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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: G#m
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
G#m7 C# G#m7 F#
G#m7 C# G#m7 F#
Verse 1:
G#m7 C#
She works hard
G#m7 F#
Does it all without complaining
G#m7 C#
She believes that
G#m7 F#
Sacred things don't need explaining
Pre-Chorus:
G#m7 C#
And the mind is elevated
G#m7 F#
Though the body, devastated
G#m7
The inner life of
C#
Sweet sacrifice, yeah
G#m7 F#
Armed with nothing but a needle and a knife
Chorus:
G#m7 C# G#m7 F#
Only a lone-ly love can devour you
G#m7 C# G#m7
But when when you're lone-ly the same love
F#
Empowers you, yeah
Interlude:
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
Verse 2:
G#m7 C#
She foresees
G#m7 F#
Apocalyptic curse split open
G#m7 C#
She believes
G#m7 F#
In something she can put her hope in
Pre-Chorus 2:
G#m7 C#
It's the holiest fixation
G#m7 F#
And it's taken cultivation
G#m7 C#
A pioneer in a foreign land, yeah
G#m7 F#
She's devoted to a real good man
Chorus:
G#m7 C# G#m7 F#
Only a lone-ly love can devour you
G#m7 C# G#m7
But when when you're lone-ly the same love
F#
Empowers you, yeah
Outro:
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
G#m7 C# F#
Other versions of this song
- Needle And A Knife (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025