{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":432473,"song":"Shankill Butchers","artist":"The Decemberists","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11560500-shankill-butchers-chords-by-the-decemberists/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/432473?type=chord","rating":4.80469,"votes":310,"content":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTuning: Standard, Capo 4\r\nKey: Am (actually C#m)\r\n\r\nEverything is relative to the capo.  Play the bass note and then strum the chord.  He throws\r\nin some other bass notes other than when I noted e.g. E/B or F/C.  The E/B and F/C mean to\r\na regular E major or F major but instead of playing the bass note E or F (6th string), \r\nB or C (5th string).\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am/B[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/E[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe Shankill Butchers run tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou better shut your windows tight[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Am/E[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey're sharpening their cleavers and their knives[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd taking all their whiskey by the pint[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCause everybody knows if you don't[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/E[/ch]\r\nMind your mother's words[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nA wicked wind will blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYour ribbons from your curls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverybody moan, everybody shake[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]E/B[/ch] ([ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/B[/ch] [ch]Am/C[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch]) x2\r\nThe Shankill Butchers wanna catch you awake[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Am/E[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey used to be just like me and you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey used to be sweet little boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut something went horribly askew[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow killing is their only source of joy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd everybody knows if you don't[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/E[/ch]\r\nMind your mother's words[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nA wicked wind will blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYour ribbons from your curls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverybody moan, everybody shake[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]E/B[/ch] ([ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/B[/ch] [ch]Am/C[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch]) x2\r\nThe Shankill Butchers wanna catch you awake[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/E[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe Shankill Butchers on the rise[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey're waiting until the dead of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Am/E[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey're picking at their fingers with their knives[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd wiping off their cleavers on their thighs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd everybody knows if you don't[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/E[/ch]\r\nMind your mother's words[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nA wicked wind will blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYour ribbons from your curls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverybody moan, everybody shake[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe Shankill Butchers wanna catch you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe Shankill Butchers wanna cut you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe Shankill Butchers wanna catch you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nAwake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nAwake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am/B[/ch]\r\nAwake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAwake[/tab]","plain_text":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTuning: Standard, Capo 4\nKey: Am (actually C#m)\n\nEverything is relative to the capo.  Play the bass note and then strum the chord.  He throws\nin some other bass notes other than when I noted e.g. E/B or F/C.  The E/B and F/C mean to\na regular E major or F major but instead of playing the bass note E or F (6th string), \nB or C (5th string).\n\n\n[Intro]\nAm Am/B  C  Am/B  x2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nAm   Am/E   F   E\nAm   Am/E   F   E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]","chords":["Am","C#m","E/B","F/C","E","F","B","C","Am/B","Am/E","G","A","Am/C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}