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The Knife Feels Like Justice

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The Knife Feels Like Justice from his first solo album of the same name. Released in 1986
Key of G
Intro Riff (on 12 string electric):
E----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G----------|-------------------0------------0------------0-----|
D----------|------0---------2------------4------------2----0--|
A----------|---2----2---3--------3->-5------5->-3----------|
E-----0-2-|-3--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------0-------------0------------0------|
|--------0---------2-------------4------------2-----0--|
|-----2----2---3--------3->-5-------5->-3-----------|
|--3-----------------------------------------------------|---3--- etc
Chords 
G      3 2 0 0 3 3
D/F#   2 0 0 2 3 2
Em     0 2 2 0 0 0
Em/D   0 2 0 0 0 0
Am     X 0 2 2 1 0
Am7    X 0 2 0 1 3
C      X 3 2 0 1 0
D      X X 0 2 3 2
Dsus4  X X 0 2 3 3
Intro (with band):
 G-  C- |  G-  C- |  G-  C- |  G-  C- |
Verse
GSo you think that you have found
EmA better life that you should live
CAnd you're through givin' it all away
AmI wish there's something I could say
GLike the time you looked into the mirror
EmAnd saw someone else lookin' back
CI wish I could find the words
AmBut there's nothing that even comes close
Chorus
D'Cause there ain't nobody ever looked at me
AmWithout lookin' right through me
DThere ain't nobody ever looked at me
AmWithout lookin' right by mCe
GAnd you can't go D/F#on when the knEmife feelEm/Ds like juAm7stice
Intro chords again: 
 G-  C- |  G-  C- |  G-  C- |  G-  C- |
Verse 2
GWhen the sun dies down and the air grows cold
EmAnd the moon plays tricks in the night
AmCrawlin' low like a snake out of sight
DYour guide is the northern light
GYou wanna laugh, say I'm insane
EmDon't have the sense to come in from the rain
CI know how to keep myself betAmween the drops
Chorus
DThere ain't nobody ever lDsus4ooked at Dme
AmWithout lookin' right through me
DThere ain't nobody ever lDsus4ooked at Dme
AmWithout lookin' right Cby me
GAnd you can't D/F#go on when the Emknife Em/Dfeels like Am7justice
Pre-Guitar Solo Break
EmSlip away
AmSlip away
EmSlip awayAm  C  D  
Guitar Solo Chords (like Chorus)
 D- - - | - - - - |  Am- - - | - - - - |  D- - - | - - - - |  Am- - - |  C- - - |
 G-  D/F#- |  Em-  Em/D- |  Am7- - - | - - - - |
 G-  D/F#- |  Em-  Em/D- |  Am7- - - | - - - - |
Breakdown (intro again)
Verse 3
GSo you think that you have won me over
EmBy settin' me on fire
CWith the sound of your beating heart
AmAnd you're burnin' hot desire
GLike the time I looked at your reflections
EmAnd saw someone else lookin' back
CIt's a shame things happen that way
Am'Cause there's no one that even comes close
Chorus
DAnd there ain't nobody ever loDsus4oked at Dme
AmWithout lookin' right through me
DThere ain't nobody ever lDsus4ooked at Dme
AmWithout lEm/Bookin' right bCy me
GAnd you caD/F#n't go on when the kEmnife fEm/Deels like jAm7ustice
GI said you can'D/F#t go on when the Emblade Em/Dtears insAm7ide you
GYou can't go oD/F#n when the knife Emfeels lEm/Dike justiAm7ceAm  

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The Knife Feels Like Justice

by Brian Setzer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em/D

Am7

Dsus4

Em/B

The Knife Feels Like Justice from his first solo album of the same name. Released in 1986

Key of G

Intro Riff (on 12 string electric):

E----------|-----------------------------------------------------|

B----------|-----------------------------------------------------|

G----------|-------------------0------------0------------0-----|

D----------|------0---------2------------4------------2----0--|

A----------|---2----2---3--------3->-5------5->-3----------|

E-----0-2-|-3--------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------0-------------0------------0------|

|--------0---------2-------------4------------2-----0--|

|-----2----2---3--------3->-5-------5->-3-----------|

|--3-----------------------------------------------------|---3--- etc

Chords

G 3 2 0 0 3 3

D/F# 2 0 0 2 3 2

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

Em/D 0 2 0 0 0 0

Am X 0 2 2 1 0

Am7 X 0 2 0 1 3

C X 3 2 0 1 0

D X X 0 2 3 2

Dsus4 X X 0 2 3 3

Intro (with band):

G C G C G C G C

- - | - - | - - | - - |

Verse

So you think that you have found

A better life that you should live

And you're through givin' it all away

I wish there's something I could say

Like the time you looked into the mirror

And saw someone else lookin' back

I wish I could find the words

But there's nothing that even comes close

Chorus

'Cause there ain't nobody ever looked at me

Without lookin' right through me

There ain't nobody ever looked at me

Am C

Without lookin' right by me

G D/F# Em Em/D Am7

And you can't go on when the knife feels like justice

Intro chords again:

G C G C G C G C

- - | - - | - - | - - |

Verse 2

When the sun dies down and the air grows cold

And the moon plays tricks in the night

Crawlin' low like a snake out of sight

Your guide is the northern light

You wanna laugh, say I'm insane

Don't have the sense to come in from the rain

C Am

I know how to keep myself between the drops

Chorus

D Dsus4 D

There ain't nobody ever looked at me

Without lookin' right through me

D Dsus4 D

There ain't nobody ever looked at me

Am C

Without lookin' right by me

G D/F# Em Em/D Am7

And you can't go on when the knife feels like justice

Pre-Guitar Solo Break

Slip away

Em Am C D

Slip away

Guitar Solo Chords (like Chorus)

D Am D Am C

- - - | - - - - | - - - | - - - - | - - - | - - - - | - - - | - - - |

G D/F# Em Em/D Am7

- - | - - | - - - | - - - - |

G D/F# Em Em/D Am7

- - | - - | - - - | - - - - |

Breakdown (intro again)

Verse 3

So you think that you have won me over

By settin' me on fire

With the sound of your beating heart

And you're burnin' hot desire

Like the time I looked at your reflections

And saw someone else lookin' back

It's a shame things happen that way

'Cause there's no one that even comes close

Chorus

D Dsus4 D

And there ain't nobody ever looked at me

Without lookin' right through me

D Dsus4 D

There ain't nobody ever looked at me

Am Em/B C

Without lookin' right by me

G D/F# Em Em/D Am7

And you can't go on when the knife feels like justice

G D/F# Em Em/D Am7

I said you can't go on when the blade tears inside you

G D/F# Em Em/D Am7 Am

You can't go on when the knife feels like justice

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