Hot Knives Guitar Tabs by Bright Eyes

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:

   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~~~~~-|

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