Instead Chords by Madeleine Peyroux

[Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Instead of [F] feeling bad, _ [Bb] be glad _ [Eb] You got somewhere [Ab] to go
Instead of [A] feeling sad, [Bb] be _ happy [Eb] You're not all [Ab] alone
[G] [Gbm] Instead of [F] feeling low, _ [Bb] get high [Eb] _ On everything [Ab] you love
Instead of [F] wasting time, [Eb] feel [Bb] good [G] about what you're [Ab] dreaming of
_ [C] _
Instead of trying [Fm] to win something you never understood
[E] Just play the game [Fm] you know eventually you'll love her [Bb] good
It's silly to pretend [Eb] that you have something you don't [Bb] own
Just let her be your woman [Ab] and you'll [Eb] be her man
[Gbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _
_ Instead of [F] feeling broke, [Gb] _
[Bb] buck up _ [Eb] And get yourself [Ab] in the black
Instead of [F] losing hope, _
[Bb] touch up [Eb] The things that feel [Ab] out of whack
[B] Instead of [Bbm] being [F] old, be [Bb] young _ [Eb] Because you know [Ab] you are
Instead of feeling [F] _ cold, [Bb] let sun [Eb] shine into [Ab] your heart
[C] _
Instead of acting [Fm] crazy, chasing things that make you [C] mad
Keep your heart [Fm] ahead, it'll lead you back to what you [Eb]
[Bb] have
With every step you're closer [Eb] to the place you need [Bb] to be
It's up to you [Eb] to let [Ab] her love [Gbm] you [Gm] _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] [Eb] sweetly
_ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _
_ Instead of feeling old, [F] _ _ _
[Bb] buck up [Ab] And _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Db]
[Ab] get yourself [Eb] in the black
[Ab] _ _ _
[C] Instead of acting [Fm] crazy, chasing things that make you [C] mad
Just keep your heart [Fm] ahead, it'll [Bb] lead you [Fm] back to [Bb] what you have
With every step you're [Eb] closer to the place you need to [Bb] be
But it's up to you to [Eb] let her [Ab] love [Eb] you _
_ [Ebm] [Fm] sweetly
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Instead of feeling [F] bad, _
[Fm] be glad [Eb] _ You got [Ab] someone to love
Instead of [F] feeling sad, [Ab] be _ happy [Eb] _ There's a [Db] God [Ab] [G] above
[A] Instead of [F] feeling low, _
[Bb] _ remember _ [Eb] _ You're never [Ab] on your own
Instead of [F] feeling sad, [Ab] be [D] happy That [Eb] she's [Ab] there at [Dm] home
[F]
She's [Bb] waiting [Db] for you [Ab] by the phone _ [F]
[Bb] So be glad that [Eb] she's on [Ab] your _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] own
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Instead [Bb] of [Ab] feeling [F] _ bad, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] get happy She's [Dm] _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [D] waiting [Db] for you by [Bbm] the [Ab] telephone
So [Abm] _ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] get _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] back home _ _
[Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _