Band: Bright Eyes
Song Title: Hot Knives
Album: Cassadaga
Standard Tuning
Capo - 2nd fret
pm = palm mute
~ = let ring
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 4x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
G G G C/B
The wife forgave the mistress,
G G G C/B
For she only entertained.
G G G C/B
Her pain was gone the instant
G G G C/B
She cleared her throat to speak her name. Said,
-Riff B:
Em C
e -0~~~~-|-0~~~~-|
b -0~~~~-|-1~~~~-|
g -0~~~~-|-0~~~~-|let ring
d -2~~~~-|-2~~~~-|
a -2~~~~-|-3~~~~-|
E -0~~~~-|-------|
Em C
"Both of us must suffer from the same unending ache."
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
The world was not of interest,
G G G C/B
Though her days were never dull.
G G G C/B
Her bed beneath a crucifix,
G G G C/B
On guests performing miracles.
-Riff B:
Em C
e -0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
b -0---0-0-0-|-1---1-1-1-|
g -0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
d -2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
a -2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-|
E -0---0-0-0-|-----------|
E E E E C C C
With the son of God just hanging like a common------criminal.
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
-Riff C:
Am C
e -0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
b -1---1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-|
g -2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|
d -2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
a -0---0-0-0-|-3---3-3-3-|
E -----------|-----------|
Am Am Am Am C C C C(stop)
"When I do wrong, I am with God," she thought.
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
-Riff C:
Am Am Am Am C C C C
"When I feel lost, I----am not----at all."
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
-Riff D:
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Bm C Am D
e -2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-|
b -3---3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-|
g -4---4-4-4-|-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
d -4---4-4-4-|-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|
a -2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-|-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
E -----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Bm
So give me black lights (Give me, give me!)
C
So give me hot knives (Deep, clean sleep!)
Am D
On a dance floor, no one tells time (There is no time!)
-Riff C:
Am Am Am
Oh, I've made love.
Am C C C C(stop)
Yeah, I've been fucked.-----------So what.
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
-Riff C:
Am Am Am Am C C C
I'm a cartoon,-----you're a full moon.
C(stop)
Let's stay up.
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
She went to see a mystic
pm.........................
G G G C/B
Who made medicine from rain.
pm.............................
G G G C/B
And gave up her existance
pm..........................
G G G C/B
To feel everything, dream others' dreams.
pm.........................................
Am Am Am Am
Bid farewell to her family
pm..........................
C C C C
In one ec------static wave... ("please take care. I love you all.")
pm........................
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
pm.............................................
-Interlude:
(softly)Am Am Am Am
Out the window
C C C C(stop)
As the car rolled----------away.
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
pm.............................................
-Riff C:
(softly) Am Am Am Am
She just vanished
C C C C(stop)
Into a thick-----mist--------------of change.
-Riff A:
G G G C/B
e -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
b -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-000000-|
g -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-000000-| Repeat
d -0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-0---0-0-x-|-222222-| 2x
a -2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-2---2-2-x-|-333333-|
E -3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-3---3-3-x-|-333333-|
-Riff D:
Bm
So let us rejoice (Let's rejoice!)
C
In all this pink noise (Out pink noise!)
Am D
An oscillation that we can pinpoint (We're right here!)
-Repeat Riff C
Am C
(no singing)
Am C
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
Am C
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
Am C
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
Am C
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
Am C D
(Aaaaah Aaaaah)
-End On:
e -3~~~~~-|
b -3~~~~~-|
g -0~~~~~-|fade out
d -0~~~~~-|
a -2~~~~~-|
E -3~~~~~-|
