Chords for Like Knives - City & Colour Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Tempo:
126.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Abm
Gb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I don't play that often just because it's a very old song.
[C]
[G] [C] I distinctly remember playing this song [Ab] in my parents' home for my [Abm] mother when I wrote it.
When I was 17 years old.
It was one of the first ones that I [Gm] ever [E] showed my mom, you know, just to be like,
Hey, I'm trying to write songs.
[Gb] And, uh, [Abm] [Db] [B]
I [Ab] never [A] thought
[Gb] You [B] know, I always hoped that someone would listen.
I never thought it [N] would all be in it.
It's really beautiful.
[E]
[Abm] [Ab] [E]
[B]
[E]
[Abm]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[Abm]
[B]
[E] [Abm]
[B]
[Abm]
[B]
[Abm]
[B]
[E]
[Gb]
[B] [Ebm] I'm a lame [B] myself
I'm a lame [E] myself
I'm
[Gb]
a lame myself
Holding [Ebm] on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my side
[B]
I'm a lame [E] myself
[Abm]
She's my [B] savior
[E] [Abm]
Who reads up [Db] your [E]
[B] side
[Abm]
Now it's just [Db] I
Think
[Abm]
of me to [E] make
What you
[Gb] will
I'm a lame myself
[B] I'm a lame [E] myself
[Gb]
[B] Holding on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my side
[Gb]
I'm a lame [E]
myself
I'm [B]
a
[E]
[B]
[E] lame myself
[B]
She's my savior
[E]
[Gb] [Ab]
[D]
[C]
[G] [C] I distinctly remember playing this song [Ab] in my parents' home for my [Abm] mother when I wrote it.
When I was 17 years old.
It was one of the first ones that I [Gm] ever [E] showed my mom, you know, just to be like,
Hey, I'm trying to write songs.
[Gb] And, uh, [Abm] [Db] [B]
I [Ab] never [A] thought
[Gb] You [B] know, I always hoped that someone would listen.
I never thought it [N] would all be in it.
It's really beautiful.
[E]
[Abm] [Ab] [E]
[B]
[E]
[Abm]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[Abm]
[B]
[E] [Abm]
[B]
[Abm]
[B]
[Abm]
[B]
[E]
[Gb]
[B] [Ebm] I'm a lame [B] myself
I'm a lame [E] myself
I'm
[Gb]
a lame myself
Holding [Ebm] on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my side
[B]
I'm a lame [E] myself
[Abm]
She's my [B] savior
[E] [Abm]
Who reads up [Db] your [E]
[B] side
[Abm]
Now it's just [Db] I
Think
[Abm]
of me to [E] make
What you
[Gb] will
I'm a lame myself
[B] I'm a lame [E] myself
[Gb]
[B] Holding on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my side
[Gb]
I'm a lame [E]
myself
I'm [B]
a
[E]
[B]
[E] lame myself
[B]
She's my savior
[E]
[Gb] [Ab]
[D]
Key:
E
B
Abm
Gb
Ab
E
B
Abm
_ I don't play that often just because it's a very old song.
[C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] I distinctly remember playing this song [Ab] in my parents' home for my [Abm] mother when I wrote it.
When I was 17 years old.
_ It was one of the first ones that I [Gm] ever [E] showed my mom, you know, just to be like,
Hey, I'm trying to write songs.
_ _ [Gb] And, uh, [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [B]
I [Ab] never [A] thought_
[Gb] You [B] know, I always hoped that someone would listen. _
_ _ I never thought it [N] would all be in it.
It's really beautiful.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Ebm] I'm a lame [B] _ _ myself _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a lame [E] _ _ myself _
_ _ I'm _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ a lame myself
Holding [Ebm] on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my _ _ side
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a lame [E] _ _ myself _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She's my [B] savior _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ Who reads up [Db] your [E] _ _ _
[B] _ side _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
Now it's just _ [Db] I _ _ _ _
_ Think _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ of me to _ [E] make
_ What _ _ _ you _
_ [Gb] will _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a lame _ _ myself _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] I'm a lame [E] _ myself _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Holding on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my side _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a lame [E] _ _ _ _
myself
_ _ _ I'm _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] lame myself _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She's my savior
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] I distinctly remember playing this song [Ab] in my parents' home for my [Abm] mother when I wrote it.
When I was 17 years old.
_ It was one of the first ones that I [Gm] ever [E] showed my mom, you know, just to be like,
Hey, I'm trying to write songs.
_ _ [Gb] And, uh, [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [B]
I [Ab] never [A] thought_
[Gb] You [B] know, I always hoped that someone would listen. _
_ _ I never thought it [N] would all be in it.
It's really beautiful.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Ebm] I'm a lame [B] _ _ myself _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a lame [E] _ _ myself _
_ _ I'm _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ a lame myself
Holding [Ebm] on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my _ _ side
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a lame [E] _ _ myself _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She's my [B] savior _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ Who reads up [Db] your [E] _ _ _
[B] _ side _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
Now it's just _ [Db] I _ _ _ _
_ Think _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ of me to _ [E] make
_ What _ _ _ you _
_ [Gb] will _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a lame _ _ myself _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] I'm a lame [E] _ myself _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Holding on to what I found
[E] Why keep you by my side _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a lame [E] _ _ _ _
myself
_ _ _ I'm _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] lame myself _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She's my savior
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _