Lock And Key Chords by Rush

Tempo:
67.025 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Ab

B

Db

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rush - Lock And Key chords
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[Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm] It's [B] [Db]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm] [E]
the killer instinct, fixin' you or [Abm] me.
[Gb]
[B] [Gb] [Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[B] [Gb] [B] [Abm] We carry a sensitive cargo, [Db] below the [Abm] waterline.
[Ab] [Bbm] Ticking like the time [B] bomb, with a primitive [Db] design.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm] Behind the finer [Abm] feelings, the [Db] civilized [Gb] veneer.
[Abm] Heart of a lonely hunter, [Db] at the dangerous [Abm] [Eb] frontier.
[Fm] Sometimes can sometimes [Gb] fail, some emotion can [Bb] tip the scale.
[Ab] [Abm] [Gb]
[B] [Db] [Ab] Don't wanna [Gb] silence a desperate [B] voice, for the [Db] sake of security.
[Ab] No one [Gb] wants to make a terrible [E] choice, on the price of being [Ab] free.
I [Gb] don't wanna face [B] the killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So [Gb] we keep it under [E] lock and key, lock and key.
[Ab] It's not a matter of [Ebm] mercy, [B] it's not a matter of law.
[Abm] Plenty of [Ebm] people will kill you, [B] for some fanatical cause.
[Ab] It's not a [Bbm] matter of conscience, [B] I've served for probable cause.
[Abm] It's just a [Bb] matter of [Ebm] instinct, [Abm] a [B] matter of freedom for us.
[Eb] No [Fm] more foreign systems, [Gb] no assistance, no applause.
[Gb]
[Ab] [Gb] I don't wanna face the [B] killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So [Gb] we keep it under [E] lock and key.
[Ab] [Gb] It's [B] not a matter of conscience, I've served for probable cause.
It's just a matter of instinct, [Db] a matter of [Ab] freedom for us.
[Gb] Lock [E]
and key.
[Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Gb] [Ab] [F] [Db]
[Gb] [Abm] Don't wanna [Gb] silence a desperate [B] voice, for the [Db] sake of security.
[Ab] [Abm] No one [Gb] wants to make a terrible [E] choice, on the price of being [Abm] free.
[Gb] I don't wanna face the [B] killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So we [Gb] keep it under [E] lock and key.
[Ab] [Gb] Face [B] the killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So we [Bbm] keep it under [E] lock and key.
Lock and key.
[Ab] We don't [Bb] wanna be victims, [B] that we all agree.
[Ab] So we [Bb] lock up the killer [B] instinct, and throw away the key.
[Eb] [Fm] [Gb]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Gb] [B]
[Ab] [Bbm] [B] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Gb]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Gb]
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
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To learn Rush - (Album Version) Lock And Key chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: E, Ab, Gb, B, Db and Ab. Ease into the song by practicing at 33 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 67 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Gb Major.

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[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] [Ebm] It's [B] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _ [E] _ _ _
the killer instinct, fixin' you or [Abm] me.
_ [Gb] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _ [Abm] _ We carry a sensitive cargo, [Db] below the [Abm] waterline.
[Ab] _ [Bbm] Ticking like the time [B] bomb, with a primitive [Db] design.
[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] Behind the finer [Abm] feelings, the [Db] civilized [Gb] veneer.
[Abm] _ Heart of a lonely hunter, [Db] at the dangerous [Abm] [Eb] frontier.
[Fm] Sometimes can sometimes [Gb] fail, some emotion can [Bb] tip the scale.
[Ab] _ [Abm] _ [Gb] _ _
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] Don't wanna [Gb] silence a desperate [B] voice, for the [Db] sake of security.
[Ab] No one [Gb] wants to make a terrible [E] choice, on the price of being [Ab] free.
I [Gb] don't wanna face [B] the killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So [Gb] we keep it under [E] lock and key, _ lock and key. _ _
[Ab] It's not a matter of [Ebm] mercy, [B] it's not a matter of law.
[Abm] Plenty of [Ebm] people will kill you, [B] for some fanatical cause. _
[Ab] It's not a [Bbm] matter of conscience, [B] I've served for probable cause.
[Abm] It's just a [Bb] matter of [Ebm] instinct, [Abm] a [B] matter of freedom for us.
[Eb] No [Fm] more foreign systems, [Gb] no assistance, no applause.
[Gb] _
[Ab] _ [Gb] I don't wanna face the [B] killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So [Gb] we keep it under [E] lock and key. _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] It's [B] not a matter of conscience, I've served for probable cause.
It's just a matter of instinct, [Db] a matter of [Ab] freedom for us.
[Gb] Lock _ [E] _ _ _
and key.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Bbm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ [Db] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] Don't wanna [Gb] silence a desperate [B] voice, for the [Db] sake of security.
[Ab] [Abm] No one [Gb] wants to make a terrible [E] choice, on the price of being [Abm] free.
_ [Gb] I don't wanna face the [B] killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So we [Gb] keep it under [E] lock and key.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] Face [B] the killer instinct, [Db] fixin' you or [Ab] me.
So we [Bbm] keep it under [E] lock and key.
Lock and key. _
[Ab] We don't [Bb] wanna be victims, [B] that we all agree. _
[Ab] So we [Bb] lock up the killer [B] instinct, and throw away the key.
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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