Chords for Status Quo - Mystery Medley 1986
Tempo:
140.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] A lot of bands sort of throw their heads together and we said we'd never do it, we've done it.
A lot of things we've said we'd never do.
We've got a little bit of a mystery [C] song about a [A] poor, poor, dirty cow.
Go!
Go straight!
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
The more you know what you're giving, you give the boys such a lot of fun.
I'm not a weed that you make a living, you got the boys all on the run.
As [D] he's showing, you really got me going, baby, you could give me a cry.
[A] I wanna cry, yeah, I wanna fight, tell me would you treat me nice.
[E] Hold my legs, I'm [G] shaking, hold my [A] heart.
[D]
I'm just feeling [A] like a boy.
[E] Now I don't think [G] so, now I'm not a baby, [D] don't I ever feel like [A] a toy.
[D]
[D]
[C]
[D] [A]
Now I got your name and number, I like the look upon your face.
Now I know that I'm gonna take you, give me the time to give you names to play.
[D] Call me honey, you can take my money, baby, we can make a deal.
[A] I really need you, gotta get me feeling, do you know the way I feel.
[E] Oh, I'm feeling [G] kinda, kinda, [D] kinda, way too, way [A] too understated.
[E] Now I just can't slow [G] down, I'm not a kid [D] any longer.
Oh, I'm feeling like [A] [D]
[A] [G] [A] [D]
[Am] [A] a
Railroad, [A] she's got me [Em] standing on the [A] line.
[D] [A]
[D] Railroad, [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
[D] [A] [E] [A] Believe [D] it, [Em] oh, it's gonna be [A] nice to meet
[D] [A] you.
Believe [D] it, [A] I'm back again.
[D] [A] I'm living alone, in a place of my own.
[D] I've been a terrible, bad boy.
[Am] Something [A] went wrong, and so [B] I had to make a [E] right.
[Am]
The hungry priest said, he [A] made a vow to [D] save her.
So never I was to know, [D] [A]
I guess I was wrong.
[E] I really did think she was [A] yours.
[E] [A]
[D] Railroad, [A] she's got me standing on the line.
[D] [A] [E]
Railroad, [D] [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
[D] [A] [C] [Am]
[D] Believe it, [A] oh, it's gonna be nice to meet you.
[D] [A] [E]
[A] Believe it, [G] I'm back [A] again.
[D] [A] [Em] [A]
[G]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[A]
[E]
In [A] my own time, may I [B] be wiser.
Yeah, [D] that most men [G] will never be.
May I [A] be younger.
[D]
[A] Most of the time.
[E]
Most of [A] the time.
[D] Most of [A] the time.
[E] Most [A] of the time.
[D] Most of [A] the time.
Read my letters if [D] I'm close.
I like this one.
[E] You ask me not to call you [A] on my phone.
Well, there's something I've been waiting [D] five to tell you.
[E] The word I'm reading is the word [A] of the song.
Well, the sound of heaven has [D] been noticed.
The [E] place where the wine [A] flows.
Well, you have to be my [D] template.
[E] What can't I do with love?
[A] You should know.
I never knew they were all about [D] me.
[E] Well, I know you never.
[A]
You gave up the only one.
[D] I never know.
[A]
[B] [E] I went back to that one.
[A] I don't know.
[Am] Oh, I never [A]
knew.
[D]
[E] Well, I know you gave up.
[A]
You gave up.
[D] [C#] [B]
[B] [Em]
I [A]
gave you.
I gave you.
I
[B]
[E] [A] gave you.
I gave you.
I gave you.
[B]
[E] I gave you.
[A] I gave you.
[B] I gave you.
[E]
[C#] I gave you.
I [E] gave you.
I gave you.
[A] I gave you.
A lot of things we've said we'd never do.
We've got a little bit of a mystery [C] song about a [A] poor, poor, dirty cow.
Go!
Go straight!
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
The more you know what you're giving, you give the boys such a lot of fun.
I'm not a weed that you make a living, you got the boys all on the run.
As [D] he's showing, you really got me going, baby, you could give me a cry.
[A] I wanna cry, yeah, I wanna fight, tell me would you treat me nice.
[E] Hold my legs, I'm [G] shaking, hold my [A] heart.
[D]
I'm just feeling [A] like a boy.
[E] Now I don't think [G] so, now I'm not a baby, [D] don't I ever feel like [A] a toy.
[D]
[D]
[C]
[D] [A]
Now I got your name and number, I like the look upon your face.
Now I know that I'm gonna take you, give me the time to give you names to play.
[D] Call me honey, you can take my money, baby, we can make a deal.
[A] I really need you, gotta get me feeling, do you know the way I feel.
[E] Oh, I'm feeling [G] kinda, kinda, [D] kinda, way too, way [A] too understated.
[E] Now I just can't slow [G] down, I'm not a kid [D] any longer.
Oh, I'm feeling like [A] [D]
[A] [G] [A] [D]
[Am] [A] a
Railroad, [A] she's got me [Em] standing on the [A] line.
[D] [A]
[D] Railroad, [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
[D] [A] [E] [A] Believe [D] it, [Em] oh, it's gonna be [A] nice to meet
[D] [A] you.
Believe [D] it, [A] I'm back again.
[D] [A] I'm living alone, in a place of my own.
[D] I've been a terrible, bad boy.
[Am] Something [A] went wrong, and so [B] I had to make a [E] right.
[Am]
The hungry priest said, he [A] made a vow to [D] save her.
So never I was to know, [D] [A]
I guess I was wrong.
[E] I really did think she was [A] yours.
[E] [A]
[D] Railroad, [A] she's got me standing on the line.
[D] [A] [E]
Railroad, [D] [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
[D] [A] [C] [Am]
[D] Believe it, [A] oh, it's gonna be nice to meet you.
[D] [A] [E]
[A] Believe it, [G] I'm back [A] again.
[D] [A] [Em] [A]
[G]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[A]
[E]
In [A] my own time, may I [B] be wiser.
Yeah, [D] that most men [G] will never be.
May I [A] be younger.
[D]
[A] Most of the time.
[E]
Most of [A] the time.
[D] Most of [A] the time.
[E] Most [A] of the time.
[D] Most of [A] the time.
Read my letters if [D] I'm close.
I like this one.
[E] You ask me not to call you [A] on my phone.
Well, there's something I've been waiting [D] five to tell you.
[E] The word I'm reading is the word [A] of the song.
Well, the sound of heaven has [D] been noticed.
The [E] place where the wine [A] flows.
Well, you have to be my [D] template.
[E] What can't I do with love?
[A] You should know.
I never knew they were all about [D] me.
[E] Well, I know you never.
[A]
You gave up the only one.
[D] I never know.
[A]
[B] [E] I went back to that one.
[A] I don't know.
[Am] Oh, I never [A]
knew.
[D]
[E] Well, I know you gave up.
[A]
You gave up.
[D] [C#] [B]
[B] [Em]
I [A]
gave you.
I gave you.
I
[B]
[E] [A] gave you.
I gave you.
I gave you.
[B]
[E] I gave you.
[A] I gave you.
[B] I gave you.
[E]
[C#] I gave you.
I [E] gave you.
I gave you.
[A] I gave you.
Key:
A
D
E
G
B
A
D
E
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ A lot of bands sort of throw their heads together and we said we'd never do it, we've done it.
A lot of things we've said we'd never do. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We've got a little bit of a mystery [C] song about a [A] poor, poor, dirty cow.
Go!
_ Go straight! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The more you know what you're giving, you give the boys such a lot of fun.
I'm not a weed that you make a living, you got the boys all on the run.
As [D] he's showing, you really got me going, baby, you could give me a cry.
[A] _ I wanna cry, yeah, I wanna fight, tell me would you treat me nice.
_ [E] Hold my legs, I'm [G] shaking, hold my [A] heart.
_ [D] _
I'm just feeling [A] like a boy. _
_ _ [E] _ Now I don't think [G] so, now I'm not a baby, [D] don't I ever feel like [A] a toy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now I got your name and number, I like the look upon your face.
Now I know that I'm gonna take you, give me the time to give you names to play.
_ [D] Call me honey, you can take my money, baby, we can make a deal.
[A] I really need you, gotta get me feeling, do you know the way I feel.
_ [E] Oh, I'm feeling [G] kinda, _ _ kinda, [D] kinda, way too, way [A] too _ understated.
_ _ _ [E] Now I just can't slow [G] down, I'm not a kid [D] any longer.
Oh, I'm feeling like [A] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] a_
Railroad, _ [A] _ she's got me [Em] standing on the [A] line. _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Railroad, _ [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] Believe [D] it, _ _ [Em] oh, it's gonna be [A] nice to meet _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ you.
Believe [D] it, _ [A] _ _ I'm back again. _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ I'm living alone, in a place of my own.
[D] I've been a terrible, bad boy.
_ [Am] _ Something [A] went wrong, and so _ _ [B] I had to make a [E] right.
_ _ _ [Am] _
The hungry priest said, he [A] made a vow to [D] save her.
So never I was to know, [D] _ _ [A]
I guess I was wrong.
[E] I really did think she was [A] yours.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Railroad, _ _ [A] she's got me standing on the line.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
Railroad, [D] _ _ [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _
[D] Believe it, _ [A] _ oh, it's gonna be nice to meet you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Believe it, _ _ [G] I'm back [A] again.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ In [A] my own time, _ _ _ _ may I [B] be wiser. _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [D] that most men [G] will never be.
May I [A] be younger.
_ [D] _ _
_ [A] Most of the time.
_ [E] _
_ Most of [A] the time. _
[D] _ _ Most of [A] the time. _
_ [E] _ _ Most [A] of the time.
_ _ [D] _ _ Most of [A] the time. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Read my letters if [D] I'm close.
I like this one.
_ _ [E] You ask me not to call you [A] on my phone.
_ _ _ Well, there's something I've been waiting [D] five to tell you.
_ _ _ [E] The word I'm reading is the word [A] of the song. _
_ _ _ Well, the _ sound of heaven has [D] been noticed. _ _ _
_ The [E] place where the wine _ [A] flows. _ _ _ _
Well, you have to be my [D] template. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] What can't I do with love?
[A] You should know.
_ _ _ I never knew they were all about [D] me.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I know you never.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ You gave up the only one.
[D] I never know.
[A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] I went back to that one.
[A] I don't _ know.
[Am] _ Oh, I never [A] _
knew.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Well, I know you gave up.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
_ You gave up. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
I _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ gave you.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gave you.
I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] gave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ I gave _ _ _ _ _ you.
I gave you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] I gave you.
[A] I gave you. _
_ [B] I gave you.
_ [E] _ _ _
[C#] I gave you.
I [E] gave you.
I gave you.
[A] I gave you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A lot of things we've said we'd never do. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We've got a little bit of a mystery [C] song about a [A] poor, poor, dirty cow.
Go!
_ Go straight! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The more you know what you're giving, you give the boys such a lot of fun.
I'm not a weed that you make a living, you got the boys all on the run.
As [D] he's showing, you really got me going, baby, you could give me a cry.
[A] _ I wanna cry, yeah, I wanna fight, tell me would you treat me nice.
_ [E] Hold my legs, I'm [G] shaking, hold my [A] heart.
_ [D] _
I'm just feeling [A] like a boy. _
_ _ [E] _ Now I don't think [G] so, now I'm not a baby, [D] don't I ever feel like [A] a toy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now I got your name and number, I like the look upon your face.
Now I know that I'm gonna take you, give me the time to give you names to play.
_ [D] Call me honey, you can take my money, baby, we can make a deal.
[A] I really need you, gotta get me feeling, do you know the way I feel.
_ [E] Oh, I'm feeling [G] kinda, _ _ kinda, [D] kinda, way too, way [A] too _ understated.
_ _ _ [E] Now I just can't slow [G] down, I'm not a kid [D] any longer.
Oh, I'm feeling like [A] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] a_
Railroad, _ [A] _ she's got me [Em] standing on the [A] line. _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Railroad, _ [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] Believe [D] it, _ _ [Em] oh, it's gonna be [A] nice to meet _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ you.
Believe [D] it, _ [A] _ _ I'm back again. _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ I'm living alone, in a place of my own.
[D] I've been a terrible, bad boy.
_ [Am] _ Something [A] went wrong, and so _ _ [B] I had to make a [E] right.
_ _ _ [Am] _
The hungry priest said, he [A] made a vow to [D] save her.
So never I was to know, [D] _ _ [A]
I guess I was wrong.
[E] I really did think she was [A] yours.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Railroad, _ _ [A] she's got me standing on the line.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
Railroad, [D] _ _ [A] she's bringing me back to the top.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _
[D] Believe it, _ [A] _ oh, it's gonna be nice to meet you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Believe it, _ _ [G] I'm back [A] again.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ In [A] my own time, _ _ _ _ may I [B] be wiser. _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [D] that most men [G] will never be.
May I [A] be younger.
_ [D] _ _
_ [A] Most of the time.
_ [E] _
_ Most of [A] the time. _
[D] _ _ Most of [A] the time. _
_ [E] _ _ Most [A] of the time.
_ _ [D] _ _ Most of [A] the time. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Read my letters if [D] I'm close.
I like this one.
_ _ [E] You ask me not to call you [A] on my phone.
_ _ _ Well, there's something I've been waiting [D] five to tell you.
_ _ _ [E] The word I'm reading is the word [A] of the song. _
_ _ _ Well, the _ sound of heaven has [D] been noticed. _ _ _
_ The [E] place where the wine _ [A] flows. _ _ _ _
Well, you have to be my [D] template. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] What can't I do with love?
[A] You should know.
_ _ _ I never knew they were all about [D] me.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I know you never.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ You gave up the only one.
[D] I never know.
[A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] I went back to that one.
[A] I don't _ know.
[Am] _ Oh, I never [A] _
knew.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Well, I know you gave up.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
_ You gave up. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
I _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ gave you.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gave you.
I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] gave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ I gave _ _ _ _ _ you.
I gave you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] I gave you.
[A] I gave you. _
_ [B] I gave you.
_ [E] _ _ _
[C#] I gave you.
I [E] gave you.
I gave you.
[A] I gave you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _