Getting Into Knives chords by The Mountain Goats

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
E MajorE BB E MajorE

Verse 1:
     E MajorE    BB     C# minorC#m
I hit the cul-de-sac on the spiritual path
E MajorE BB           C# minorC#m  C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Retraced my steps back home
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
But the house burned down before I got there
     BB      C# minorC#m
And I found myself alone

E MajorE      BB         C# minorC#m
I tried to keep things in perspective
E MajorE   BB         C# minorC#m  C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
As I hunted down the perpetrator
A augmentedA         E MajorE
Loaded up my toolkit with every hateful instrument
E MajorE  BB             C# minorC#m
Now here we are thirty years later

Chorus:
          E MajorE   BB  Asus2Asus2 G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
I'm getting into knives
EsusEsus        E MajorE   BB  Asus2Asus2 G# minorG#m
I'm getting into knives
F# minorF#m    EsusEsus      C# minorC#m   BB
I've been up and down the buffet
A augmentedA          E MajorE
Several different times
            BB         C# minorC#m
I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives

Verse 2:
E MajorE     BB        C# minorC#m
I sought wisdom from the sages
E MajorE  BB           C# minorC#m  C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Consulted with master tacticians
A augmentedA                  E MajorE
Met up with some guys who wouldn't tell me their last names
           BB         C# minorC#m
They specialized in non-conventional munitions

E MajorE        BB      C# minorC#m
Stayed on the scent like a bloodhound
E MajorE        BB       C# minorC#m  C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Followed the clues where they led
A augmentedA              E MajorE
Taste of hot ashes on my tongue all day
   BB           C# minorC#m
I took my rifle with me to bed

Chorus:
             E MajorE   BB  Asus2Asus2 G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
But I'm getting into knives
  EsusEsus       E MajorE   BB  Asus2Asus2 G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
I'm getting into knives
EsusEsus  C# minorC#m     BB       A augmentedA     E MajorE
It's a gift to be simple, it's a gift to be free
            BB         C# minorC#m
I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives

Bridge:
D MajorD              C# minorC#m
Held to my vision all these days
G#G#                  C# minorC#m     C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
While stray signals kept flooding the switchboard
A augmentedA           E MajorE
Came all this way for hunger
            BB
May I be worthy of my reward

E MajorE        BB       C# minorC#m
I stood at the door, and I listened
E MajorE          BB     C# minorC#m       C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Rustled through my rucksack as quiet as I could
A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You can't give me back what you've taken
           BB             C# minorC#m
But you can give me something that's almost as good

Chorus:
          E MajorE   BB  Asus2Asus2 G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
I'm getting into knives
EsusEsus         E MajorE   BB  Asus2Asus2 G# minorG#m
I am getting into knives
F# minorF#m    EsusEsus     C# minorC#m     BB   A augmentedA         E MajorE
Behold, I stand at the door, and I knock, and then I knock twice
            BB         E MajorE
I've adjusted my focus, I'm getting into knives

Outro:
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
E MajorE BB E MajorE