Shankill Butchers chords by Sarah Jarosz

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

(a swing-style strum works well with this song)


INTRO:
A minorAm C majorC A minorAm

Verse 1:
          FF
The shankill butchers ride tonight
  E MajorE
You better shut your windows tight
    A minorAm                 FF
They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives
  E MajorE
And taking all their whiskey by the pint

Chorus:
         A minorAm
'Cause everybody knows
    FF            A minorAm
If you don't mind your mother's words
 A minorAm        FF
A augmentedA wicked wind will blow
   G+G         A minorAm
Your ribbons from your curls
             FF
Everybody moan, everybody shake
  E MajorE        N.C.
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
   A minorAm
Awake

Verse 2:
   A minorAm             FF
They used to be just like me and you
   E MajorE
They used to be sweet little boys
  A minorAm            FF
But something went horribly askew
  E MajorE
Now killing is their only source of joy


Chorus:
         A minorAm
'Cause everybody knows
    FF            A minorAm
If you don't mind your mother's words
 A minorAm        FF
A augmentedA wicked wind will blow
   G+G         A minorAm
Your ribbons from your curls
             FF
Everybody moan, everybody shake
  E MajorE        N.C.
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
   A minorAm
Awake

Verse 3:
               FF
The shankill butchers on the rise
  E MajorE
They're waiting till the dead of night
    A minorAm                 FF
They're picking at their fingers with their knives
  E MajorE
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs


Chorus:
         A minorAm
'Cause everybody knows...
    FF            A minorAm
If you don't mind your mother's words
 A minorAm        FF
A augmentedA wicked wind will blow
   G+G         A minorAm
Your ribbons from your curls
             FF
Everybody moan, everybody shake


Outro:
E MajorE
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
E MajorE
The shankill butchers wanna cut you
E MajorE
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
A minorAm
Awake
A minorAm
Awake
A minorAm
Awake
A minorAm
Awake

Other versions of Shankill Butchers

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Shankill Butchers by Sarah Jarosz