Fakin The Blues

Status Quo

Tom: D

Album:Rock Til You Drop 1991
Tabbed By: Greg Harper *

MY FAVOURITE QUO NUMBER EVER!!!

INTRO


   D   F#m   G   A          D     F#m   G A            D
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-6-7-6-4--------4---------7-6-7-8-4--------4---------------------|
D|-------------7-7-7----7-4---------------7-7-7----7-4-----------------|
A|--------------------------5--------------------------5---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




  Riff 1              Riff 2                     Riff 3
E|----------       E|-----------------        E|-----------------|
B|----------       B|-----------------        B|-----------------|
G|----------       G|-----7-6~--------        G|-----7-7~--------|
D|----------       D|-7-9-------------        D|-7-9-------------|
A|-0-1-2----       A|-----------------        A|-----------------|
E|----------       E|-----------------        E|-----------------|



   Riff 4
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-----5---5--|
E|-5h8---5----|




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 A                     D        A                   D
 Waiting around for a miracle   looking at me for a clue

G           A              Bm       G   D             A
 I'm moving on if it's the same to you   too late for me

               D     Bm      F#  F#7               Bm
 too late for you     On and on changing like the weather

            G              D            A
 close your eyes  no surprise is in store  (Riff 1)

 F#m                      G
 Look me straight in the eye (Riff 1)

 F#m                    G
 when you tell me that lie   (Riff 1)

 F#m                  G                     A
 I can't have it though  I can't take it no over and over again

           D       F#m           G  A
 (Riff 4)   Who's fakin' the blues_____

           D       F#m           G   A
 (Riff 4)   Who's breaking the rules______

           D       F#m         G   A                   D
 (Riff 4)   while trying to fool______    fakin' the blues

         A                     D
 (Riff 2)  Isn't it time for a turn around

         A                         D
 (Riff 2)  Isn't it time that you knew

 G         A                  Bm       G            D
 I never thought that I could say  to you  (Riff 3)

           A             D   Bm     F#  F#7                Bm
 You carry on I'll survive   On and on changing like the weather

            G              D            A
 close your eyes  no surprise is in store  (Riff 1)

 F#m                      G
 Look me straight in the eye (Riff 1)

 F#m                    G
 when you tell me that lie   (Riff 1)

 F#m                  G                     A
 I can't have it though  I can't take it no over and over again

           D       F#m           G  A
 (Riff 4)   Who's fakin' the blues_____

           D       F#m           G   A
 (Riff 4)   Who's breaking the rules______

           D       F#m         G   A                   D
 (Riff 4)   while trying to fool______    fakin' the blues


     F#m   G     A        D     F#m   G    A         D
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-6-7-6-4--------4---------7-6-7-8-4--------4-----------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7----7-4---------------7-7-7----7-4-------------------|
A|------------------------5--------------------------5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


 SOLO

                   F#m      G                    A
E|-----------------------------------------10-12-12b14---12b14---12b14-|
B|-------------------10--------------10-12-----------------------------|
G|-----------7-9b11------r-7-9-9/11------------------------------------|
D|-------7-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-7/9---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



         D                    F#m              G          A
E|--12b14-12b14~---12b14---12b14r-10------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------12b14--12b14--r-10----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------12b14--r11-9~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|



       D
E|-------------------|
B|--15-14-15~-(15)---|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


 A                        D               A                        D
 Maybe by now you'll be satisfied (Riff 2)  looking at me like you do

 G          A               Bm       G            D
 What do you feel burning inside of you  (Riff 3)

           A                 D
 Living a lie don't have to try

 Bm     F#   F#7                Bm
 On and on changing like the weather

            G              D            A
 close your eyes  no surprise is in store  (Riff 1)

 F#m                      G
 Look me straight in the eye (Riff 1)

 F#m                    G
 when you tell me that lie   (Riff 1)

 F#m                  G                     A
 I can't have it though  I can't take it no over and over again

           D       F#m           G  A
 (Riff 4)   Who's fakin' the blues_____

           D       F#m           G   A
 (Riff 4)   Who's breaking the rules______

           D       F#m           G  A
 (Riff 4)   Who's fakin' the blues_____

           D       F#m           G   A
 (Riff 4)   Who's breaking the rules______

           D       F#m           G   A
 (Riff 4)   Who's breaking the rules______

                D
 Fakin' the blues.