Reason For Living Status Quo FE|----------------------|-------------------| (133211@1)B|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10-----| G|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10\----| D|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10\---| A|----------------------|--------------\---| E|----------------------|------------------| C (x32010@1) 2x E||---------------------|------------------|| B||*----53-----5--3---|5--3-----5-----*|| G||-----53-----5--3---|5--3-----5\-----|| D||-----53-----5--3---|5--3-----5\----|| A||*--------------------|------------\---*|| E||---------------------|-----------------|| FE|----------------------|-------------------| (133211@1)B|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10-----| G|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10\----| D|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10\---| A|----------------------|--------------\---| E|----------------------|------------------| Bb (x1333x@1) E|------------------------|--------------------| B|----1513-----15--13---|15--13-----15-----| G|----1513-----15--13---|15--13-----15\----| D|----1513-----15--13---|15--13-----15\---| A|------------------------|---------------\---| E|------------------------|-------------------| FE|----------------------|-------------------| (133211@1)B|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10-----| G|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10\----| D|----108-----10--8---|10--8-----10\---| A|----------------------|--------------\---| E|----------------------|------------------| C (x32010@1) E|--------------------|-----------------| B|----53-----5--3---|5--3-----5-----| G|----53-----5--3---|5--3-----5\----| D|----53-----5--3---|5--3-----5\---| A|--------------------|------------\---| E|--------------------|----------------| FE|------------------------|----| (133211@1)B|----108-----10--8--10-|10--| G|----108-----10--8--10-|10--| D|----108-----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 EEb|Bb5 (022100@1) |C5 | |F F7 (131241@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Bbm|F (x13321@1) F#7 (242352@1)name="chord_131241@1">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---1312----10-----|----8-----------3-------| B|------------------------7/|8-----8----5-----5-----| G|--------------------------|------------5-----5-----| D|--------------------------|------------------------| A|--------------------------|------------------------| E|--------------------------|------------------------| E|----------------8------/|13-13-13----------------------/| B|----------5/8-----------|---------13---1310------------| G|5-5-5-5-----------------|----------------------10-------| D|------------------------|-------------------------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------------| . . (. = short) E|13-13-13----------------/18--/18|------15-----12-------------| B|---------13---1310--------------|-------------------/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|---------------------------|-----------------------------| E|------------13------------| B|----10/13------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| At the end of the "normal" guitar solo there is again some slide: 2x E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|----108-----10----8------|6--------------------------| G|---------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| 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---/1086-/1086-|--8-----5---/12108-/12108-| 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----65------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------| E|-----------------------------------|----------------| "Normal" guitar parts Fills for first verse: F (133211@1) CE|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------1-----| (x32010@1)B|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------| G|---|---3h4h5-----|---|---3/5---53----|---|------3b5---------| D|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------| A|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------| E|---|-------------|---|----------------|---|------------------| F (133211@1) BbE|--------------------|-----------|------|x----|----|--1---1-1-----| (x1333x@1)B|--------------------|---------4/|6-----|x----|----|--------------| G|2-------------------|-----------|------|x----|---1|h2------------| D|----3---------3---1-|3----------|------|-----|----|--------------| A|--------------------|-----------|------|-----|----|--------------| E|--------------------|-----------|------|-----|----|--------------| C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) FE|-----------------|-----0------|------------------|1------| (133211@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----15-1312----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|---------------------|