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Instant Karma – John Lennon
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Written by: John Lennon
Originally released as a single (1970).
Now on several Greatest Hits compilations.
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
A/G# 4-x-2-2-2-x
F#m/E 0-4-2-2-2-2
D/C# x-4-x-2-3-2
D/A x-0-4-2-3-2
C/B x-2-x-0-1-0
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
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INTRO (single notes)
| E | G |
VERSE
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Instant Karma's gonna get you
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Gonna knock you right on the head
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
You better get yourself together
F G A
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
D D/C# Bm D/A
What in the world you thinking of
D D/C# Bm D/A
Laughing in the face of love
C C/B Am C/G
What on earth you tryin' to do
D E
It's up to you, yeah you
VERSE
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Instant Karma's gonna get you
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Gonna look you right in the face
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Better get yourself together darlin'
F G A
Join the human race
D D/C# Bm [break]
How in the world you gonna see
D D/C# Bm D/A
Laughin' at fools like me
C C/B Am C/G
Who on earth d'you think you are
D E
A super star? Well, all right you are
CHORUS
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
G Bm Em
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
D E
Ev'ryone come on
VERSE
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Instant Karma's gonna get you
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Gonna knock you off your feet
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
Better recognize your brothers
F G A
Ev'ryone you meet
D D/C# Bm [break]
Why in the world are we here
D D/C# Bm D/A
Surely not to live in pain and fear
C C/B Am C/G
Why on earth are you there
D
When you're ev'rywhere
E
Come and get your share
CHORUS
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
G Bm Em
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
D E
Come on and on and on on on
INTERLUDE
| A A/G# | F#m F#m/E |
[Yeah, yeah]
| A A/G# | F#m F#m/E |
[Alright}
| A A/G# | F#m F#m/E |
(Oh, oh]
| F G | A |
[Ah]
CHORUS
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
G Bm Em
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
D E
On and on and on on and on
CODA
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
G Bm Em
Like the moons and the stars and the sun
G Bm Em
Well we all shine on
G Bm Em
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
G Bm Em
Yeah we all shine on
G Bm Em
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
(repeat and fade)
We also have 46 songs by John Lennon
- 9 Dream
- Baby Please Dont Go
- Be Bop A Lula
- Beautiful Boy Darling Boy
- Borrowed Time
- Cold Turkey
- Crippled Inside
- Dear Yoko
- Give Me Some Truth
- Give Peace A Chance
- God
- Grow Old With Me
- Happy Xmas War Is Over
- Hold On
- How
- How Do You Sleep
- I Found Out
- Im Losing You
- Im Stepping Out
- Imagine
- Instant Karma
- Isolation
- Its So Hard
- Jealous Guy
- John Sinclair
- Just Like Starting Over
- Look At Me
- Love
- Medley Bring It On Home To Me Send Me Some Lovin
- Mind Games
- Mother
- New York City
- Nobody Loves You When Youre Down And Out
- Nobody Told Me
- Oh My Love
- Oh Yoko
- Out Of The Blue
- Power To The People
- Real Love
- Stand By Me
- The Luck Of The Irish
- Watching The Wheels
- Whatever Gets You Through The Night
- Woman
- Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
- Working Class Hero
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