Status Quo - Familiar Blues: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Familiar Blues" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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    F
The more you criticize me
    A#
the more I know I'm right
  A#/F                 F
I just cant stop this need for you
   D#       A#/D        C7
to help me through the night
      F
and though you treat me badly
A#
treat me like a slave
     A#/F            F
sure no one would believe it
    D#       A#/D  C7
the way that you behave

Chorus:
    A#
Sometimes I dare to wonder
          C
is there life after you
      A#
could my heart stand the loneliness
       C
could my head see it through
and I say

I thought that we were perfect
The best there'd ever been
I would be your gypsy king
And you would be my queen
But real life just ain't like that
And so before to long
My sweet and happy melody
Became a sadder song

And though the tune is different
That old familiar blues
There is nothing I would change in us
There is nothing I could lose
And I say oh,oh,oh,oh

And though the tune is different
That old familiar blues
There is nothing I would change in us
There is nothing I could lose

And I say oh,oh,oh,oh

That old familiar blues


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Familiar Blues" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Familiar Blues" by Status Quo.

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