Famous In The Last Century Chords
by Status Quo
Famous In The Last Century by Status Quo is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A/E, A, C#m, E/G#, F#, C# and G#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Guitar intro:
E
E|-----------------------------------------|
H|-0-0---0---0---0-2-3-0-0---0---0---0-2-3-|
G|-1-1-2---2-1-2-------1-1-2---2-1-2-------| <- repeat once
D|-2-2-------2---------2-2-------2---------|
A|-2-2-------2---------2-2-------2---------|
E|-0-0-------0---------0-0-------0---------|
verse:
E
The radio
A/E E
The vinyl disc
A
The jukebox chart
C#m
The hit and miss
H A E/G# A
And all the stars that went with this
chorus:
H F#-C#
In the last century
E F# H
Last century
H F#-C#
Famous in the last century
Guitar intro:
E
E|-----------------------------------------|
H|-0-0---0---0---0-2-3-0-0---0---0---0-2-3-|
G|-1-1-2---2-1-2-------1-1-2---2-1-2-------|
D|-2-2-------2---------2-2-------2---------|
A|-2-2-------2---------2-2-------2---------|
E|-0-0-------0---------0-0-------0---------|
verse:
Eddie Cochran
Jerry Lee
Phil and Don and Bobby Vee
The way the music used to be
chorus:
In the last century
The last century
Famous in the last century
E F# G#m
Last century