• Song:

    Hot Knives

  • Artist:

    Bright Eyes

  • Album:

    Cassadaga (Internationa...

Capo: 2nd fret

Bright Eyes
Hot Knives

Intro: G G G C x 4

     G      G         G      C         G     G     G   C
The Wife forgave the Mistress for she only entertained
     G         G         G   C       G          G         G          C
The pain was gone the instant she cleared her throat to speak her name
        Em                              C                          
Said, "Both of us must suffer from the same unending ache"


G G G C x2

      G        G        G    C            G       G      G   C
The world was not of interest though her days were never dull
     G     G        G    C      G        G        G    C
Her bed beneath a crucifix on guests performing miracles
         Em                               C              G G G C x2
With the Son of God just hanging like a common criminal
      Am            C                       G G G C x2          
When I do wrong I am with God, she thought
      Am           C              G G G C x2
When I feel lost I am not at all

            Bm
So give me Black Light (Give Give me)
            C
So give me Hot Knives (Deep Clean sleep)
       Am                 D
On a dance floor no one tells time (There is no time)

        Am                    C                       G G G C x2
Oh, I've made love, yeah, I've been fucked, so what?
        Am               C                        G G G C x2
I'm a cartoon, you're a full moon, let's stay up

      G      G     G    C          G    G        G  C
She went to see a Mystic who made medicine from rain
      G      G      G    C          G       G         G          C
And gave up her existence to feel everything, dream others' dreams
       Em                        C                 G G G C x2
Bid farewell to her family with one ecstatic wave (Please take care I love you all)

          Am           C               G G G C x2
Out the window as the car rolled away
          Am               C                   G G G C x2
She just vanished into a thick mist of change

            Bm
So let us rejoice (Let's Rejoice!)
              C
In all this Pink Noise (Out Pink Noise!)
         Am                 D
An oscillation that we can pin point (We're right here!)

Am C x5
Am C D
End On: G
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