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[Verse 1]
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I hit the cul-de-sac on the spiritual path
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Retraced my steps back home
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But the house burned down before I got there
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And I found myself alone

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I tried to keep things in perspective
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As I hunted down the perpetrator
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Loaded up my toolkit with every hateful instrument
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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
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I've been up and down the buffet several different times
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I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives

[Verse 2]
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I sought wisdom from the sages
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Consulted with master tacticians
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Met up with some guys who wouldn't tell me their last names
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They specialized in non-conventional munitions

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Stayed on the scent like a bloodhound
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Followed the clues where they led
A A E E
Taste of hot ashes on my tongue all day
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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
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I'm adjusting my focus, I'm getting into knives

[Bridge]
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Held to my vision all these days
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While stray signals kept flooding the switchboard
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Came all this way for hunger
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May I be worthy of my reward

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I stood at the door, and I listened
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Rustled through my rucksack as quiet as I could
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You can't give me back what you've taken
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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

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