The Knife Feels Like Justice from his first solo album of the same name. Released in 1986 Key of G Intro Riff (on 12 string electric): E----------|-----------------------------------------------------| B----------|-----------------------------------------------------| G----------|-------------------0------------0------------0-----| D----------|------0---------2------------4------------2----0--| A----------|---2----2---3--------3->-5------5->-3----------| E-----0-2-|-3--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------0-------------0------------0------| |--------0---------2-------------4------------2-----0--| |-----2----2---3--------3->-5-------5->-3-----------| |--3-----------------------------------------------------|---3--- etc Chords G 3 2 0 0 3 3 D/F# 2 0 0 2 3 2 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 Em/D 0 2 0 0 0 0 Am X 0 2 2 1 0 Am7 X 0 2 0 1 3 C X 3 2 0 1 0 D X X 0 2 3 2 Dsus4 X X 0 2 3 3 Intro (with band): G - C - | G - C - | G - C - | G - C - | Verse G So you think that you have found Em A better life that you should live C And you're through givin' it all away Am I wish there's something I could say G Like the time you looked into the mirror Em And saw someone else lookin' back C I wish I could find the words Am But there's nothing that even comes close Chorus D 'Cause there ain't nobody ever looked at me Am Without lookin' right through me D There ain't nobody ever looked at me Am C Without lookin' right by me G D/F# Em Em/D Am7 And you can't go on when the knife feels like justice Intro chords again: G - C - | G - C - | G - C - | G - C - | Verse 2 G When the sun dies down and the air grows cold Em And the moon plays tricks in the night Am Crawlin' low like a snake out of sight D Your guide is the northern light G You wanna laugh, say I'm insane Em Don't have the sense to come in from the rain C Am I know how to keep myself between the drops Chorus D Dsus4 D There ain't nobody ever looked at me Am Without lookin' right through me D Dsus4 D There ain't nobody ever looked at me Am C Without lookin' right by me G D/F# Em Em/D Am7 And you can't go on when the knife feels like justice Pre-Guitar Solo Break Em Slip away Am Slip away Em Am C D Slip away Guitar Solo Chords (like Chorus) D - - - | - - - - | Am - - - | - - - - | D - - - | - - - - | Am - - - | C - - - | G - D/F# - | Em - Em/D - | Am7 - - - | - - - - | G - D/F# - | Em - Em/D - | Am7 - - - | - - - - | Breakdown (intro again) Verse 3 G So you think that you have won me over Em By settin' me on fire C With the sound of your beating heart Am And you're burnin' hot desire G Like the time I looked at your reflections Em And saw someone else lookin' back C It's a shame things happen that way Am 'Cause there's no one that even comes close Chorus D Dsus4 D And there ain't nobody ever looked at me Am Without lookin' right through me D Dsus4 D There ain't nobody ever looked at me Am Em/B C Without lookin' right by me G D/F# Em Em/D Am7 And you can't go on when the knife feels like justice G D/F# Em Em/D Am7 I said you can't go on when the blade tears inside you G D/F# Em Em/D Am7 Am You can't go on when the knife feels like justice
