Intro: G A Bb C G A Eb I don't want to face the killer instinct Eb Face it in you or me Instrumental: A B C D A B C D 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 A B 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: A B C D 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: E Gb G G E Gb E E A B C C A B C C E Gb G G E Gb E E