The Knife Chords
The Knife by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Fr. It uses the chords C, Am, F, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro -
C C C C
Am Am F F
C C Em Em
Am Am F F
C G C C
C
You twist the knife
C
And I'll take the bullet
Am
You start the fire
F
And the world then turns for you
C
Isn't it right?
Em
Isn't it a crime?
Am C F
Isn't it cruel to be so kind?
G C
But it's all an act of love and it leaves you blind
G C
And I'm not here to reason or deny
G C
I buried you in a poverty of time
F G
Sometimes there's no other way
Am F
You said the things you need to say
C
At the greatest price
G
Over a meaningless fight
Am C F
Didn't it used to be so fine?
C G C
Sometimes you need the dark to see the light
C
You roll the dice
C
And I play the fool
Am
You turn the tide
F
But the storm steps through your eyes
C
Isn't it right?
Em
Or is it your pride?
Am C F
Isn't it cruel to be so kind?
C G C
But some temptations promise you paradise
G C
And I'm not here to listen or confide
G C
And I've paid my debt to a world that bleeds you dry
F G
Sometimes there's no other way
Am F
You said the things you need to say
C
At the greatest price
G
Over a meaningless fight
Am C F
Didn't it used to feel so right?
C G C
Sometimes you need the dark to see the light