|Em |Em |D |C | (3x)

|Bb |Bb |Am7 |Am7 | (2x)


[Verse 1]
Am7
Hallelujah, the king is dead
        G
He said, "Love was the knife"
Am7
And now he'll dream
                               G
Some magic queen might try and save his life
Am7
They say his famous final words
               G
Came from the heart of the man
Am7
He made his bed on love denied
          G                                 C
He played Jeckyll and Hyde till the day he died


[Pre-Chorus]
D                 C
Too late for the young gun
           Em
To lead a simple life
D                 C
Too late for the young gun


[Chorus]
C
This is...
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
See the mountains crumble
                  C
Feel the fire go cold
N.C.
Summer will turn to winter
              C
Love will turn to stone


[Interlude]
|D |C |Em |Em |
|D |C |C |C |
|C |C |C |C |

[Break]
|N.C. |

[Bass Riff]
|N.C. |

[Drum and Bass]
|N.C. |

[Full Band]
|Am7 |Am7 |



[Verse 2]
Am7
They say his famous final words
               G
Came from the heart of man
Am7
I made his bed on love denied
  G                 C            Em
Now I ain't gonna sleep tonight


[Pre-Chorus]
D                 C
Too late for the young gun
           Em
To lead a simple life
D                 C
Too late for the young gun


[Pre-Chorus 2]
C
The sun and the moon
C
The sun and the noon
C                    Em   D  C
The wind... and the rain


[Interlude]
|Em |Em |D |C |


[Chorus]
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife
Em
This is the year of the knife
D                         C
This is the year of the knife


[Pre-Chorus]
D        C              Em
Too late, much too late
D                 C
Too late for the young gun


[Outro]
C            Em
This is the year of the knife