Status Quo - Making Waves: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Making Waves" 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.

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

D                                                A
When I was a young boy nothing much mattered to me
You were a girl and a half and you saw
                 D
yourself a mystery
We got together for a while,
                                A
I did everything you wanted me to
Well I tried and you lied,
                              D
I was left here back in the blue

Chorus:
D                                   E
If you're gonna run, are you gonna run today?
G                             D
Is it because I'm out on the road?
F                 C                     D
You never had it good, you never had it anyway
 G         A           G
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I was always right there when you wanted to play
You were living in a scene from
a dream every night and day
And I never found a way to make it better for you
Oh I tried and I tried but you left me
back in the blue

Chorus

What you gonna do now? Nothing left,
nothing to say
Well I must have been a fool
to believe in you anyway
When I tried to find a way or
something that I could do
You threw it all in my face
and you left me back in the blue

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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

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