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Version 1Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0 G#m: 4-x-2-2-0-0 F#m:2-x-2-2-0-0 Esus:0-0-2-2-0-0 [Intro] E B C#m E B E [Verse 1] E B C#m I hit the cul-de-sac on the spiritual path E B C#m C#m B A Retraced my steps back home A E But the house burned down before I got there B C#m And I found myself alone E B C#m I tried to keep things in perspective E B C#m C#m B A As I hunted down the perpetrator A E Loaded up my toolkit with every hateful instrument E B C#m Now here we are thirty years later [Chorus] E B Asus2 G#m F#m I'm getting into knives Esus E B Asus2 G#m I'm getting into knives F#m Esus C#m B I've been up and down the buffet A E Several different times B C#m I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives [Verse 2] E B C#m I sought wisdom from the sages E B C#m C#m B A Consulted with master tacticians A E Met up with some guys who wouldn't tell me their last names B C#m They specialized in non-conventional munitions E B C#m Stayed on the scent like a bloodhound E B C#m C#m B A Followed the clues where they led A E Taste of hot ashes on my tongue all day B C#m I took my rifle with me to bed [Chorus] E B Asus2 G#m F#m But I'm getting into knives Esus E B Asus2 G#m F#m I'm getting into knives Esus C#m B A E It's a gift to be simple, it's a gift to be free B C#m I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives [Bridge] D C#m Held to my vision all these days G# C#m C#m B A While stray signals kept flooding the switchboard A E Came all this way for hunger B May I be worthy of my reward E B C#m I stood at the door, and I listened E B C#m C#m B A Rustled through my rucksack as quiet as I could A E You can't give me back what you've taken B C#m But you can give me something that's almost as good [Chorus] E B Asus2 G#m F#m I'm getting into knives Esus E B Asus2 G#m I am getting into knives F#m Esus C#m B A E Behold, I stand at the door, and I knock, and then I knock twice B E I've adjusted my focus, I'm getting into knives [Outro] E B C#m E B E