Crowded House – Into Temptation (Guitar)

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Chords

The reason the acoustic guitar part on the verses in this song is so wonderful is because Neil limits the number of strings he plays to only a few. since this is so key, i've included *all* the chords for the verses at the end. take special note to which strings should not be played at all (X). [Intro] Em Em7/F# Em/G B6
                   Em   Em7/F#   Em/G   A   B6
you opened up your door

B                     Em   Em7/F#   C
I couldn't believe my luck

B                    Em    Em7/F#   C
you in your new blue dress

D#sus         Em     Em7/F#   C
taking away my breath

B                      Em     Em7/F#   C
the cradle is soft and warm

D#sus             Em    Em7/F#   C
couldn't do me no harm

B                        Em     Em7/F#
you're showing me how to give

G
into temptation

D                     Em               A/C#*   B
knowing full well the earth will rebel

G                 D
into temptation

B                   Em      Em7/F#   Em/G   A    B6
a muddle of nervous words

B                     Em        Em7/F#   C
could never amount to betrayal

B                      Em     Em7/F#   C
the sentence is all my own

D#sus                    Em    Em7/F#   C
the price is to watch it fail

B            Em   Em7/F#
as I turn to go

C             D#sus         Em      Em7/F#   C
you looked at me for half a second

D#sus            Em     Em7/F#   C
with an open invitation

B
for me to go

G
into temptation

D                     Em                A/C#   D
knowing full well the earth will rebel

G
into temptation

D           D#sus     C              D
safe in the wide open arms of hell

Bm        A/C#
we can go sailing in

C     D     Bm                     A
climb down, lose yourself when you linger long

G
into temptation

D           D#sus Em    Em7/F#   C    D
right where you belong
Em Em7/F# C D#sus
                  Em    Em7/F#   Em/G   B6
the guilty get no sleep

       B                  Em         Em7/F#   C
in the last slow hours of morning

B             Em     Em7/F#   C
experience is cheap

D#sus                       Em       Em7/F#   C
I should've listened to the warning

        B                  G        D    A/C#    D
but the cradle is soft and warm

G
into temptation

D            D#sus    Em                A/C#   D
knowing full well the earth will rebel

G                   D
into your wide open arms

   D#sus  C         D
no way to break the spell

C                  D
break this spell

C            D      A2*
don't tell
[ALL CHORDS FOR VERSE] Em 0220XX Em7/F# 2200XX Em/G 3220XX A X022XX B6 X254XX B X244XX D#sus XX120X [on chorus: XX1202] [UNUSUAL CHORDS] A/C# X42220 A2 X02200 (Transcription by Marck Bailey)