Reason For Living
Status Quo
F
| E | | |
| B | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\ |
| G | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\\ |
| D | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\\\ |
| A | | \\ |
| E | | \ |
C 2x
| E | | |
| B | * 5\3 5 \3 | 5 \3 5\ * |
| G | 5\3 5 \3 | 5 \3 5\\ |
| D | 5\3 5 \3 | 5 \3 5\\\ |
| A | * | \\ * |
| E | | \ |
F
| E | | |
| B | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\ |
| G | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\\ |
| D | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\\\ |
| A | | \\ |
| E | | \ |
Bb
| E | | |
| B | 15\13 15 \13 | 15 \13 15\ |
| G | 15\13 15 \13 | 15 \13 15\\ |
| D | 15\13 15 \13 | 15 \13 15\\\ |
| A | | \\ |
| E | | \ |
F
| E | | |
| B | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\ |
| G | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\\ |
| D | 10\8 10 \8 | 10 \8 10\\\ |
| A | | \\ |
| E | | \ |
C
| E | | |
| B | 5\3 5 \3 | 5 \3 5\ |
| G | 5\3 5 \3 | 5 \3 5\\ |
| D | 5\3 5 \3 | 5 \3 5\\\ |
| A | | \\ |
| E | | \ |
F
| E | | |
| B | 10\8 10 \8 10 | 10 |
| G | 10\8 10 \8 10 | 10 |
| D | 10\8 10 \8 10 | 10 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
2. Song structure and lyrics:
The structure of the song is very simple. It has a so-called AAA-form,
Which simply consists of three repeated verses. So there's no chorus
And no bridge. The necessary contrast comes from the "normal" guitar
And the slide-guitar. They both play backings and solo's.
Intro: |F5 |F5 |
Verse 1:
I [F5]felt in need of some lovin'
So I [C5]sat down on a wall
I tried to find a reason for living
But I [F5]couldn't find a reason at all
So I [Bb5]owned up to my maker
And I [F5]started to say a prayer
I [C5]waited for an answer
But there [F5]wasn't anybody there.
Short slide solo:
|C5 |C5 |Bb5 |F5 |
Verse 2:
I [F5]thought there should have been someone
But I [C5]wasn't quite sure who
It finished me to find there was no one
That I could [F5]take my troubles to
So I [Bb5]knelt down by my bedside
And I [F5]started to say a prayer
It was [C5]when I asked for nothing
I could [F5]feel that there was somebody there.
Middle slide solo:
|C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 |C5 |C5 |Bb5 |F5 |
"Plain" solo:
| F5 | F5 | C5 | C5 | C5 | C5 | F5 | F5 |
| Bb5 | Bb5 | F5 | F5 | C5 | C5 | Bb5 | F5 |
Strum the chord once in the last bar, hold it and start to boogie again:
|F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |F5 |
Verse 3:
I'm [F5]looking still but it's easy
'Cos I [C5]know which way to go
It doesn't matter how long it takes me
'cos there's [F5]someone there to help me who knows
All the [Bb5]things that I am after
All the [F5]lovin' that I want to share
it's [C5]so hard but I don't mind
'cos there [F5]really is somebody there.
Repeat verse 1
Slide solo and the ending:
|C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 |C5 |C5 |Bb5 |
With half time feel (time of two beats is now one beat):
|F E Eb|Bb5 |C5 |
|F F7 Bb Bbm |F F#7 F7 |
3. Tabs
Short slide solo:
| E | | 8 8 8 8 | 8 |
| B | 7/ | 8 8\ \5 | 5 5/8 |
| G | | 5 | 5 |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
| E | 6 6 6 6\ | |
| B | 6 6 6\\ | |
| G | \ | 3/ 10 |
| D | | 3 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Middle slide solo:
| E | /13 13\12 10 | 8 3 |
| B | 7/ | 8 8\ 5 5 |
| G | | 5 5 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | 8 / | 13 13 13 / |
| B | 5/8 | 13 13\10 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 | 10 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
. . (. = short)
| E | 13 13 13 /18 /18\ | 15 12 |
| B | 13 13\10 | /13 \11 |
| G | 10 | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | 10 10 | 10 10 10 8 8 |
| B | 11 | 10 8 |
| G | | 10 10 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
At the end of the "normal" guitar solo there is again some slide:
2x
Ending slide-solo:
The first eight bars of the ending solo are the same as the first
Eight bars of the middle slide solo. And it ends with:
| E | |
| B | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 |
| G | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 |
| D | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 6 3 /10\8\6 /10\8\6 | 8 5 /12\10\8 /12\10\8\ |
| B | 6 6 3 6 | 8 8 5 8 |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | 13 | |
| B | 10/13 13 /10/10/10/10 /10 | |
| G | /10 | 10\ 6\5 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
"Normal" guitar parts
Fills for first verse:
F C
| E | | | | | | 1 |
| B | | | | | | |
| G | | 3h4h5 | | 3/5 5\3 | | 3b5 |
| D | | | | | | |
| A | | | | | | |
| E | | | | | | |
F Bb
| E | | | | x | | 1 1 1 |
| B | | 4/ | 6 | x | | |
| G | 2 | | | x | 1 | h2 |
| D | 3 3 1 | 3 | | | | |
| A | | | | | | |
| E | | | | | | |
C Bb F
| E | | 0 | | 1 |
| B | 11b13 11b13 | | 1 | |
| G | | | 1h2 2 | |
| D | | | | |
| A | | | | |
| E | | | | |
Middle solo:
| E | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 10 12 |
| D | | 10 12 12 |
| A | | 10h11h12 |
| E | 8/ | 13 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 12b14 12b14 r12p10 10~~~~~ |
| D | 12 12 |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 13 12 11 10 | |
| B | 13 13 | 11 11/13 13 |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | | |
| B | 15b17 15b17 15p13 13 | 15b17 15b17 15 p13 13 |
| G | 14 14 | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | 15b17 15b17 17r15 13 13 | 15b17 |
| B | 15 | 15 16 |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | 18b20 18b20 18b20r18 16 | 16 13p11 |
| B | 18 18 | 18 18 18 13 |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | 13 13 13 |
| B | 11 16b18 16p13 |
| G | 12/14 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 13 13 |
| B | 16b18 |
| G | 13h14p13h14p13h14p13 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 13 |
| B | 13 13 13 |
| G | 15b17 15 13\12 12 14 14 |
| D | 15 |
| A | |
| E | |
* bend 1/4 tone
| E | | |
| B | | |
| G | 15b17r15p13 *13 | 10 12 10 10 |
| D | 15 12 | 13p12p10 12h13 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| E | | | | |
| B | | | | 1 |
| G | | 10\ | | 1 1h2 |
| D | | | 3 | |
| A | | | | |
| E | | | | |
Ending:
| E | | |
| B | 10 9 8 | |
| G | 10 10 10 10 9 8 | |
| D | 10 10 10 10 9 8 | |
| A | 8 8 8 | 8 8 10 10 8 8 10 10 |
| E | | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 10 10 8 8 7 7 6 6 |
| D | | 10 10 7 7 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 10 10 12 12 10 10 12 12 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 9 8 |
| D | 10 8 7 |
| A | 8 9 8 |
| E | |