Lock and Key
Intro
GABCGA
Eb
I don't want to face the killer instinct
Eb
Face it in you or me
Instrumental
ABCD
ABCD
Verse 1
A B
We carry a sensitive cargo
C D
Below the waterline
A B
Ticking like a time bomb
C D
With a primitive design
A B
Behind the finer feelings
C D
This civilized veneer
A B
The heart of a lonely hunter
C D
Guards a dangerous frontier
Pre-Chorus 1
E Gb
The balance can sometimes fail
G G A B G
Strong emotions can tip the scale
Chorus
A B
Don't want to silence a desperate voice
C D
For the sake of security
A B
No one wants to make a terrible choice
C D
On the price of being free
A B C
I don't want to face the killer instinct
D
Face it in you or me
A B F
So we keep it under lock and key
F
Lock and key
Verse 2
A B
It's not a matter of mercy
C D
It's not a matter of laws
A B
Plenty of people will kill you
C D
For some fanatical cause
A B
It's not a matter of conscience
C D
A search for probable cause
A B
It's just a matter of instinct
C D
A matter of fatal flaws
Pre-Chorus 2
E Gb
No reward for resistance
G G G
No assistance, no applause
Chorus
A B C
I don't want to face the killer instinct
D
Face it in you or me
A B F
So we keep it under lock and key
A B C
I don't want to face the killer instinct
D
Face it in you or me
A B F
So we keep it under lock and key
F
Lock and key
Guitar Solo
ABCD
Chorus
A B
Don't want to silence a desperate voice
C D
For the sake of security
A B
No one wants to make a terrible choice
C D
On the price of being free
A B C
I don't want to face the killer instinct
D
Face it in you or me
A B F
So we keep it under lock and key
A B C
I don't want to face the killer instinct
D
Face it in you or me
A B F
So we keep it under lock and key
F
Lock and key
Bridge
A B
We don't want to be victims
C
On that we all agree
A B
So we lock up the killer instinct
C
And throw away the key
Outro
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