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Knife

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[Intro]
A  Aadd9  A13    A
A  Aadd9  A13    A
A  Aadd9  A13    A
Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
A A13   A A13   A
Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
A A13   A A13   A
[Verse 1]
ALike a child could have the trigger
C#mAnd the best man needn't fall
ATo understand that heaven
C#mCould be any place at C#7all
DJust five colours set in motion
And I try Eagain to place iAt
And it's Dmaj7features are obscuredDm  
Everytime I Eturn to face Ait
But I still C#7chase it
[Chorus]
DOh it's twists are cruel and hopelesEs
ALike neglect has worn it thin
EAnd it could rip the sky wide open
EAnd let the rain come tumbling in
[Verse 2]
AAnd we wait on every whisper
C#mLike it makes us more alive
AThere's a sense we didn't have
C#mAnd I feel it in the C#7other five
DSee the pity and the pride
In the same sea of EemotionA  
Cup my Dmaj7hands and touch the tidDme
And expect to Efeel the ocAean
It's just a C#7notion
[Chorus]
DAnd the knife has got my numbeEr
AAnd the number that you keep
EAnd the knife has called division
AAnd it's drawn when I'm asleeA7p
DOh it's twists are cruel and hopelesEs
Like nAeglect has worn it thin
EAnd it could rip the sky wide open
EAnd let the rain come tumbling in
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
A A13   A A13   A
A# A A# G# F# E D#M7 G# A Bm C#
[Chorus]
DAnd the knife has got my numbeEr
AAnd the number that you keep
EAnd the knife has called division
AAnd it's drawn when I'm asleeA7p
DOh it's twists are cruel and hopelesEs
Like nAeglect has worn it thin
EAnd it could rip the sky wide open
EAnd let the rain come tumbling in
[Outro]
Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
A A13   A A13   A
(repeat and fade)

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Knife

by Aztec Camera

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

A13

Dmaj7

C#m

C#7

D#M7

[Intro]

A Aadd9 A13 A

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

A A13 A A13 A

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

A A13 A A13 A

[Verse 1]

Like a child could have the trigger

C#m

And the best man needn't fall

To understand that heaven

C#m C#7

Could be any place at all

Just five colours set in motion

E A

And I try again to place it

Dmaj7 Dm

And it's features are obscured

E A

Everytime I turn to face it

C#7

But I still chase it

[Chorus]

D E

Oh it's twists are cruel and hopeless

Like neglect has worn it thin

And it could rip the sky wide open

And let the rain come tumbling in

[Verse 2]

And we wait on every whisper

C#m

Like it makes us more alive

There's a sense we didn't have

C#m C#7

And I feel it in the other five

See the pity and the pride

E A

In the same sea of emotion

Dmaj7 Dm

Cup my hands and touch the tide

E A

And expect to feel the ocean

C#7

It's just a notion

[Chorus]

D E

And the knife has got my number

And the number that you keep

And the knife has called division

A A7

And it's drawn when I'm asleep

D E

Oh it's twists are cruel and hopeless

Like neglect has worn it thin

And it could rip the sky wide open

And let the rain come tumbling in

[Instrumental]

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

A A13 A A13 A

A# A A# G# F# E D#M7 G# A Bm C#

[Chorus]

D E

And the knife has got my number

And the number that you keep

And the knife has called division

A A7

And it's drawn when I'm asleep

D E

Oh it's twists are cruel and hopeless

Like neglect has worn it thin

And it could rip the sky wide open

And let the rain come tumbling in

[Outro]

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

A A13 A A13 A

(repeat and fade)

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