The Knife Chords by Genesis

Tempo:
146.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Cm

Bb

Fm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Genesis - The Knife (Live) chords
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[Ab]
We don't have a song we know!
It's all for you, alright?
Thanks a lot.
[Abm]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm]
[Cm]
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[C]
[Cm]
[Fm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
I'm not even married, so I [Ab] don't deserve it.
Some of you [Gb] are going to die.
[E] My words are false, [Dbm] no freedom.
I will [Ab] go by.
I'll keep you in the manger, don't you disappear.
I'll only tell you the children.
Bring them home to the palace of old.
I'm tired of the blood [Bb] flow now.
When I give the word, get up and fight for your freedom now.
When I give the word, get [Eb] up and fight for your freedom [C] now.
Now!
[Cm] Everybody, you know we are right.
We must keep the lies, this break up is what's to our lives.
It's so dangerous, this break up is not the life you [Ab] are to deserve.
Some [Gb] of you are going to die.
[E] My words are [Dbm] false, no freedom.
I [Ab] will go by.
[Bb]
[C]
Now what?
[Cm]
Now what?
[Ab]
Some of you, [Gb] are going to die.
[E] I'm tired of the [Dbm] blood flow now.
I [Ab] will go by.
[N]
[G]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
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To learn Genesis - (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, Uk / 1980) The Knife chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Ab, Gb, E, Dbm, Ab, Bb, Eb, C, Cm and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 73 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 146. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ We don't have a song we know!
It's all for you, alright?
Thanks a lot.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm not even married, so I [Ab] don't deserve it.
Some of you [Gb] are going to die.
[E] My words are false, [Dbm] no freedom.
I will [Ab] go by.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ keep you in the manger, don't you disappear.
I'll only tell you the children.
Bring them home to the palace of old.
I'm tired of the blood [Bb] flow now.
When I give the word, get up and fight for your freedom now.
When I give the word, get [Eb] up and fight for your freedom [C] now.
_ _ _ Now!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Everybody, you know we are right.
We must keep the lies, this break up is what's to our lives. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's so dangerous, this break up is not the life you [Ab] are to deserve.
Some [Gb] of you are going to die.
[E] My words are [Dbm] false, no freedom.
I [Ab] will go by.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now what?
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now what?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Some of you, [Gb] _ are going to die.
_ [E] I'm tired of _ _ the [Dbm] blood flow now.
_ _ I [Ab] will go by. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _

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