SONG: MACHETE ARTIST: AMANDA PALMER VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_TozXm267mE TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] MACHETE AMANDA PALMER INTRO: NONE CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight VERSE: Am C Em D What do I do with the stuff Am C Em D It seems like yesterday I called you up Am Bm C I had a terrible case of the past D G C I didn’t know how to get it off Am Bm C I didn’t know how to get it off PRE-CHORUS: G And you took C Your machete G C And you sliced through the vines that wrapped around me G And you said Em D I dont know what I’m doing C Bm Am So I’ll just keep on cutting G C It’s worth a little blood to get your arms free CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight VERSE: Am C Em D What do I do with the stuff Am C Em D It seems like yesterday I was in love Am Bm C I kept on hardening the soft parts up D G C I didn’t know how to get them off Am Bm C I didn’t know how to get them off PRE-CHORUS: G And you took C Your machete G C And you hacked through the woods in the surrounding G And you said Em D I dont know where I’m going C Bm Am I just know that I'm heading G C From the dead things piling up behind me PRE-CHORUS: G And you took C Your machete G C And you carved out a path to my chest G And you said see Em D There’s nothing not worth keeping C Bm Am You've felt so many beatings G C But nothings gonna work if you believe me G C But nothings gonna work if you believe me CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a childhood that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight CHORUS: Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am I’d took it to the ocean side the day you died Em D C Am I stood out on the dock no matter how hard I tried Em D C Am I couldn’t drop them in and I collapsed and cried VERSE: Am C Em D What do I do with the stuff Am C Em D It seems like yesterday you were alive Am Bm C And it’s as if you never really died D G C And it’s as if you never really died PRE-CHORUS: G And you took C Your machete G C You said boo, guess who, but seriously beauty Em D You said see you got the drill now don’t you C Bm Am It’s not a will or won't you G C Can’t keep making symbols out of nothing PRE-CHORUS: G So I took C Your machete G C And I sliced off your head and you laughed G Em D You said see it’s just like anti-matter C Bm Am It’s Dumbo's magic feather OUTRO: G you don’t need me here to cut you C you don’t need me here to cut you G You don’t need me here to cut you C You don’t need me here to cut you Em D You don’t need me here to cut you C Free
