Reason For Living
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|---------------------|
Artist: Status Quo
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