Switchblade
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F C
Do you remember
G
Making love on the hill
Am G F
At the top of Topanga?
C
Do you remember
G
A handful of pills
Am G F
On a midnight adventure?
C G Am G
I do, I do
F C
Late in September
G
It started to end
Am G F
And I felt you pretending
C
I couldn't surrender
G
Through the high and the low
Am G F
I just wanted to love you
C G Am G
I do, I do
F C G
All of the hurt you've been hiding away
Am G F
Cuts me at once like a Switchblade
C
And take every stab you can take
G Am G F
And I'll give it to ya, I'll give it to ya
F C G
I always knew that you'd cut me some day
Am G F
I fell in love with a Switchblade
C
And I know that you did the same
G Am G
So I'll give it to ya, give it to ya
( F C G Am G )
( F C G Am G )
F C
We were electric
G
We were wild, we were free
Am G F
And I thought that you meant it
C
It's hard to accept it
G
That it's not meant to be
Am G F
But I'll never regret it
C G Am G F
I don't, I don't
C G Am G
No, I don't, I don't
F C G
All of the hurt you've been hiding away
Am G F
Cuts me at once like a Switchblade
C
And take every stab you can take
G Am G
And I'll give it to ya, I'll give it to ya
F C G
I always knew that you'd cut me some day
Am G F
I fell in love with a Switchblade
C
And I know that you did the same
G Am G
So I'll give it to ya, give it to ya
( F C G Am G )
( F C G Am G )
F C
Long live the beautiful hearts
G Am G
Who find love and tear it apart
F C
Long live the beautiful hearts
G Am G
Who find love and tear it apart
F C G
All of the hurt you've been hiding away
Am G F
Cuts me at once like a Switchblade
C
And take every stab you can take
G Am G
And I'll give it to ya, I'll give it to ya
F C G
I always knew that you'd cut me some day
Am G F
I fell in love with a Switchblade
C
And I know that you did the same
G Am G
So I'll give it to ya, give it to ya
Final: F C G Am G
F C G Am G
F C G Am G
F C G Am G
How to play Switchblade
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 F. 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.