Knives Of New Orleans
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Capo 4
Intro: G Cadd9 G Cadd9
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah, I'd give this last wrinkled dollar in my pocket that I earned With a hammer and vice
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
If I could undo some things and grow me some wings, fly out of this quarter tonight
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Yeah, tonight, every man with a TV is seeing a man with my clothes and my face
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
In the last thirty minutes I've gone from a person of interest to a full-blown manhunt underway
G Cadd9
I did what I did, I have no regrets
G Cadd9
When you cross the line, you get what you get
[Refrão]
Am D G Em
Tonight, a bleeding memory is tomorrow's guilty vein
Am D G Em
Your auburn hair on a faraway sea wall, screams across the Pontchartrain
Am D G Em
I'm haunted by headlights and a Crescent City breeze
C D C D G Cadd9
One wrong turn on Bourbon cuts like the knives of New Orleans
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
I'm a ghost dodging bullets in all of these alleys just looking for my getaway keys
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Wrapped up in the night, hiding out in plain sight but this grip's getting tight around me
G Cadd9
Ain't no getting out that I can see
G Cadd9
They'll take me dead, if they ever take me
[Refrão]
Am D G G/F# Em
Tonight, a bleeding memory is tomorrow's guilty vein
Am D G G/F# Em
Your auburn hair on a faraway sea wall, screamin' 'cross the Pontchartrain
Am D G G/F# Em
I'm haunted by headlights and a Crescent City breeze
C D C D G Cadd9
One wrong turn on Bourbon cuts like the knives of New Orleans
G Cadd9
What I wouldn't do for just one more kiss
G Cadd9
I'm all out of time, Honey, it's come down to this
[Refrão]
Am D G G/F# Em
I'm haunted by your hazel eyes and this Crescent City breeze
C D C D G
One wrong turn on Bourbon cuts like the knives of New Orleans
G Cadd9
I did what I did
G Cadd9
I did what I did
G Cadd9
I did what I did
How to play Knives Of New Orleans
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.