Red Sky Chords by Status Quo
Tempo:
149.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
Eb
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [C]
I was out on the highway.
I was out on the beach.
I was [F] tired, I was hungry.
[C] I was late for the beach.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the [Bb] bad guys on [C] my tail.
[Eb] I had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons
to
[Bb] keep [G] me from [Ab] falling [C] away.
[Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view.
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going.
[G] And soon, I'm gonna [C] make it with you.
I had the desert on both sides of town.
I had the light in my eyes.
[F]
[C]
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] [C] different reasons
[Bb] to keep [G] me from falling [Ab] [Cm] away.
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view.
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept me going.
[C]
[G] And soon, I'm [C] gonna make it with you.
[F] I'm in land and land on land.
[C] I've got a good tomorrow to be.
[F] I'll have a lucky day.
If [G] the red sky's lucky for me.
[C] If
[F]
[C]
[Eb]
I see [Bb] the red [C] sky,
[Eb] I'll [Bb] be lucky, don't [C] pray.
I'm [Eb] the reason [Bb] that [C] I'm never late.
[F] I'm pointing at [G] my name.
[Gb] [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on my [C] tail.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred different [C] reasons
[Bb] to [G] keep me from falling [Ab] [C] away.
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river [Bb] stopped coming [C] into view.
And [Eb] the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going.
[G] And soon, I'm [C] gonna make it with you.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky
[C] behind me.
The [Eb] river stopped [Bb] coming into [C] view.
And [Eb] the fog [Bb] kept me [C] going.
[G] And soon, [C] I'm gonna make it with you.
Red sky, red sky.
I was out on the highway.
I was out on the beach.
I was [F] tired, I was hungry.
[C] I was late for the beach.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the [Bb] bad guys on [C] my tail.
[Eb] I had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons
to
[Bb] keep [G] me from [Ab] falling [C] away.
[Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view.
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going.
[G] And soon, I'm gonna [C] make it with you.
I had the desert on both sides of town.
I had the light in my eyes.
[F]
[C]
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] [C] different reasons
[Bb] to keep [G] me from falling [Ab] [Cm] away.
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view.
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept me going.
[C]
[G] And soon, I'm [C] gonna make it with you.
[F] I'm in land and land on land.
[C] I've got a good tomorrow to be.
[F] I'll have a lucky day.
If [G] the red sky's lucky for me.
[C] If
[F]
[C]
[Eb]
I see [Bb] the red [C] sky,
[Eb] I'll [Bb] be lucky, don't [C] pray.
I'm [Eb] the reason [Bb] that [C] I'm never late.
[F] I'm pointing at [G] my name.
[Gb] [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on my [C] tail.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred different [C] reasons
[Bb] to [G] keep me from falling [Ab] [C] away.
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river [Bb] stopped coming [C] into view.
And [Eb] the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going.
[G] And soon, I'm [C] gonna make it with you.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky
[C] behind me.
The [Eb] river stopped [Bb] coming into [C] view.
And [Eb] the fog [Bb] kept me [C] going.
[G] And soon, [C] I'm gonna make it with you.
Red sky, red sky.
Key:
C
Bb
Eb
G
F
C
Bb
Eb
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ was out _ _ _ _ _ on the highway. _ _ _ _
I was out _ _ _ _ _ on the beach. _ _ _ _ _
I was [F] tired, _ _ _ _ I was hungry. _ _ _ _
[C] I was late _ _ _ _ _ for the beach.
_ _ _ _ I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the [Bb] bad guys on [C] my tail. _
[Eb] I had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons
to _ _
[Bb] keep [G] me from [Ab] falling [C] away.
[Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going. _
[G] And soon, _ I'm gonna [C] make it with you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had the desert _ _ _ _ on both sides of town. _ _ _
I had the light _ in _ _ my eyes. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] _ [C] different reasons _
[Bb] to keep [G] me from falling [Ab] [Cm] away.
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept me going.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] And soon, _ _ I'm [C] gonna make it with _ you. _ _ _
[F] I'm in land and land on _ land.
[C] I've got a good tomorrow to be. _
[F] I'll have a lucky day.
If [G] the red sky's lucky for me. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ If _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
I see [Bb] the red [C] sky, _ _
[Eb] I'll [Bb] be lucky, don't [C] pray.
_ I'm [Eb] the reason [Bb] that [C] I'm never late.
[F] I'm pointing at [G] my name. _ _
_ [Gb] _ [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on my [C] tail.
_ I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred different [C] reasons
_ [Bb] to [G] keep me from falling [Ab] [C] away.
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river [Bb] stopped coming [C] into view.
And [Eb] the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going.
_ [G] And soon, _ _ I'm [C] gonna make it with you. _ _
_ _ I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky _
[C] behind me.
The [Eb] river stopped [Bb] coming into [C] view.
_ And [Eb] the fog [Bb] kept me [C] going.
_ [G] And soon, _ _ [C] I'm gonna make it with you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Red sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ red sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ was out _ _ _ _ _ on the highway. _ _ _ _
I was out _ _ _ _ _ on the beach. _ _ _ _ _
I was [F] tired, _ _ _ _ I was hungry. _ _ _ _
[C] I was late _ _ _ _ _ for the beach.
_ _ _ _ I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the [Bb] bad guys on [C] my tail. _
[Eb] I had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons
to _ _
[Bb] keep [G] me from [Ab] falling [C] away.
[Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going. _
[G] And soon, _ I'm gonna [C] make it with you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had the desert _ _ _ _ on both sides of town. _ _ _
I had the light _ in _ _ my eyes. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] _ [C] different reasons _
[Bb] to keep [G] me from falling [Ab] [Cm] away.
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river stopped [Bb] coming [C] into view. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] fog kept me going.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] And soon, _ _ I'm [C] gonna make it with _ you. _ _ _
[F] I'm in land and land on _ land.
[C] I've got a good tomorrow to be. _
[F] I'll have a lucky day.
If [G] the red sky's lucky for me. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ If _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
I see [Bb] the red [C] sky, _ _
[Eb] I'll [Bb] be lucky, don't [C] pray.
_ I'm [Eb] the reason [Bb] that [C] I'm never late.
[F] I'm pointing at [G] my name. _ _
_ [Gb] _ [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
I [Eb] had the bad [Bb] guys on my [C] tail.
_ I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred different [C] reasons
_ [Bb] to [G] keep me from falling [Ab] [C] away.
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] The river [Bb] stopped coming [C] into view.
And [Eb] the [Bb] fog kept [C] me going.
_ [G] And soon, _ _ I'm [C] gonna make it with you. _ _
_ _ I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky _
[C] behind me.
The [Eb] river stopped [Bb] coming into [C] view.
_ And [Eb] the fog [Bb] kept me [C] going.
_ [G] And soon, _ _ [C] I'm gonna make it with you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Red sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ red sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _