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INSTINCT        –       Crowded House
Tune ½ a note down
Intro:
  1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/
  Bm           A     /E                E7/Bm           A     /E                E7/
e|------------------0/-----0---------0---/------------------0/-----0---------0---/
B|-----3------------2/-----0---------0-3-/-----3------------2/-----0---------0-3-/
G|-----4------------2/-----1---------1-1-/-----4------------2/-----1---------1-1-/
D|-----4------------2/-----2---------2-2-/-----4------------2/-----2---------2-2-/
A|2---------2s0--0--0/-------------------/2---------2s0--0--0/-------------------/
E|-------------------/0-----------0------/-------------------/0-----------0------/
I lit the     Bmmatch     AI lit the     Ematch E  
                   Bm                    A        E   E–               E7  
I saw an-     other     monster turn to    ash 
Felt the      Bmburden lifted     Afrom my     Eback E  
                      Bm            A           E   E–                  E7  
Do you     recognize a    nervous    twitch 
                     Bm                   A          E   E–             E7  
That ex-     poses the    weakness of a    myth? 
Chorus:
                  F#m           AE*                              
When your      turn     comes      round
                  Da                                       E/Ab  
And the     light     goes        on
                F#m                  AE*                        
And you      feel     your attra-      ction to him
                  D              AE*                            
Your    instinct      can't be     wrong
                         Bm              A         E   E–                E7  
Separate the      fiction     from the     fact 
                       Bm                A         E   E–                E7  
I've      been a little    slow to re-     act 
                           Bm              A            E   E–         E7  
But it's     nearly time to     flick the     switch 
                        Bm            A            E   E–               E7  
And I'm     hanging by a     single     stitch 
    BmLaughing at the     Astormy     Eface of gloom
Chorus:
                  F#m           AE*                              
When your      turn     comes      round
                  Da                                      E/Ab  
And the     light     goes        on
                F#m                  AE*                        
And you      feel     your attra-      ction to him
Your    Dinstinct     Acan't be      C#mwrong
Break:
      Dsus2Feelings come and      C#mgo 
Where the     Ctrue present lies are
           B        A   E–                                         E7  
   Calling    down 
    BmCalling     Adown E  
D – A* – E      3x 
                   DA*                                      E  
   Laughing at the     stormy     face of gloom
           A              E*                              
When your     turn comes     round
And the      Bmdays skid a-     Elong
And you      Bmfeel    Dyour attra-     Ection to him
Your     Dinstinct     Acan't be      C/Gwrong
     C/GCalling do-     Gown    
     C/GCalling do-     Gown    
     Bmx2443x
      Ax03330
      E0x2100
     E70x213x
    F#m244222
E*     022100
      Dx57775
a      5xxxxx
   E/Ab476454
    C#mx4665x
  Dsus2x5775x
      Cx3555x
A*     577655

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Instinct

by Crowded House

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/Ab

C#m

Dsus2

C/G

INSTINCT – Crowded House

Tune ½ a note down

Intro:

1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/1 ne 2 je 3 je 4 re/

Bm A /E E7/Bm A /E E7/

e|------------------0/-----0---------0---/------------------0/-----0---------0---/

B|-----3------------2/-----0---------0-3-/-----3------------2/-----0---------0-3-/

G|-----4------------2/-----1---------1-1-/-----4------------2/-----1---------1-1-/

D|-----4------------2/-----2---------2-2-/-----4------------2/-----2---------2-2-/

A|2---------2s0--0--0/-------------------/2---------2s0--0--0/-------------------/

E|-------------------/0-----------0------/-------------------/0-----------0------/

Bm A E E

I lit the match I lit the match

Bm A E E E7

–

I saw an- other monster turn to ash

Bm A E E

Felt the burden lifted from my back

Bm A E E E7

–

Do you recognize a nervous twitch

Bm A E E E7

–

That ex- poses the weakness of a myth?

Chorus:

F#m A

When your turn comes round

D E/Ab

And the light goes on

F#m A

And you feel your attra- ction to him

D A

Your instinct can't be wrong

Bm A E E E7

–

Separate the fiction from the fact

Bm A E E E7

–

I've been a little slow to re- act

Bm A E E E7

–

But it's nearly time to flick the switch

Bm A E E E7

–

And I'm hanging by a single stitch

Bm A E

Laughing at the stormy face of gloom

Chorus:

F#m A

When your turn comes round

D E/Ab

And the light goes on

F#m A

And you feel your attra- ction to him

D A C#m

Your instinct can't be wrong

Break:

Dsus2 C#m

Feelings come and go

Where the true present lies are

B A E E7

–

Calling down

Bm A E

Calling down

D – A* – E 3x

D E

Laughing at the stormy face of gloom

A E*

When your turn comes round

Bm E

And the days skid a- long

Bm D E

And you feel your attra- ction to him

D A C/G

Your instinct can't be wrong

C/G G

Calling do- own

C/G G

Calling do- own

x2443x

x03330

0x2100

0x213x

F#m

244222

E* 022100

x57775

a 5xxxxx

E/Ab

476454

C#m

x4665x

Dsus2

x5775x

x3555x

A* 577655

About Instinct Chords by Crowded House

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