Amanda Palmer

Machete(Chords)

Amanda Palmer

Key: Em

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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 trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 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 trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 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 trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 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 trial till 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 Bm Em 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
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 trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 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 trial till 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 Bm Em C I kept on hardening the soft parts out 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 wood 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 piled 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 felt so many beatings G C But nothings gonna work if you believe me G C But nothings gonna work if you believe me
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 trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 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 trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am I?d take it to the ocean side the day you die Em D C Am I stood out on the dock no matter how hard I tried Em D C Am I couldn?t drop it in a fight could last and die
Verse: Am C Em D What do I do with the stuff Am C Em D It seems like yesterday you were alive Bm Em 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 wont 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 hand until after 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

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