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Instant Karma by John Lennon - Guitar Chords

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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) 
        

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