Learn to play "The Knife" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Em The knife of insight tore its way in me A brash collision without sympathy And maybe when the sun goes down I'll come 'round, I'll come out Bm Maybe we could take some time A Unwind, figure out Em Bm A When the knife of insight tore its way in me Chorus: Em Oh, hit me up if you're feeling down G Give a little, oh we'll figure this out Bm Keep me up, keep my mind around A After dark, after light Em Let it go if you want, get loud G Make a little fuss, oh it's all allowed Bm Beautiful how it all pours out A Em After dark, after light G Bm A After dark, after light Oh, the knife of insight brought me to my knees Broke me down and taught me how to see And I know and I know and I know That maybe we should take some time Get this out, make this right Maybe when the sun goes down I'll come round, tell you all about When the knife of insight brought me to my knees Chorus: Hit me up if you're feeling down Give a little, oh we'll figure this out Keep me up, keep my mind around After dark, after light Let it go if you want get loud Spark a little, oh it's all allowed Beautiful how it all pours out After dark, after light After dark, after light Oh, after dark, after light Em And maybe I'm crazy, maybe you know Bm A But I've got this feeling it's all 'bout to blow Em Maybe I'm crazy, or maybe you know that Bm A I've got this feeling it's all about to blow Em G Bm When the knife, the knife, the knife A Oh, oh, oh, oh Chorus: Hit me up if you're feeling down Give a little, oh we'll figure this out Keep me up, keep my mind around After dark, after light Let it go if you want get out Love a little, oh it's all allowed Beautiful how it all pours out After dark, after light After dark, after light You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Bm Em G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Knife" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Knife" by Maggie Rogers.