Kneeknocker
( Just the lyrics )
Chord Sheet
Key: Ab minor
Capo on 4th fret. All chords relative to capo.
Chords
The progression here is played on the lowest 4 strings only:
E A D G
. Relative to the capo, it is essentially
Em
,
G
,
A7
,
Em
with some transition chords between.
A7 ......... [ 5 0 2 0 ]
A7/G ....... [ 3 0 2 0 ]
A7sus ...... [ 5 7 0 0 ]
Bmb6 ....... [ 7 5 0 0 ]
Cadd9 ...... [ 8 7 0 0 ]
Csus2/F# ... [ 2 3 0 0 ]
Em ......... [ 0 2 2 0 ]
Em7 ........ [ 0 5 0 0 ]
G .......... [ 3 2 0 0 ]
G/G# ....... [ 4 2 0 0 ]
Chords labeled are played on the beat marked with a . after the chord name.
Verse Riff/Progression
Em. Csus2/F#. G. G/G#. A7. A7/G. Em. G.
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
G | . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0| . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0| . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0| . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0|
D | . 2 .22 . 2 0 0| . 0 .00 . 0 . 0| . 2 .22 . 2 . 2| . 2 .22 . 2 0 0|
A | . 2 .22 . 2 3 3| . 2 .22 . 2 . 2| . 0 .00 . 0 . 0| . 2 .22 . 2 2 2|
E | 0 0 000 0 0 2 2| 3 3 333 3 3 4 4| 5 5 555 5 5 3 3| 0 0 000 0 0 3 3|
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
Em. Csus2/F#. G. G/G#. A7. A7/G. Em. G.
Chorus Riff
Cadd9 Bmb6 A7sus Em7 G
\ | | / |
. . . . .
+----------------+----------------+
G | 0 000 000 000 0|00 000 000 000 .|
D | 0 000 000 000 0|00 000 000 000 .|
A | 7 775 557 775 5|52 222 222 222 .|
E | 8 887 775 550 0|03 333 333 333 .|
+----------------+----------------+
Intro
Play the verse riff once.
Verse 1
Play the verse riff through these sections. The major chords and transitions are noted as shorthand below.
Em Csus2/F#
"Get outta my head," she said,
G G/G#
"Your fingers are far too deep.
A7 A7/G
My legs and cerebellum ache,
Em G
Yet you keep me on my feet.
Em Csus2/F#
Why should I keep standing here,
G G/G#
My bowels full to spill?
A7 A7/G
If my spleen gets any looser, I just
Em G
Know I'll have to kill.
Em Csus2/F#
Could I tear your liver from your ribs
G G/G#
To prove that what you say
A7 A7/G
Isn't what you're thinking?
Em G
The queen of hearts is played.
Em Csus2/F#
Your sweet tooth licks a lolli- -pop
G G/G#
To satisfy its urge
A7 A7/G
Your fingers pick a happy tune
Em Csus2/F#
Your ears pick out a dirge
Chorus
G Csus2/F#
When we're looking at the road ahead
Em
And at the road behind,
Csus2/F# G Csus2/F#
Do my corneas de- -ceive me?
Em
Have I, this whole time, been blind?
Csus2/F G Csus2/F#
Now, if you must always be alone,
Em
Go live your private life.
Cadd9 Bmb6 A7sus Em7 G (This is the "Chorus Riff" above.)
Quit mes- -sing with my mind.
Verse 2
Em Csus2/F#
Get on with your life," she said,
G G/G#
"I guess you don't belong.
A7 A7/G
There's just too much between us, dear,
Em Csus2/F#
And everywhere is wrong.
Em Csus2/F#
Your knees were made for traveling,
G G/G#
Your thumbs for gaining clout.
A7 A7/G
I sup- -pose you'll have no trouble, though
Em Csus2/F#
That knocking gives me doubt.
Em Csus2/F#
Your tongue: it wags, your wasted words fall
G G/G#
On the mossy ground.
A7
Roll that stone and bury them
A7/G Em Csus2/F#
So they cannot be found.
Em Csus2/F#
Would you snap just like a tendon?
G G/G#
Would you rot just like a toe?
A7
Would you keep your feet upon the ground?
A7/G Em Csus2/F#
You're still content to float.
Chorus
Repeat the chorus.
Outro
Repeat the "Chorus Riff" to close.