Chord/Tab song: Creepin' Up on You

Creepin' up on You - Status Quo
Album - Heavy Traffic

Tabbed by: Curtis (Rocker4500)
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: EADGBe (standard)

Some of the chords you will need -

[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
[A]A[-]- [5]5 [7]5 [7]5 [6]x [5]x [5]x
D - x 5 7 7 x x
D - x 5 5 5 x x

All lead parts played by Francis Rossi

Intro (play tab part through twice)
D, C, C/B, G, G

(no chords) A A A A A A

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7bu8--7-5----------------------7bu8--7-5----------------------------------|
G|-----------5-6----------------------------5-6------------------------------|
D|---------------7~~----------------------------7~~--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C D D D C A A A

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7bu8--7-5---------5-------------7bu8--7-5---------------------------------|
G|-----------5-6-----5-----------------------5-6-----------------------------|
D|----------------7------------------------------7~~-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C D C A A A

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-7-5-7-7bu9bd7--5-7-7bu9bd7--5-7-5-7-7bu9bd7-5-----------------------|
D|-5-7-------------------------------------------------7-5-7~~---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

V1

(no playing) A A A
I like the way you walk
A A A
You've got a giggle when you talk
C D D D
I like the way you talk
C A A A
You've got a wiggle when you walk
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A A (stop dead)
I'll be Creepin' up on you

V2

A A A
I'm gonna be your man
A A A
You better understand
C D D D
Be your pretty little thing
C A A A
Your puppet on a string
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A A
I'll be Creepin' up on you

Solo 1 (play solo as played in intro)

Middle 8

[B] [C] [C#] I'm gonna [D]write a little letter[A]
[D]Poetry for two[A]
[D]Send you pretty flowers [A] (I hope you like 'em)

D, C, C/B, G, G
Creepin' up on you

Solo 2

Chord pattern stays same as intro solo
This is the first lick of the solo, from then on, every time I've seen Rossi play it, he
improvises in A minor using alot of blues licks.

e|-8-5---5-5-8-5---5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---------8-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Middle 8

Same as before, but ends with-

B, D

V3
A A A
Gonna take a little time
A A A
Before I make you mine
C D D D
But I bet you anything
C A A A
You're gonna wear my ring
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A A
I'll be Creepin' up on you
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A A (stop dead)
I'll be Creepin' up on you
C D (let ring)
Nothing you can do, sure as one and one is two,
(play solo 1 as outro)
I'll be Creepin' up on............ you

End on A.

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note