E B C#M C#M E B E E [Verse 1] E B C#M C#M I hit the cul-de-sac on the spiritual path E B C#M C#M (walk down) Retraced my steps back home A A E E But the house burned down before I got there E B C#M C#M And I found myself alone E B C#M C#M I tried to keep things in perspective E B C#M C#M (walk down) As I hunted down the perpetrator A A E E Loaded up my toolkit with every hateful instrument E B C#M C#M Now here we are thirty years later [Chorus] E B C#M(bass note only) B(bass note only) A(bass note only) E I'm getting into knives E B C#M(bass note only) B(bass note only) A(bass note only) E I'm getting into knives C#M B A E I've been up and down the buffet several different times E B C#M C#M I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives [Verse 2] E B C#M C#M I sought wisdom from the sages E B C#M C#M Consulted with master tacticians A A E E Met up with some guys who wouldn't tell me their last names E B C#M C#M They specialized in non-conventional munitions E B C#M C#M Stayed on the scent like a bloodhound E B C#M C#M Followed the clues where they led A A E E Taste of hot ashes on my tongue all day E B C#M C#M I took my rifle with me to bed [Chorus] E B C#M(bass note only) B(bass note only) A(bass note only) E But I'm getting into knives E B C#M(bass note only) B(bass note only) A(bass note only) E I'm getting into knives C#M B A E It's a gift to be simple, it's a gift to be free E B C#M C#M I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives [Bridge] D D C#M C#M Held to my vision all these days G# G# C#M C#M While stray signals kept flooding the switchboard A A E E Came all this way for hunger A A B B May I be worthy of my reward E B C#M C#M I stood at the door, and I listened E B C#M C#M Rustled through my rucksack as quiet as I could A A E E You can't give me back what you've taken E B C#M C#M But you can give me something that's almost as good [Chorus] E B C#M(bass note only) B(bass note only) A(bass note only) E I'm getting into knives E B C#M(bass note only) B(bass note only) A(bass note only) E I am getting into knives C#M B A E Behold, I stand at the door, and I knock, and then I knock twice E B E E I've adjusted my focus, I'm getting into knives E B C#M C#M E B E