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Rush - Lock and Key - Hold Your Fire (1977)
[Intro]
G   A   Bb   C   G   A
EbI don't want to face the killer instinct
EbFace it in you or me
[Instrumental]
A   B   C   D
A   B   C   D
[Verse 1]
AWe carry a sBensitive cargo
CBelow the waterlDine
ATicking like a Btime bomb
With a pCrimitive designD  
ABehind the fiBner feelings
CThis civilized veneDer
AThe heart of a loBnely hunter
CGuards a dangeDrous frontier
[Pre-Chorus 1]
EThe balance can sGbometimes fail
GStrong emotions can tGip Athe BscGale
[Chorus]
ADon't want to silence Ba desperate voice
CFor the sake of sDecurity
ANo one wants to make a Bterrible choice
COn the price of Dbeing free
AI don't want to face Bthe killer instCinct
Face it in yDou or me
ASo we keep it Bunder lock and Fkey
FLock and key
[Verse 2]
AIt's not a matter of Bmercy
CIt's not a matter of Dlaws
APlenty of people will Bkill you
For some fanCatical causeD  
AIt's not a matter of cBonscience
A sCearch for probable caDuse
AIt's just a matter of Binstinct
CA matter of fatal fDlaws
[Pre-Chorus 2]
ENo reward for reGbsistance
GNo assistance, no applaGuseA  B  G  
[Chorus]
AI don't want to fBace the killer insCtinct
Face it in yDou or me
ASo we keep it unBder lock and Fkey
AI don't want to fBace the killer insCtinct
Face it in yDou or me
ASo we keep it unBder lock and Fkey
FLock and key
[Guitar Solo]
A    B    C    D
[Chorus]
ADon't want to silence Ba desperate voice
CFor the sake of sDecurity
ANo one wants to make a Bterrible choice
COn the price of Dbeing free
AI don't want to face Bthe killer instCinct
Face it in yDou or me
ASo we keep it Bunder lock and Fkey
AI don't want to face Bthe killer instCinct
Face it in yDou or me
ASo we keep it Bunder lock and Fkey
FLock and key
[Bridge]
AWe don't want to be vBictims
COn that we all agree
ASo we lock up the kilBler instinct
CAnd 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

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Lock And Key

by Rush

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Rush - Lock and Key - Hold Your Fire (1977)

[Intro]

G A Bb C G A

I don't want to face the killer instinct

Face it in you or me

[Instrumental]

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

Face it in you or me

A B F

So we keep it under lock and key

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

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

Face it in you or me

A B F

So we keep it under lock and key

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

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

Face it in you or me

A B F

So we keep it under lock and key

Lock and key

[Bridge]

A B

We don't want to be victims

On that we all agree

A B

So we lock up the killer instinct

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

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