Tears for Fears - Year Of The Knife: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Year Of 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.

C
Hallelujah, the king is dead
        G/B
He said, "Love was the knife"
    Am7
And now he'll dream
                                G
Some magic queen might try and save his life
C
They say his famous final words
               G/B
Came from the heart of the man
Am7
He made his bed on love denied
           G                                F Em
He played Jeckyll and Hyde till the day he died

D                 C
Too late for the young gun
           Em
To lead a simple life
D                 C
Too late for the young gun

Chorus:
C
This is...
Em                        C
This is the year of the knife
D                         Am C
This is the year of the knife
Em                        C
This is the year of the knife
D                         Am C
This is the year of the knife
Em                        C
This is the year of the knife
D                         Am C
This is the year of the knife

See the mountains crumble
                  C
Feel the fire go cold
Summer will turn to winter
Love will turn to stone

They say his famous final words
Came from the heart of man
I made his bed on love denied
Now I ain't gonna sleep tonight

Too late for the young gun
To lead a simple life
Too late for the young gun

The sun and the moon
The sun and the moon
The wind... and the rain

Chorus:
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife
This is the year of the knife

Too late, much too late
Too late for the young gun

This is the year of the knife


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Year Of The Knife" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Year Of The Knife" by Tears for Fears.