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2012 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Bm-   x24432
 A-    x02220
 G-    320033
 Em-   022000
 F#m-  244222
 A/C#- x476xx
Intro: Bm--A-G-F#m--G-- x2
Verse 1:
When the Bmnight is a guilt
and you Alost the Gfume
you F#mlock yourself up
in a Gpanic room
Your Bmlife is a collision
Acourse and it Gdrives you
F#mmad   G    EmAnd BmOutside your
window I've Aalways Gbeen
I'm a F#mvampire waiting
to Gbe lead in
when I Bmknow there's a 
silver Abullet Gset aF#msideG  
Chorus 1:
  EmYou reF#mlied on Gsomeone
  AI could Bmnever really
  Gbe  EmHe took F#myou for
Ggranted AYou sucked
the Bmlife out of GmeA  
Post Chorus: Bm--A-G-F#m--G-- x2
Verse 2:
Do you Bmwander the streets
and Afeel like a Gwhore? 
Do you F#meven know
yourGself anymore? 
It Bmseems like you're 
never Aready Gto subF#msideG  Em  
SBmtaying where you suffer
may Akeep you Gsafe
with a F#mbroken heart
in an Gempty cage
and your Bmlip to the
bottle to Aease the
Gpain for F#myou toGnightA  
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
   Bm   AWhen you're sGleeping
are you sEmleeping with knives? 
   Bm   AWhen you're sGleeping are 
you sEmleeping F#mwith knives? 
Chorus 2:
  EmHow about F#myour ex-Glover?
  AYou turned Bmhim into a Gghost
  EmYou could F#mtry one Gmore
time Aand see Bmyou're not
Gworth his Alove or BmmineA  G  
   F#mAre you sGleeping
with knives?Bm  A  G  
   F#mAre you sGleeping
with knives?Bm  A  G  
   F#mAre you sGleeping
             Bm   A   G   F#m   A/C#  Bm(hold)
with knives?

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Sleeping With Knives

by Useless ID

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/C#

2012 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24432

- x02220

- 320033

- 022000

F#m

- 244222

A/C#

- x476xx

Bm A G F#m G

Intro: -------- x2

Verse 1:

When the night is a guilt

A G

and you lost the fume

F#m

you lock yourself up

in a panic room

Your life is a collision

A G

course and it drives you

F#m G Em Bm

mad And Outside your

A G

window I've always been

F#m

I'm a vampire waiting

to be lead in

when I know there's a

A G F#m G

silver bullet set aside

Chorus 1:

Em F#m G

You relied on someone

A Bm

I could never really

G Em F#m

be He took you for

G A

granted You sucked

Bm G A

the life out of me

Bm A G F#m G

Post Chorus: -------- x2

Verse 2:

Do you wander the streets

A G

and feel like a whore?

F#m

Do you even know

yourself anymore?

It seems like you're

A G F#m G Em

never ready to subside

Staying where you suffer

A G

may keep you safe

F#m

with a broken heart

in an empty cage

and your lip to the

bottle to ease the

G F#m G A

pain for you tonight

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

Bm A G

When you're sleeping

are you sleeping with knives?

Bm A G

When you're sleeping are

Em F#m

you sleeping with knives?

Chorus 2:

Em F#m G

How about your ex-lover?

A Bm G

You turned him into a ghost

Em F#m G

You could try one more

A Bm

time and see you're not

G A Bm A G

worth his love or mine

F#m G

Are you sleeping

Bm A G

with knives?

F#m G

Are you sleeping

Bm A G

with knives?

F#m G

Are you sleeping

Bm A G F#m A/C# Bm

(hold)

with knives?

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