The Butcher Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Bm][D][Bm]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Open up
till [A]midnight[D][A]
[D]The but[Bm]cher waits
for someone's desperation
That goes bey[F#m]ond contr[D]ol
[F#m][D][F#m][D][F#m][D]
[Bm]Speaking is an invitation

[Verse 2]
[Bm]
Under fluor[F#m]escent lights
You can't wash out his de[G]sire
Where bodies are [F#m]indecent
[D]And they are [F#m]not in[G] decline
[F#m][G][F#m][G][D]
From behind the counter he thought you whispered
you [Bm]want more

[Interlude 1]
[G][A][Asus4][A][D][G][D]

[Verse 3]
[D]Cut out the brights of the oncoming
cars on the [Bm]highway
[F#m]Lightness is forced when you cut
[D]out the lines in [F#m]the pape[Bm]r
[F#m]Cut the split seconds
The ones over- filled
When you [G]thought you were
caught with unknowable thrills
In[F#m]stead you [D]get absence
Soft [F#m]haze in the face
The [G]lines in your head have to
all be [F#m]replaced

[Verse 4]
[D]Cleave [F#m]the dr[D]y stone to[F#m] a promi[D]se
That [A]an [D]answer soo[F#m]n will follow
[A]Grave attention [D]is [G]sti[A]ll focused
On the flashlight [G]and the cold [A]fortune
[D]

[Interlude 2]
[Bm][D][Bm]
[D]

[Verse 5]
[D]Down
the streets on prospect
The [Bm]butcher walks home
Orange in the streetlight
Even knows it [F#m]in the dark
[D][F#m][D][F#m]
Proves [Bm]it with his eyes closed

[Verse 6]
[Bm]He puts his red co[F#m]at downstairs
Goes up into [G]his bedroom
Undresses and [F#m]folds his arms
As if it could [G]impress you
[A]From under the covers he thought you whispered you want [D]more

[Outro 1]
[G][A][Asus4][A][D][G][D]
[Bm][D][Bm][D]
[Bm][D][Bm][D]