Knives Of Summertime chords by Sparklehorse

Chords with lyrics

Knives of Summertime by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse

Tabbed by Alaina Musich, piano & vocal instructor in CA.

Beginners: E7add9 (the 9 is the 2 but is outside or on top of the chord shape rather than inside)
can be played as a D/ED/E (D MajorD over E MajorE), or, drop your major 3rd in E MajorE a whole step (from E MajorE & G#G# to D MajorD & F#F#)
over the bass E MajorE chord if playing piano. You can create the same effect by using E, D, F#F# on their own
rather than in a chord if you find it easier. Play with your note voicing, either high or low, to get
the sound you wish from the chord.

Intro: A augmentedA A minorAm E MajorE E7E7+9

A augmentedA             A minorAm

 a flock of knives cut the sky

E MajorE         E7E7+9

 and buried in my black eyes

A augmentedA                   A minorAm

and the clouds they bled in my head

E MajorE         E7E7+9
and autumn rain soaked the dry beds

A augmentedA             A minorAm
and the hurricane of her eyes

E MajorE            E7E7+9
wailed away the knives

          F# minorF#m        BB

the knives of summertime, summertime

          F# minorF#m        BB

the knives of summertime, summertime

          F# minorF#m        A minorAm      E MajorE  (ring out)

the knives of summertime

A augmentedA             A minorAm

and i did swallow stained glass tears

E MajorE         E7E7+9

absorbed by the sun for many light years

A augmentedA             A minorAm

and the fire flies in her hair

E MajorE         E7E7+9

my red concertinas coming down the stairs

A augmentedA             A minorAm

and the hurricane of her eyes

E MajorE            E7E7+9

wailed away the knives

          F# minorF#m        BB

the knives of summertime, summertime

          F# minorF#m        BB

the knives of summertime, summertime

          F# minorF#m        A minorAm      E MajorE  (ring out)

the knives of summertime