Chords for Put That Knife Away, Nellie - Homer & Jethro

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[E] _ Put that knife away, Nelly, [B] put it back in the drawer.
[G#] Darling, if you cut my heart out, I won't [E] love you anymore.
Went out last night with a couple of [F#m] friends, got high as I could be.
Between my pals and them there gals, I had [E] myself a spree.
I got home late, sneaked through the [F#m] gate, so as not to wake my wife.
It weren't no good for there, she [E] stood with a big old carving knife.
Put that knife away, Nelly, [F#m] put it back in the drawer.
Darling, if you cut my heart [B] out, I won't love you [E] anymore.
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[E] _ I said, hi Nell, you're looking [F#m] swell.
She never even stirred.
I tried to wink, but I don't [B] think she heard a [E] single word.
She looked at me and I could see [F#m] she must have smelled my breath.
[Bm] She took a swing with that dare thing, [D#m] it scared me [E] half to death.
Put that knife away, Nelly, [F#m] put it back in the drawer.
[B] Darling, if you cut my heart out, I won't love you [E] anymore.
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[E] _ I took a step, she took a step, [F#m] then I took three or four.
She missed me in the kitchen, but she stabbed the [E] kitchen door.
She bellered like a branded [F#m] capper, missing that away.
She would have cut me plumb [B] in half, so then I had [E] to say.
Put that knife away, Nelly, put [F#m] it back in the drawer.
[B] Darling, if you cut my heart out, I [G#] won't love you [Em] anymore.
Then I said, look here, woman, if [F#m] you don't like them there jails,
you better [G#m] take that carving knife [D] and manicure [E] your nails.
Then I dove out the window, cause [F#m] I couldn't reach the door.
[G#] I got outside [E] and cried and cried, [F#m] and then I cried [E] some more.
Put that knife away, Nelly, put [F#m] it back in the drawer.
Darling, if [B] you cut my heart out, I won't [A] love [G#] you [F#] [E] anymore. _ _ _ _ _