the end of the "normal" guitar solo there is again some slide:
2x
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|----10\8-----10----\8------|6--------------------------| G|---------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ending slide-solo:
The first eight bars of the ending solo are the same as the first
eight bars of the middle slide solo. And it ends with:
E|----------------------------------| B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-8-| G|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-8-| D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-8-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| E|--6-----3---/10\8\6-/10\8\6-|--8-----5---/12\10\8-/12\10\8\-| B|6---6-3---6-----------------|8---8-5---8--------------------| G|----------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------------------|-------------------------------| E|----------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-----------13----------------------|----------------| B|-----10/13----13-/10/10/10/10--/10-|----------------| G|-/10-------------------------------|10\----6\5------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------| E|-----------------------------------|----------------|
"Normal" guitar parts
Fills for first verse:
[F] [C]
E|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------1-----| B|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------| G|---|---3h4h5-----|---|---3/5---5\3----|---|------3b5---------| D|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------| A|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------| E|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------|
[F] [Bb]
E|--------------------|-----------|------|x----|----|--1---1-1-----| B|--------------------|---------4/|6-----|x----|----|--------------| G|2-------------------|-----------|------|x----|---1|h2------------| D|----3---------3---1-|3----------|------|-----|----|--------------| A|--------------------|-----------|------|-----|----|--------------| E|--------------------|-----------|------|-----|----|--------------|
[C] [Bb] [F]
E|-----------------|-----0------|------------------|1------| B|---11b13--11b13--|------------|--------------1---|-------| G|-----------------|------------|----------1h2---2-|-------| D|-----------------|------------|------------------|-------| A|-----------------|------------|------------------|-------| E|-----------------|------------|------------------|-------|
Middle solo:
E|--|---------------------------------| B|--|---------------------------------| G|--|----------------------10-12------| D|--|----------------10-12---------12-| A|--|-------10h11h12------------------| E|8/|13-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|12b14---12b14-r12p10----10~~~~~--------| D|---------------------12--------12------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| E|13--12--11--10----------|----------------------------| B|----------------13--13--|11---------11/13---------13-| G|------------------------|----------------------------| D|------------------------|----------------------------| A|------------------------|----------------------------| E|------------------------|----------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------| B|15b17----15b17----15p13----13-------|15b17--15b17----15--p13----13-| G|------------------------14-------14-|------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------| E|15b17---15b17---17r15---13----13-|--------15b17-------------| B|---------------------------15----|-----15----------------16-| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------| E|18b20---18b20---18b20r18---16-------|-----16------------13p11----| B|------------------------------18-18-|--------18-18-18---------13-| G|------------------------------------|----------------------------| D|------------------------------------|----------------------------| A|------------------------------------|----------------------------| E|------------------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------13-13--------13----------| B|11--------------16b18-----16p13----| G|----12/14-----------------------15-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| E|---------------------13---13-----------------| B|-----------------------------16b18-----------| G|13h14p13h14p13h14p13----------------------15-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| E|---13----------------------------------| B|13----13-------13----------------------| G|---------15b17----15-13\12----12-14-14-| D|---------------------------15----------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
* bend 1/4 tone
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|15b17r15p13-*13-------------------|---------------10-12-----10---10-| D|--------------------15---------12-|13p12p10-12h13-------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|----|----|-------|------------------------| B|----|----|-------|----------------------1-| G|----|-10\|-------|1-----------------1h2---| D|----|----|-----3-|------------------------| A|----|----|-------|------------------------| E|----|----|-------|------------------------|
Ending:
E|--------------------|--------------------------------| B|-------------10-9-8-|--------------------------------| G|10--10--10---10-9-8-|--------------------------------| D|10--10--10---10-9-8-|--------------------------------| A|8---8---8-----------|8----8--10---10-8----8--10---10-| E|--------------------|6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------| G|--------------------------------|10---10-8---8-7---7-6---6-| D|--------------------------------|10---10-7---7-8---8-8---8-| A|10---10-12---12-10---10-12---12-|8----8--8---8-8---8-8---8-| E|8----8--8----8--8----8--8----8--|--------------------------| E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-------9-8-----------| D|10-----8-7-----------| A|8------9-8-----------| E|---------------------|
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