Chords for status quo invitation (in the army now).wmv
Tempo:
142.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
C#m
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I got an invitation [B] from a girl I used to know [E] back home.
It [A] was an invitation [C#m] asking me to [F#] settle home.
[B]
She [E] said it's getting lonely here, and [A] I've been gone for close to a [Am] year.
I [E] took the first flight out to [B] meet the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[C#m]
[E] [C#m]
She [E] met me off the flight, a [B] million dollars in a long [E] red gown.
[A] With a man in a black hat, [C#m] Mr.
Driver, back [F#] to town.
[B]
[E] Now the places all look the same, [A] and all the places have the [Am] same old names.
[E] But in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [A] back home.
[F#]
Yes, [E] in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[A] Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on and on.
[A] Maybe [B] it's true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one.
What [A] can I say to you?
What [B] can I say to you?
[E] Yes, in a year you've changed, just like [B] the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[B] [E] [C#m]
[C#] [E] [C#m]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] It took another year before [B] I started getting [E] itchy toes.
And [A] then I had to leave, [C#m] but that's the way the [F#] story goes.
[B]
[E] Well, I reckon that she'd made me stay.
I [A] never lived to see another [Am] day.
[E] I took the first flight out [B] and left the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[A] Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on.
[A] Maybe it's [B]
true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one.
What [A] can I say to you?
What can [B] I say to you?
[E] I took the first flight out and left [B] the girl I used to know [A] back home.
[E] Back home.
[C#m]
I left [E] the girl back home.
[C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
[C#m]
[B] The girl [E] back home.
[C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
[C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
[C#m] [E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[E] [N]
It [A] was an invitation [C#m] asking me to [F#] settle home.
[B]
She [E] said it's getting lonely here, and [A] I've been gone for close to a [Am] year.
I [E] took the first flight out to [B] meet the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[C#m]
[E] [C#m]
She [E] met me off the flight, a [B] million dollars in a long [E] red gown.
[A] With a man in a black hat, [C#m] Mr.
Driver, back [F#] to town.
[B]
[E] Now the places all look the same, [A] and all the places have the [Am] same old names.
[E] But in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [A] back home.
[F#]
Yes, [E] in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[A] Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on and on.
[A] Maybe [B] it's true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one.
What [A] can I say to you?
What [B] can I say to you?
[E] Yes, in a year you've changed, just like [B] the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[B] [E] [C#m]
[C#] [E] [C#m]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] It took another year before [B] I started getting [E] itchy toes.
And [A] then I had to leave, [C#m] but that's the way the [F#] story goes.
[B]
[E] Well, I reckon that she'd made me stay.
I [A] never lived to see another [Am] day.
[E] I took the first flight out [B] and left the girl I used to know [E] back home.
[A] Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on.
[A] Maybe it's [B]
true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one.
What [A] can I say to you?
What can [B] I say to you?
[E] I took the first flight out and left [B] the girl I used to know [A] back home.
[E] Back home.
[C#m]
I left [E] the girl back home.
[C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
[C#m]
[B] The girl [E] back home.
[C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
[C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
[C#m] [E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[E] [N]
Key:
E
B
C#m
A
F#
E
B
C#m
I got an _ invitation [B] from a girl I used to know [E] back home. _ _ _ _
It [A] was an invitation [C#m] asking me to [F#] settle home.
_ _ [B] _ _
She [E] said it's getting _ lonely here, and [A] I've been gone for close to a [Am] year.
I [E] took the first flight out to [B] meet the girl I used to know [E] back home.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
She [E] met me off the flight, a [B] million dollars in a long [E] red gown. _ _ _ _
_ [A] With a man in a black hat, [C#m] Mr.
Driver, back [F#] to town.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] Now the places all look the same, [A] and all the places have the [Am] same old names.
[E] _ But in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [A] back home.
[F#] _ _ _ _
Yes, [E] in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [E] back home. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on and on.
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe [B] it's true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one. _ _
What [A] can I say to you? _ _
What [B] can I say to you? _ _
_ [E] Yes, in a year you've changed, just like [B] the girl I used to know [E] back home.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] It took another year before [B] I started getting [E] itchy toes.
And _ _ _ [A] then I had to leave, [C#m] but that's the way the [F#] story goes.
_ [B] _ _
_ [E] Well, I reckon that she'd made me stay.
I [A] never lived to see another [Am] day.
_ [E] I took the first flight out [B] and left the girl I used to know [E] back home. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on. _
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe it's [B]
true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one.
What [A] can I say to you? _ _
What can [B] I say to you? _ _
_ [E] I took the first flight out and left [B] the girl I used to know [A] back home. _ _ _
_ _ [E] Back home.
_ [C#m]
I left [E] the girl back home.
_ [C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
_ _ [C#m] _
[B] The girl [E] back home.
_ _ [C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
_ _ [C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
It [A] was an invitation [C#m] asking me to [F#] settle home.
_ _ [B] _ _
She [E] said it's getting _ lonely here, and [A] I've been gone for close to a [Am] year.
I [E] took the first flight out to [B] meet the girl I used to know [E] back home.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
She [E] met me off the flight, a [B] million dollars in a long [E] red gown. _ _ _ _
_ [A] With a man in a black hat, [C#m] Mr.
Driver, back [F#] to town.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] Now the places all look the same, [A] and all the places have the [Am] same old names.
[E] _ But in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [A] back home.
[F#] _ _ _ _
Yes, [E] in a year you've changed, just [B] like the girl I used to know [E] back home. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on and on.
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe [B] it's true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one. _ _
What [A] can I say to you? _ _
What [B] can I say to you? _ _
_ [E] Yes, in a year you've changed, just like [B] the girl I used to know [E] back home.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] It took another year before [B] I started getting [E] itchy toes.
And _ _ _ [A] then I had to leave, [C#m] but that's the way the [F#] story goes.
_ [B] _ _
_ [E] Well, I reckon that she'd made me stay.
I [A] never lived to see another [Am] day.
_ [E] I took the first flight out [B] and left the girl I used to know [E] back home. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe [B] it's true that [E] I go on and on. _
_ _ [A] _ _ Maybe it's [B]
true that [C#m] I'm the lonely one.
What [A] can I say to you? _ _
What can [B] I say to you? _ _
_ [E] I took the first flight out and left [B] the girl I used to know [A] back home. _ _ _
_ _ [E] Back home.
_ [C#m]
I left [E] the girl back home.
_ [C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
_ _ [C#m] _
[B] The girl [E] back home.
_ _ [C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
_ _ [C#m]
I left the [E] girl back home.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _