Chords for Status Quo - Red Sky
Tempo:
150 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 beat, I was [F] flying like a hundred, [C] I was free
for the beat.
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me, I [Eb] had the franchise [Bb] on [C] my tail, I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] [C] different reasons
[Bb] to be free, [G] falling [Ab] [C] away.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red [C] sky [Eb] with a star [Bb] coming [C] into view, [Eb] and the [Bb] part I can't [C] recover with [G] is smooth,
I'm [C] going to make it with you.
I am together on both sides now, I am the light in your eyes.
of [F] the town I remember up
[C] ahead on this cold black sky.
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 [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[Cm]
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I [Bb] had a red sky coming [C] into view.
[Cm] And the [Bb] farther I kept [C] it going, [G] the sooner you'll lose.
I'm [C] gonna make it, but you are
[F] demanding that I obtain.
God, [C] I've come from my own feet.
[F] I'm not being lucky to see if [G] a red sky's lucky for me.
[C] In
[F]
[C]
[Eb] my [Bb] evening, [C] it's six o'clock.
[Eb] I'm [Bb] here to pick [C] your face.
[Eb] And the [Bb] reason that [C] I never leave [F] my voice and ask [G] my name.
[Gb] [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb]
guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[C] I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb] guys on my tail.
I had a red sky coming [C] into view.
[Eb] And the [Bb] farther I [C] kept it going, [G] the sooner you'll lose.
[C] I'm gonna make it, but you are [Eb] demanding [Bb]
[C] that I obtain.
[Eb] God, [Bb] I've come [C] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] from my own feet.
[G]
[C] I'm not being lucky to see if a red sky's lucky for me.
Red sky, red sky.
[N]
I was out on the highway, I was out on the beat, I was [F] flying like a hundred, [C] I was free
for the beat.
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me, I [Eb] had the franchise [Bb] on [C] my tail, I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] [C] different reasons
[Bb] to be free, [G] falling [Ab] [C] away.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red [C] sky [Eb] with a star [Bb] coming [C] into view, [Eb] and the [Bb] part I can't [C] recover with [G] is smooth,
I'm [C] going to make it with you.
I am together on both sides now, I am the light in your eyes.
of [F] the town I remember up
[C] ahead on this cold black sky.
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 [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[Cm]
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I [Bb] had a red sky coming [C] into view.
[Cm] And the [Bb] farther I kept [C] it going, [G] the sooner you'll lose.
I'm [C] gonna make it, but you are
[F] demanding that I obtain.
God, [C] I've come from my own feet.
[F] I'm not being lucky to see if [G] a red sky's lucky for me.
[C] In
[F]
[C]
[Eb] my [Bb] evening, [C] it's six o'clock.
[Eb] I'm [Bb] here to pick [C] your face.
[Eb] And the [Bb] reason that [C] I never leave [F] my voice and ask [G] my name.
[Gb] [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb]
guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[C] I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb] guys on my tail.
I had a red sky coming [C] into view.
[Eb] And the [Bb] farther I [C] kept it going, [G] the sooner you'll lose.
[C] I'm gonna make it, but you are [Eb] demanding [Bb]
[C] that I obtain.
[Eb] God, [Bb] I've come [C] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] from my own feet.
[G]
[C] I'm not being lucky to see if a red sky's lucky for me.
Red sky, red sky.
[N]
Key:
C
Bb
Eb
G
F
C
Bb
Eb
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was out on _ _ _ the highway, _ _ _ _ I was out _ _ _ _ on the beat, _ _ _ _ I was [F] flying _ like _ _ a hundred, _ _ _ _ [C] I was free _ _ _ _
for the beat. _ _ _ _ _
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me, I [Eb] had the franchise [Bb] on [C] my tail, I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] _ [C] different reasons _
_ [Bb] to be free, [G] falling [Ab] _ [C] away.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red [C] sky _ _ _ [Eb] with a star [Bb] coming [C] into view, [Eb] and the [Bb] part I can't [C] recover with [G] is smooth,
_ _ I'm [C] going to make it with you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I am together _ on _ _ both sides now, _ _ _ I am the light _ in _ _ your eyes. _ _ _ _
of [F] the town _ I _ _ _ remember _ _ up _
_ [C] ahead _ _ _ on this cold black sky. _ _ _ _
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 [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons _ [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[Cm]
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I [Bb] had a red sky coming [C] into view. _
[Cm] And the [Bb] farther I kept [C] it going, [G] the sooner you'll lose.
I'm [C] gonna make it, but you _ _ are _
_ [F] _ demanding that I obtain.
God, [C] I've come from my own feet. _
_ [F] I'm not being lucky to see if [G] a red sky's lucky for me. _
_ [C] _ _ In _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] my [Bb] evening, [C] it's six o'clock.
[Eb] I'm [Bb] here to pick [C] your face. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] reason that [C] I never leave [F] my voice and ask [G] my _ name.
_ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb]
guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[C] I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb] guys on my tail.
I had a red sky coming [C] into view.
_ [Eb] And the [Bb] farther I [C] kept it going, _ [G] the sooner you'll lose.
[C] I'm gonna make it, but you _ are _ _ _ [Eb] demanding [Bb] _
[C] that I _ obtain.
[Eb] God, [Bb] I've come _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ from my own feet.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] I'm not being lucky to see if a red sky's lucky for me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Red sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ red sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was out on _ _ _ the highway, _ _ _ _ I was out _ _ _ _ on the beat, _ _ _ _ I was [F] flying _ like _ _ a hundred, _ _ _ _ [C] I was free _ _ _ _
for the beat. _ _ _ _ _
I [Eb] had a red [Bb] sky [C] behind me, I [Eb] had the franchise [Bb] on [C] my tail, I [Eb] had a hundred [Bb] _ [C] different reasons _
_ [Bb] to be free, [G] falling [Ab] _ [C] away.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] red [C] sky _ _ _ [Eb] with a star [Bb] coming [C] into view, [Eb] and the [Bb] part I can't [C] recover with [G] is smooth,
_ _ I'm [C] going to make it with you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I am together _ on _ _ both sides now, _ _ _ I am the light _ in _ _ your eyes. _ _ _ _
of [F] the town _ I _ _ _ remember _ _ up _
_ [C] ahead _ _ _ on this cold black sky. _ _ _ _
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 [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons _ [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[Cm]
I [Bb] had a red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I [Bb] had a red sky coming [C] into view. _
[Cm] And the [Bb] farther I kept [C] it going, [G] the sooner you'll lose.
I'm [C] gonna make it, but you _ _ are _
_ [F] _ demanding that I obtain.
God, [C] I've come from my own feet. _
_ [F] I'm not being lucky to see if [G] a red sky's lucky for me. _
_ [C] _ _ In _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] my [Bb] evening, [C] it's six o'clock.
[Eb] I'm [Bb] here to pick [C] your face. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] reason that [C] I never leave [F] my voice and ask [G] my _ name.
_ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] I had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb]
guys on [C] my tail.
I [Eb] had a [Bb] hundred [C] different reasons [Bb] to keep [G] me falling [Ab] away.
[C] I [Eb] had a [Bb] red sky [C] behind me.
[Eb] I had the bad [Bb] guys on my tail.
I had a red sky coming [C] into view.
_ [Eb] And the [Bb] farther I [C] kept it going, _ [G] the sooner you'll lose.
[C] I'm gonna make it, but you _ are _ _ _ [Eb] demanding [Bb] _
[C] that I _ obtain.
[Eb] God, [Bb] I've come _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ from my own feet.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] I'm not being lucky to see if a red sky's lucky for me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Red sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ red sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _