Shankill Butchers Chords by Sarah Jarosz

Tempo:
88 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

D

C#m

A

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Shankill Butchers chords
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[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] The [C#m] shangill [E] butchers ride [D] tonight
[C#] You better shut your windows tight
[F#m] They're [A] sharpening their [C#m] cleavers [D] and their knives
[C#] And taking all their whiskey by the pint
Cuz everybody [F#m]
knows
[D] If you don't [E]
find your [F#m] mother's words
Or a wicked wind [D] will blow
[E]
Heaven's from your [F#m] pose Everybody knows [C#m] [D] Everybody's shamed
[C#] The shangill butchers wanna catch you
[B] Away
[F#m] [A] Used [C#m] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
to be [E] just like me [D] and you
[C#] They used to be sweet little boys
[F#m] But something [E] went horribly [D] askew
[C#] Now killing is their only source of joy
Cuz everybody [F#m]
knows
If [D] you don't [E]
find your [F#m] mother's words
Or a wicked wind [D] will blow
Heaven's [E]
from your [F#m] pose
Everybody [A] knows [D] Everybody's shamed
[C#] The shangill butchers wanna catch you
[B] Away
[F#m]
[A] The [C#m] [F#m]
[A] [C#m] [F#] [F#m]
[C#m] [D] [C#]
[F#m]
[C#m] [D] [A] [C#]
[F#m]
[C#m] shangill butchers on [D] the rise
[C#] They're waiting till the dead of night
[F#m] They're picking [C#m] at their [G#m] fingers [D] with their knives
[C#] And wiping off their cleavers on [G#] their [C#] thighs
Cuz [F#m] everybody knows
If [D] you don't [E]
find your [B] mother's words
[F#m] Or a wicked wind [D] will blow
[E]
Heaven's from [F#] your [F#m] pose Everybody knows
[D] Everybody's shamed
[C#] The shangill butchers wanna catch you
The shangill butchers wanna cut you
The shangill butchers wanna catch you
[F#m] Away
[A] [F#m] [C#m] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] [C#m] [A] [C#m]
[F#m]
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
D
1321
C#m
13421114
A
1231
C#
12341114
F#m
123111112
D
1321
C#m
13421114
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To learn Sarah Jarosz - Shankill Butchers chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C#m, F#m, A, E, F#m, D and C# in sequence. Set your pace at 44 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 88. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Minor in mind.

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[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] The [C#m] shangill [E] butchers ride [D] tonight
[C#] You better shut your windows tight
[F#m] They're [A] sharpening their [C#m] cleavers [D] and their knives
_ [C#] And taking all their whiskey by the pint
Cuz everybody [F#m] _
knows
[D] If you don't _ [E]
find your [F#m] mother's words
_ Or a wicked wind [D] will blow
_ _ [E] _
Heaven's from your [F#m] _ pose Everybody knows _ _ [C#m] [D] Everybody's shamed
[C#] The shangill butchers wanna catch you
[B] Away
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ Used [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
to be [E] just like me [D] and you
[C#] They used to be sweet little boys
[F#m] But something [E] went horribly [D] askew
_ [C#] Now killing is their only source of joy
Cuz everybody [F#m] _
knows
If [D] you don't _ [E] _
find your [F#m] mother's words
Or a wicked wind [D] will blow
Heaven's [E] _ _
from your [F#m] pose
Everybody [A] knows _ _ [D] Everybody's shamed
[C#] The shangill butchers wanna catch you
[B] Away
[F#m] _
_ [A] The _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ [F#m] _
[C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[C#m] shangill butchers on [D] the rise
[C#] They're waiting till the dead of night
[F#m] They're picking [C#m] at their [G#m] fingers [D] with their knives
[C#] And wiping off their cleavers on [G#] their [C#] thighs
Cuz [F#m] everybody knows
If [D] you don't _ [E] _
find your _ [B] mother's words
[F#m] Or a wicked wind [D] will blow
_ [E] _
Heaven's from [F#] your _ [F#m] pose Everybody knows
_ _ [D] Everybody's shamed
[C#] The shangill butchers wanna catch you
The shangill butchers wanna cut you
The shangill butchers wanna catch you
[F#m] Away
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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