Chords for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - The Knife (Live on KEXP)
Tempo:
117.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Am]
So [F]
[C]
[Em]
[Am]
[C]
[F] [Em] [C]
[G] [C]
you twist the knife and I'll take the bullet
[Am]
You start the fire and [F] the world burns down for you
[G] Isn't [C] it right or is it [Em] a crime?
Isn't [Am] it cruel to be [Em] so [F]
kind?
[C] But it's all an act [G] of love and it leads [C] you blind
But I'm not here [G] to listen or [C] deny
I buried you [G] in the poverty [C] of time
But [F] sometimes [G] there's no other [Am] way
To say the things [C] you need [F] to say
[Em] Isn't it the [C] greatest crime?
[G]
Meaningless fight
Didn't [Am] you be [G] so [F] blind?
[Em] [C] But sometimes you [G] need the dark to see [Em] [C] light
[Am]
[F]
[C]
[Em]
[Am]
Cause [F]
[Em] [C]
[G] [C]
you roll the dice and I'll play the fool
You [Em] [Am]
turn the tide but the [F]
storm slips through your eyes
[G] Isn't [C] it right or [Em] is it your pride?
Yeah, isn't [Am] it cruel to be so [F]
kind?
[Em] But [C] some [G] temptations promise you [C] paradise
I'm not here [G] to reason or [C]
defy
I paid my debt [G] to a world that bleeds you [C] dry
[Em] [F] But sometimes [G] there's no other way
[Am] To say the things [F] you need to say
[C] Isn't it the greatest crime?
[G]
Meaningless fight
Didn't [Am] it used to be [G] [F] so fine?
[Em] But [C] sometimes you [G] need the dark to see the [C] light
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[Am]
So [F]
[C]
[Em]
[Am]
[C]
[F] [Em] [C]
[G] [C]
you twist the knife and I'll take the bullet
[Am]
You start the fire and [F] the world burns down for you
[G] Isn't [C] it right or is it [Em] a crime?
Isn't [Am] it cruel to be [Em] so [F]
kind?
[C] But it's all an act [G] of love and it leads [C] you blind
But I'm not here [G] to listen or [C] deny
I buried you [G] in the poverty [C] of time
But [F] sometimes [G] there's no other [Am] way
To say the things [C] you need [F] to say
[Em] Isn't it the [C] greatest crime?
[G]
Meaningless fight
Didn't [Am] you be [G] so [F] blind?
[Em] [C] But sometimes you [G] need the dark to see [Em] [C] light
[Am]
[F]
[C]
[Em]
[Am]
Cause [F]
[Em] [C]
[G] [C]
you roll the dice and I'll play the fool
You [Em] [Am]
turn the tide but the [F]
storm slips through your eyes
[G] Isn't [C] it right or [Em] is it your pride?
Yeah, isn't [Am] it cruel to be so [F]
kind?
[Em] But [C] some [G] temptations promise you [C] paradise
I'm not here [G] to reason or [C]
defy
I paid my debt [G] to a world that bleeds you [C] dry
[Em] [F] But sometimes [G] there's no other way
[Am] To say the things [F] you need to say
[C] Isn't it the greatest crime?
[G]
Meaningless fight
Didn't [Am] it used to be [G] [F] so fine?
[Em] But [C] sometimes you [G] need the dark to see the [C] light
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Key:
C
G
F
Em
Am
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
So _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you twist the knife _ and I'll take the bullet
_ _ [Am] _
You start the fire _ and [F] the world burns down for you
[G] Isn't [C] it right _ or _ is it [Em] a crime?
_ _ _ _ Isn't [Am] it cruel to be [Em] so [F]
kind?
_ _ _ _ [C] But it's all an act [G] of love and it leads [C] you blind
_ _ _ _ _ But I'm not here [G] to listen or [C] deny _
I _ _ _ _ buried you [G] in the poverty [C] of time _
But _ _ _ [F] _ sometimes [G] there's no other _ [Am] way
To say the things [C] you need [F] to say
[Em] Isn't it the [C] greatest crime?
_ _ _ [G] _ _
Meaningless fight
_ Didn't [Am] you _ be _ _ [G] so [F] blind?
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] [C] But sometimes you [G] need the dark to see [Em] [C] light _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Cause _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you roll the _ dice _ and I'll play the fool
You _ [Em] _ [Am]
turn the tide _ but the [F]
storm slips through your eyes
[G] Isn't [C] it right _ _ _ or [Em] is it your pride?
_ _ Yeah, isn't [Am] it cruel to be so [F]
kind?
_ _ _ _ [Em] But [C] some _ [G] temptations promise you _ [C] paradise
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm not here [G] to reason or [C] _
defy
_ _ _ _ _ I paid my debt [G] to a world that bleeds you [C] dry
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] [F] But sometimes [G] there's no other way
[Am] To say the things [F] you need to say
[C] Isn't it the greatest crime?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Meaningless fight
_ Didn't [Am] it _ used to be [G] [F] so fine?
_ _ _ [Em] But [C] sometimes you [G] need the dark to see the [C] light _
Discover _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ new music at _ listenerpoweredkexp
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
So _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you twist the knife _ and I'll take the bullet
_ _ [Am] _
You start the fire _ and [F] the world burns down for you
[G] Isn't [C] it right _ or _ is it [Em] a crime?
_ _ _ _ Isn't [Am] it cruel to be [Em] so [F]
kind?
_ _ _ _ [C] But it's all an act [G] of love and it leads [C] you blind
_ _ _ _ _ But I'm not here [G] to listen or [C] deny _
I _ _ _ _ buried you [G] in the poverty [C] of time _
But _ _ _ [F] _ sometimes [G] there's no other _ [Am] way
To say the things [C] you need [F] to say
[Em] Isn't it the [C] greatest crime?
_ _ _ [G] _ _
Meaningless fight
_ Didn't [Am] you _ be _ _ [G] so [F] blind?
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] [C] But sometimes you [G] need the dark to see [Em] [C] light _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Cause _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you roll the _ dice _ and I'll play the fool
You _ [Em] _ [Am]
turn the tide _ but the [F]
storm slips through your eyes
[G] Isn't [C] it right _ _ _ or [Em] is it your pride?
_ _ Yeah, isn't [Am] it cruel to be so [F]
kind?
_ _ _ _ [Em] But [C] some _ [G] temptations promise you _ [C] paradise
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm not here [G] to reason or [C] _
defy
_ _ _ _ _ I paid my debt [G] to a world that bleeds you [C] dry
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] [F] But sometimes [G] there's no other way
[Am] To say the things [F] you need to say
[C] Isn't it the greatest crime?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Meaningless fight
_ Didn't [Am] it _ used to be [G] [F] so fine?
_ _ _ [Em] But [C] sometimes you [G] need the dark to see the [C] light _
Discover _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ new music at _ listenerpoweredkexp