Long Knives (live)
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Intro: G#m-A-G#m- x3, G
verse 1:
G#m A G#m
well baby
G#m A G#m
did our sky
G#m A
fall down?
G#m
and no one wants
G
no one wants no one
G#m
wants to rebuild it
A G#m G#m
now we once drew
A G#m
a crowd with
G#m A G#m
my evil eye and
G
your crazy mouth
[Refrão]
E/G# A B
let's get
E E/G# A B E
over each other
E/G# A B
let's get
E E/G# A B E
over each other
verse 2:
G#m A G#m
but baby
G#m A
did our
G#m
time run out?
G#m A G#m
and no
one wants
no one wants no
one wants to
G#m A
refill it now
G#m G#m
i liked it best
A G#m
how we took the
G#m A
whole world on
G#m
back to back
G
long knives drawn
[Refrão]
E/G# A B
let's get
E E/G# A B E
over each other
E/G# A B
let's get
E E/G# A B E
over each other
E/G# A
so that we
B E
can fall in
E/G# A B E
love again
E/G# A
so that we
B E
can fall in
E/G# A B E
love again
Chorus 1:
won't you
C#m B
ho-ho-hold me
C#m B
ho-ho-hold me
C#m
make believe
B C#m
that you don't
B C#m B G
loathe me
verse 3:
G#m A G#m
well baby
G#m A G#m
did our sky
G#m A
fall down?
G#m
and no one wants
G
no one wants no one
G#m A
wants to rebuild it now
G#m G#m
but i liked it best
A G#m
how we took the
G#m A
whole world on
G#m
back to back
G
long knives drawn
(Repeat Refrain 2)
Chorus 2:
won't you
C#m B
ho-ho-hold me
C#m B
ho-ho-hold me
C#m
make believe
B C#m
that you don't
B
loathe me
won't you
C#m B
ho-ho-hold me
C#m B
ho-ho-hold me
C#m
make believe
B C#m
that you don't
B
loathe me
Bridge:
A E/G#
am I mistaken
A
when I woke up
E/G#
this morning
E/G#
without you
A
there I'm shaken
A
to the very
E/G#
foundation
A
once there
E/G#
was something
D
and now there's
A/C#
just a piece
E A E D A/C# E
of atmosphere
Outro:
A E
Am I mistaken
F#m
when I woke
E
up this morning
A
without you there
E
I'm shaken to
F#m E A(hold)
the very foundation
How to play Long Knives (live)
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#m. 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.