Virtual Insanity chords by
Jamiroquai (Official Version)

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Key: Eb minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Ebm7

Ab7

Db9

Gbmaj7

Ooh, hey hey, oh

Cm7b5

World we're living in

Bmaj7

Bb7#5

Let me tell ya

Verse 1
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
And it's a won    der man can eat   at all
Db9 Db9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
When things are big that should    be small
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Who      can tell what magic    spells
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
we'll    be doing for    us
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
And I'm gi     ving all my love  to this world
Db9 Db9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Only to be        told
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
I        can't see, I        can't breathe
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
No       more will we be

Verse 2
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db9 Db9 
 
And nothing's gonna change the way   we live
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
'Cause we        can always take but ne       ver give
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
And now      that things are changing
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
for      the worse, see
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Whoa, it's a crazy world we're living in
Db9 Db9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
And I just can't see       that
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
half of us       immersed in sin
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
Is all we have     to give these

Chorus 1
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Futures  made     of virtual insan    ity
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Now always   seem     to
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
be governed by this love   we have
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
For useless, twisting,
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
other  new technol    ogy
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Oh, now      there is no sound
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
for we all    live underground
Bb7 Bb7 
 
And   I'm thin

Verse 3
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
king what a mess  we're in
Db9 Db9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Hard  to know where to        begin
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
If I        could slip the sickly   ties
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
of earth    that man has made
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db9 Db9 
 
And now   every mot   her
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
can       choose a color
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Of       her child
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
That's   not nature's way

Verse 4
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db9 Db9 
 
Well, that's what they said yesterday
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
There's nothing   left to do but pray
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
I think    it's time I found a new      religion
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Whoa, it's so    insane
Db9 Db9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
To synthesize another    strain
Cm7b5 Cm7b5 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
There's some     thing in these fu       tures
Bb7#5 Bb7#5 
 
that we have to       be told

Chorus 2
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Futures  made     of virtual insan    ity
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Now always   seem     to
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
be governed by this love   we have
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
For useless, twisting,
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
other  new technol    ogy
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Oh, now      there is no sound
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
for we all    live underground

Bridge 1
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Now      there is no       sound
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
If we all live underground
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
And now it's virtual       insanity
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Forget your virtual     reality
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Oh,      there's nothing so       bad
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Oh yeah
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
I know, yeah

Interlude 1

Ebm7

Ab7

Db9

Gbmaj7

Cm7b5

Bmaj7

Bb7#5

Ebm7

Ab7

Db9

Gbmaj7

Cm7b5

Bmaj7

Bb7#5

Chorus 3
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Futures  made     of virtual insan    ity
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Now always   seem     to
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
be governed by this love   we have
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
For useless, twisting,
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
other  new technol    ogy
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Oh, now      there is no sound
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
for we all    live underground

Chorus 4
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
now this life     that we're living
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
it's all so     wrong and
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
out the window,  you know
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
that there  is nothing worse than
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
(Living in)      a man-made man
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
there  is nothing worse than
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Ddim7 Ddim7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
(Living in)      a foolish mind
Abm7 Abm7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
hey

Outro 1

Bmaj7

Ddim7

Ebm7

Db/F

Virtual insanity

Gb9sus4

Gb

Bmaj7

is what we're living in

Cm7b5

Bmaj7

Yeah,

Bb7#5

the world is is all I have

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEbm7 Ab7 Db9 Gbmaj7 Cm7b5...

Chords

Ebm7
Ab7
Db9
Gbmaj7
Cm7b5
Bmaj7
Bb7#5
Ddim7
Abm7
Bb7
Db/F
Gb9sus4
Gb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Db9: x-4-3-4-4-x
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Cm7b5: x-3-4-3-4-x
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
Bb7#5: 6-x-6-7-7-x
Ddim7: x-x-0-1-0-1
Abm7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Gb9sus4: 2-x-2-1-0-0
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the definitive original version of Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Jamiroquai.

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