[Refrão]

Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 



Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 

Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 

Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 


Verse: 
 Am       C             Em D 
What do I do with the stuff 
               Am       C            Em D 
It seems like yesterday I called you up 
         Bm       Em          C             
I had a terrible case of the past 
          D           G      C 
I didn’t know how to get it off 
          Am         Bm      C 
I didn’t know how to get it off 


Pre-Chorus 
             G 
And you took 
         C 
Your machete 
          G                                          C 
And you sliced through the vines that wrapped around me 
         G 
And you said 
   Em                 D 
I dont know what i’m doing 
C             Bm      Am 
So I’ll just keep on cutting 
       G                               C 
It’s worth a little blood to get your arms free 


[Refrão]
 
Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 


Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 


Verse: 
 Am       C             Em D 
What do I do with the stuff 
               Am       C         Em D 
It seems like yesterday I was in love 
           Bm       Em              C 
I kept on hardening the soft parts out 
          D           G        C 
I didn’t know how to get them off 
          Am         Bm        C 
I didn’t know how to get them off 


Pre-Chorus 
         G 
And you took 
         C 
Your machete 
         G                                 C 
And you hacked through the wood in the surrounding 
         G   
And you said 
Em                      D 
I dont know where I’m going 
   C         Bm       Am    
I just know that I'm heading  
          G                          C 
From the dead things piled up behind me 


Pre-Chorus 
         G 
And you took 
        C 
Your machete 
         G                        C 
And you carved out a path to my chest 
              G       
And you said see  
  Em             D          
There’s nothing not worth keeping 
 C           Bm   Am 
You felt so many beatings 
     G                            C 
But nothings gonna work if you believe me 
     G                            C 
But nothings gonna work if you believe me 


[Refrão]
 
Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 


Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em         D          C           Am 
You said was a paradox because you’re kind 
     Em           D              C           Am 
But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind 
    Em            D                C         Am 
Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight 


Em      D               C       Am 
I have never liked the box of knives 
     Em            D               C      Am 
I’d take it to the ocean side the day you die 
    Em              D              C          Am 
I stood out on the dock no matter how hard I tried 
   Em              D                 C        Am 
I couldn’t drop it in a fight could last and die 


Verse: 
 Am       C             Em  D 
What do I do with the stuff 
               Am        C         Em  D 
It seems like yesterday you were alive 
            Bm            Em     C 
And it’s as if you never really died 
             D            G      C 
And it’s as if you never really died 


Pre-Chorus 
         G 
And you took 
        C 
Your machete 
          G                             C 
You said boo, guess who, but seriously beauty 
          Em                        D 
You said see you got the drill now don’t you 
 C          Bm     Am 
It’s not a will or wont you 
 G                                C 
Can’t keep making symbols out of nothing 


Pre-Chorus 
      G 
So I took 
        C 
Your machete 
        G                        C 
And I sliced off your hand until after 
          G   Em                  D 
You said see it’s just like anti-matter 
 C            Bm    Am 
It’s Dumbo's magic feather 


OUTRO: 
 G 
you don’t need me here to cut you 
 C 
you don’t need me here to cut you 
 G 
You don’t need me here to cut you 
 C 
You don’t need me here to cut you 

Em                 D 
You don’t need me here to cut you 
 C 
Free