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Night Knuckles

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Night Knuckles
cavetown
(All palm muted unless specified.)
(All chords are played on the E string as bar chords {except for E obviously!})
[Intro]
(Harmonics)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| x4
A|-----<7>---------<7>-----|
E|-<9>-----<7>-<9>-----<7>-|
(This repeats for most of the song so just listen for when to play it.)
 A5   B5   A5   B5x4
 E   A   C#m   Ax2
[Verse]
EWelcome to mAidnight
C#mScreams when I Aopen my eyes
EPremeditated Aisolation
and it sC#mtill bitesA  
EWelcome to rAeal life
C#mTime doesn’t matter and Ayou’re gonna die
EDrip drop it goes through the Aholes in your skull
In the C#mnight time they grow
In the Anight time they grow
[Instrumental]
(Not PM)
 E   A   C#m   Ax2
[Verse]
(Gradually crescendo from nearly full PM to half PM)
ELeave if youA’re sure
When it C#mcomes to this you know Abetter than you think
And don’t Etell me it’s fine
don’t Atell me I’m wrong
Because the C#mfaker the hope,
the more Apainful the song
[Chorus]
(Half PM)
EGet it in your thick skull
Of Acourse it won’t be easy
It’s just the C#mway it is deal with it I’m Atired of whiningE  
These are just things that I Ahammer into my skin
in the C#mnight when the sky looks like my
Aknuckles and my eyes
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| x3
A|-----<7>---------<7>-----|
E|-<9>-----<7>-<9>-----<7>-|
e|-----------------X-X-|
B|-----------------X-X-|
G|-----------------X-X-|
D|-----------------X-X-|
A|-----<7>---------X-X-|
E|-<9>-----<7>-<9>-X-X-|
[Bridge]
(Not PM)
A F# E A
AThese are just things that I F#hammer into my skin
in the Enight when the sky looks like my
Aknuckles and my eyes
A F# E A
AThese are just things that I F#hammer into my skin
in the Enight when the F#sky looks like my
Aknuckles and my eyesE  

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Night Knuckles

by cavetown

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C#m

Night Knuckles

cavetown

(All palm muted unless specified.)

(All chords are played on the E string as bar chords {except for E obviously!})

[Intro]

(Harmonics)

e|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------| x4

A|-----<7>---------<7>-----|

E|-<9>-----<7>-<9>-----<7>-|

(This repeats for most of the song so just listen for when to play it.)

A5 B5 A5 B5

E A C#m A

[Verse]

E A

Welcome to midnight

C#m A

Screams when I open my eyes

E A

Premeditated isolation

C#m A

and it still bites

E A

Welcome to real life

C#m A

Time doesn’t matter and you’re gonna die

E A

Drip drop it goes through the holes in your skull

C#m

In the night time they grow

[Instrumental]

(Not PM)

E A C#m A

[Verse]

(Gradually crescendo from nearly full PM to half PM)

E A

Leave if you’re sure

C#m A

When it comes to this you know better than you think

And don’t tell me it’s fine

don’t tell me I’m wrong

C#m

Because the faker the hope,

the more painful the song

[Chorus]

(Half PM)

Get it in your thick skull

Of course it won’t be easy

C#m A E

It’s just the way it is deal with it I’m tired of whining

These are just things that I hammer into my skin

C#m

in the night when the sky looks like my

knuckles and my eyes

e|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------| x3

A|-----<7>---------<7>-----|

E|-<9>-----<7>-<9>-----<7>-|

e|-----------------X-X-|

|-----------------X-X-|

A|-----<7>---------X-X-|

E|-<9>-----<7>-<9>-X-X-|

[Bridge]

(Not PM)

A F# E A

A F#

These are just things that I hammer into my skin

in the night when the sky looks like my

knuckles and my eyes

A F# E A

A F#

These are just things that I hammer into my skin

E F#

in the night when the sky looks like my

A E

knuckles and my eyes

About Night Knuckles Chords by cavetown

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