Status Quo - Dust to Gold: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dust to Gold" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Dust to Gold Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Dust to Gold" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

B
We know you're watching over us
G
the job you took for better or worse
B
dying in the scene from the burning cold
G
you turned this desert from dust to gold

B                 A       B         D E
Someone was born to be a beauty king
                      D        E            A B
all ripping muscles when his sun-kissed skin
                  A       B          C G
and getting paid for the shape I'm in
                            A         B
God's gift to women and I knew it then

I love to sting them like a butterfly
I used to kill them for the natural high
a real hoot, such a crazy guy
another shooter hold me out to dry

E                             G#m E
Suddenly the blind man can see
                              G
suddenly the force is with me
D/F#  A   D/F#  G   D/F#  A
oh   Lord, to  have, to  hold
D/F#  G    A  B
like dust to gold

You wouldn't ever wanna treat with me
a belt fasten and a downhill ski
no-one would touch me with a ten foot pin
'cos there was no telling where I'd been

A multi-national waste of space
by five o' clock I will be off of my face
without a single litlte saving grace
and yet you call me for the human race

Suddenly the blind man can see
suddenly the force is with me
oh Lord, to have, to hold
like dust to gold

B                              A G
We know you're watching over us
                                    A B
the job you took for better or worse
                                         A G
dying in the scene from the burning cold
                                         A B
you turned this desert from dust to gold

Suddenly the blind man can see
suddenly the force is with me
oh Lord, to have, to hold
like dust to gold
with me oh Lord, to have, to hold
like dust to gold
like dust to gold
like dust to gold
like dust to gold
like dust to gold


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Dust to Gold" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dust to Gold" by Status Quo.

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