The Knife Lyrics

|--------------------------| eight
|--------------------6p4---| times
Tell me my life is about to begin
Tell me that I am a hero,
Promise me all of your violent dreams
I guarantee all you will need them
|--------------------------| four
|--------------------8p6---| times
Now, in this ugly world
are you ready to fight for your freedom?
Now, when I give the word
get ready to destroy all this evil.
_______ _______
|.------------------10p8---.|--10\--|
Now -
Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
We must strike at the lies
That have spread like disease through our minds.
____ ____
|.-----------------------.|------------------------| repeat
|.---10-8-10-------------.|----10-8----------------| twice
Soon we'll have won and we'll treasure this worth
With our winnings and kindness
To all who our love now deserve
Some of you are going to die -
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I will provide.
|------------------------------------------------| four
|--------------------6p4------4h5h6-------4h5h6--| times
I'll give you the names of those you must kill
Then have all burned and quickly
Cover them up in Trafalgar Square
Hurry to see, you'll see them dead
|--------------------8p6------6h7h8-------6h7h8--| twice
In this ugly world,
ready to fight for your freedom
Now, when I give a word
hang 'em on high, let the blood flow
_______ _______
|.------------------10p8---.|--10\--|
Now -
Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
We must strike at the lies
That have spread like disease through our minds.
____ ____
|.-----------------------.|------------------------| repeat
|.---10-8-10-------------.|----10-8----------------| twice
Soon we'll have won and we'll treasure this worth
With our winnings and kindness
To all who our love now deserve
Some of you are going to die -
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I shall provide.
(2:31)
|--5~-/6~-/8~-(10~)-8~-6~---5/6---------------5/6--|
|------------------------------11(13)----(13)-11~--|
|--5~-/6~-/8~-(10~-11-10\)-------------------------|
|-----------T----------T----------9-----------11(13)-11---------------------|
|-8/10-8h10-13-10p8h10-13-10p8h10-----------------------10(12-)10-----------|
(3:04)
(3:37)
|--13~--(14)13~---14~--(16)r\9--9~----------------|
|------------------------------------11~(13~)r11--|
(4:20)
|--Some-slide--------------|
|--&-echo-effect-----------|
|--often-used-on-----------|
|--Genesis-Live------------|
(4:41)
|----6~--(9)8-----------------6~------------------|
(4:59)
We are only wanting freedom.
We are only wanting freedom.
We are only wanting freedom.
We are only wanting freedom.
We are only wanting freedom.
We are only wanting freedom.
Solo: (that sounds a lot like Jimmy Page)
|----------14-14(16---)14-------------------------bass-&-guitar:---|
|---bass-&-guitar:---------------------------------------------------|
|------------4-3-1-------4~--3h4-6~--4h6--------------6-4-3tr4--|
|--0-4p2p0h2-4------2-4p2p0---4p0---0-2p0-2--2(4)2p0---|
|----------222-0-444-2-----4h5-------4--------9(11)9-11(12)-9-14(16)-9--|
|----------T-----------T-----------T-----------T-------------------------|
T
|--------T-----------T-----------T--------T----------------------------------|
|--3h4h6-8-6p4p3h4h6-8-6p4p3h4h6-8-6p4----8-6p4h6-5-6-6(7.5)r----------------|
T T T T
|-----------T--------------------------------------------------------|
|--T--------T--------T--------T----------------------------------|
|----unsteady-bending-while----------------------|
|-----striking-many-times------------------------|
|--7(8.5-8-7-8-8.5-8-7-8-8.5-8-7-8~)\------------|
|--11(13)-9-11---9--13--13-----13-11(13)--11p9-11p9-11p9------|
T T T T T T T
|--12p11-18-11\9-16-9\7-14-7\6-12-6\4-11-4\2-9-2p0-7-----T------T-------|
|----------------------------------------------------5\4-11-4\2-9-2tr0--|
(7:41)
|-------------------------------| four
|-----6p4----6p4----6p4---------| times
|-------------------------------| twice
|--------------with---------------------------------------------------/\\\\--|
|-------------whammy--------------------------------------------------/\\\\--|
|---------------bar---\\///-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-/\\\\--|
WE HAVE WON
Some of you are going to die,
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I shall provide.
|---\\\\-------------------------ritardando-----------|
7~ hold (longer than other notes)
7h9 hammer-on
9p7 pull-off
7(9) bend
(9)7 release
(9)r release
7/9 slide up
9\7 slide down
natural harmonics
7tr9 trill
9T7 right-hand tap