Long Ago Chords
by Status Quo
Long Ago by Status Quo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#5, B5, C#5 and E5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:(Written in parallel)
Gtr.1
E|-----2---------------------2-----2-------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-4hb---rhb-2-4-2-------------4hb---rhb-2-4-2---------|
D|-----------------4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2---------------------2-2-2-2-|
Riff:(Gtr.2)
F#5
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-4-------------|
A|-2-0-------4-4-|
E|-----0h1/2-2-2-|
(Gtr.1)
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-4-2---------|
D|-----2/4-4-4-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
F#5
So let's begin at the beginning
B5
And make it nice, so very nice
F#5
Did you ever have another
B5
Who didn't think the way you think?
C#5
You'd better hold on a minute, wait for a minute
E5
Don't leave me on my knees
Bass plays inversions on C#5 chord on line next to last.
I won't write them in because the guitar doesn't play them.