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Artist: The Decemberists Song: The Shankill Butchers Tabbed by: Michael Hutchinson pennywiselives@hotmail.com for questions/comments/permission to use Capo on 4 Intro C C/B Am7 C/B C C/B Am e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-- B|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1----1-- G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----2-- D|---2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0----2-- A|-3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----2------0-- E|----------------------------------------- Verse (Riff 1) "The Shankill Butchers on the Rise... "You better shut your windows tight" Am F E e|---0--------------------------1------------------------0- B|---1--------------------------1------------------------0- G|---2--------------------------2------------------------1- D|---2--------------------------3------------------------2- A|---0--------------------------3------------------------2- E|------------------------------1------------------------0- (With Riff 1) "They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives And taking all their whiskey by the pint" "Cuz everybody knows if you don't mind your mother's words A wicked wind E Am F G Am E Am E e|--0--------------0-----------1-----3--------------------0---0---0---0- B|--0--------------1-----------1-----3*-------------------1---1---1---1- G|--1--------------2-----------2-----0--------------------2---2---2---2- D|--2--------------2-----------3-----0--------------------2---2---2---2- A|--2--------------0-----------3-----2------------------0-------0------- E|--0--------------------------1-----3----------------------0-------0--- * or 0 on the b... can't tell Will blow the ribbons from your curls Everybody moan, everybody shake F G Am E Am E e|------1--------3--------------------0---0---0---0- B|------1--------3*-------------------1---1---1---1 G|------2--------0--------------------2---2---2---2- D|------3--------0--------------------2---2---2---2- A|------3--------2------------------0-------0------- E|------1--------3----------------------0-------0--- The shankill butchers gonna cut you awake E Am e|-----0-------------------------------0-- B|-----0-------------------------------1-- G|-----1-------------------------------2-- D|-----2-------------------------------2-- A|-----2-------------------------------0-- E|-----0---------------------------------- "They used to be just like me and you They used to be sweet little boys. But somthing went horribly askew Now killing is their only source of joy" Chorus "Cuz everybody knows if you don't mind your mother's words A wicked wind will blow the ribbons from your curls Ph everybody moan, everybody shake The shankill butchers gonna cut you awake"
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