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Living On An Island(By STATUS QUO)
 
STATUS QUO - LIVING ON AN ISLAND
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ABOUT THE SONG:
A good song written by Rick using accoustic guitars and probably a Roland electric piano played by Andy.. 

Available on the albums:

Whatever You Want
12 Gold Bars
Rockin' Over The Years
Whatever you Want..The Very Best Of..(1995)
Whatever You Want..The Very Best Of..(1997)
Alive Quo Live




                              Living On An Island
                              ( Parfitt / Young )

Intro: | A | D/A | A | D/A | G | D | D(sus) - D| D/A means D chord with 'A' bass

                              A
                              Easy when you're number one
                                    F#m
                              Everybody say you're having fun
                                A
                              Smiling for the public eye
                                         F#m
                              When your body say you wanna die
                               Hm                E
                              Living on an island
                               F#m
                              Looking at another line
                               A                        Hm/A 
                              Waiting for my friend to come
                                             A
                              And we'll get high

                               A  
                              Hugh he got a real nice place
                                F#m 
                              Cruxie gonna be there soon
                                  A
                              And I just want to see his face
                                           F#m 
                              I'm getting lonely in my empty room
                               Hm                 E
                              Living on an island
                               F#m                  
                              Working at another line
                               A                        Hm/A 
                              Waiting for my friend to come
                                             A
                              And we'll get high 

                               Em                    D                   
                              Passing time away in blue skies
                                Em                      D  
                              Thinking of the smile in her eyes
                              C#sus7       F# 
                              Easy, it's easy
 
                               H                 
                              Living on an island
                              G#m
                              Oh boy, we're having fun
                               H
                              Living on an island
                                G#m
                              Thinking 'bout the things I've done
                               C#m                F# 
                              Living on an island
                               G#m
                              Searching for an other line
                               H                       C#m/H 
                              Waiting for my friend to come
                                             H
                              And we'll get high
                               H                        Em 
                              Waiting for my friend to come
                                             G#m - H
                              And we'll get high
                                                      G#m - H
                              I said we're gonna get high
                                                     G#m - H
                              Yeah, we're gonna get high
                           G#m                         A - E - H
                              We're gonna touch the sky
                                A-E-H A-E-H A-E-H A-E-H A-E-H A-E-H 
                              sky...sky...sky...sky...sky...sky...

                              (the synth finishes off the song to fade)

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