Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro 1:
EbmEbm Adim7Adim7 Bb majorBb
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Adim7Adim7 Bb majorBb
G minorGm DmDm C minorCm DmDm
C minorCm Adim7Adim7 Bb majorBb
Intro 2:
Eb MajorEb C minorCm (Alternate between Eb MajorEb and C minorCm in intro pattern)
Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb GbGb
Do you remember the Flight of the Knife
F minorFm
That caused the ultimate sensation
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
Taking the hearts of the whole united nation?
Eb MajorEb C minorCm (Same pattern from Intro 2)
Eb MajorEb GbGb
Well, they discovered the Flight of the Knife
F minorFm
Was nothing more than an illusion
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
A augmentedA trick on the mind's appetite for new delusion
Chorus:
G minorGm C minorCm
Heroes are everywhere, running our races
AbAb AbmAbm
But no one understands about Flying Aces
Eb MajorEb C minorCm Eb MajorEb G minorGm
He was the sum of our lives – that was the Flight of the Knife
AbAb Eb MajorEb G minorGm
But he messed with our wrong and right
F minorFm Bb majorBb
And now he's living such a lonely, lonely life
Bb7Bb7
Verse 2:
Eb7Eb7 GbGb
They called it the Flight of Knife
Bb7Bb7
And probably will do so for always
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
But they can't erase what was shouted down our hallways
Eb7Eb7
Shout it loud!
Solo:
Eb7Eb7 Bb7Bb7 Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 x2
Eb MajorEb
Chorus:
G minorGm C minorCm
Stories are everywhere, plotting our courses
AbAb AbmAbm
But don't forget the presence of rotten sources
Eb MajorEb C minorCm Eb MajorEb G minorGm
He was the sum of our lives, that was the Flight of the Knife
AbAb Eb MajorEb
And though we buy what we're sold
G minorGm FF F7F7 Bb7Bb7
We owe it to our angels never to ignore the wise
Verse 3:
Eb7Eb7
Do you remember the Flight of the Knife
Bb7Bb7
That caused the ultimate sensation
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb7Eb7
Taking the hearts of the whole united nation?
Eb7Eb7 GbGb
Well, that was the Flight of the Knife
Bb7Bb7
And you can give it to the dreamers
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7
to put in a frame, but I'll steer you right
AbmAbm Eb MajorEb
Find your own way to the knife