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Hot Knives by Bright Eyes

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Band: Bright Eyes
Song Title: Hot Knives
Album: Cassadaga

Standard Tuning
Capo - 2nd fret
pm = palm mute
~ = let ring

-Riff A:

  G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  4x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

  G+G    G+G    G+G    C/BC/B
The wife forgave the mistress,
    G+G  G+G     G+G   C/BC/B
For she only entertained.
  G+G    G+G    G+G   C/BC/B
Her pain was gone the instant
  G+G         G+G  G+G       C/BC/B
She cleared her throat to speak her name.  Said,

-Riff B:

  E minorEm   C majorC
e -0~~~~-|-0~~~~-|
b -0~~~~-|-1~~~~-|
g -0~~~~-|-0~~~~-|let ring
d -2~~~~-|-2~~~~-|
a -2~~~~-|-3~~~~-|
E MajorE -0~~~~-|-------|

 E minorEm               C majorC
"Both of us must suffer from the same unending ache."

  G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

-Riff A:

  G+G     G+G   G+G    C/BC/B
The world was not of interest,
      G+G     G+G     G+G   C/BC/B
Though her days were never dull.
  G+G   G+G    G+G    C/BC/B
Her bed beneath a crucifix,
  G+G     G+G    G+G    C/BC/B
On guests performing miracles.

-Riff B:

  E minorEm     C majorC
e -0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
b -0---0-0-0-|-1---1-1-1-|
g -0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
d -2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
a -2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-|
E MajorE -0---0-0-0-|-----------|

     E MajorE   E MajorE    E MajorE    E MajorE   C majorC   C majorC   C majorC
With the son of God just hanging like a common------criminal.

-Riff A:

  G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

-Riff C:

  A minorAm     C majorC
e -0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
b -1---1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-|
g -2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|
d -2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
a -0---0-0-0-|-3---3-3-3-|
E MajorE -----------|-----------|

    A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm Am C majorC   C majorC C majorC C(stop)
"When I do wrong, I am with God," she thought.

-Riff A:

  G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

-Riff C:

    A minorAm  A minorAm Am A minorAm C majorC  C majorC C majorC C majorC
"When I feel lost, I----am not----at all."

-Riff A:

 G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

-Riff D:

  B minorBm     C majorC      A minorAm     D MajorD
e -2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-|
b -3---3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-|
g -4---4-4-4-|-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
d -4---4-4-4-|-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|
a -2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-|-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
E MajorE -----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
        B minorBm
So give me black lights (Give me, give me!)
       C majorC
So give me hot knives (Deep, clean sleep!)
     A minorAm         D MajorD
On a dance floor, no one tells time (There is no time!)

-Riff C:
       A minorAm  A minorAm  A minorAm
Oh, I've made love.
A minorAm       C majorC   C majorC   C majorC  C(stop)
Yeah, I've been fucked.-----------So what.

-Riff A:

  G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

-Riff C:

   A minorAm A minorAm  A minorAm  A minorAm      C majorC  C majorC  C majorC
I'm a cartoon,-----you're a full moon.
   C(stop)
Let's stay up.

-Riff A:

G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

-Riff A:
  G+G    G+G   G+G   C/BC/B
She went to see a mystic
pm.........................
     G+G    G+G   G+G  C/BC/B
Who made medicine from rain.
pm.............................
  G+G    G+G   G+G   C/BC/B
And gave up her existance
pm..........................
    G+G     G+G    G+G       C/BC/B
To feel everything, dream others' dreams.
pm.........................................
  A minorAm    A minorAm   A minorAm  A minorAm
Bid farewell to her family
pm..........................
  C majorC   C majorC   C majorC   C majorC
In one ec------static wave... ("please take care. I love you all.")
pm........................

G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
pm.............................................

-Interlude:

(softly)Am  A minorAm  A minorAm  A minorAm
Out the window
    C majorC   C majorC  C majorC  C(stop)
As the car rolled----------away.

-Riff A:

  G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
pm.............................................

-Riff C:
(softly) A minorAm   A minorAm  A minorAm  A minorAm
She just vanished
      C majorC  C majorC   C majorC   C(stop)
Into a thick-----mist--------------of change.

-Riff A:

  G+G      G+G      G+G      C/BC/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-|  2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E MajorE -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|

-Riff D:
      B minorBm
So let us rejoice (Let's rejoice!)
        C majorC
In all this pink noise (Out pink noise!)
     A minorAm         D MajorD
An oscillation that we can pinpoint (We're right here!)

-Repeat Riff C majorC

 A minorAm   C majorC
(no singing)
 A minorAm   C majorC
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
 A minorAm   C majorC
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
 A minorAm   C majorC
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
 A minorAm   C majorC
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
 A minorAm   C majorC D MajorD
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)

-End On:

e -3~~~~~-|
b -3~~~~~-|
g -0~~~~~-|fade out
d -0~~~~~-|
a -2~~~~~-|
E MajorE -3~~~~~-|

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