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Year of the Knife

Tears for Fears — Year of the Knife

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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
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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
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|D |C |C |C |
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Break
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Bass Riff
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Drum and Bass
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Full Band
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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
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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
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This is the year of the knife
D C
This is the year of the knife
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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
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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
Tears for Fears wrote Year of the Knife in 1989, within their album The Seeds of Love. The song was born in the middle of a complicated recording process. The band started working in 1986, but weren't satisfied with the result. They had to start over, and in the end they took charge of their own project. The idea was to do something more organic, away from the programmed music they had done before. They were looking for something warmer, more real. The song was written in June 1987, at a time when the United Kingdom was under the government of Margaret Thatcher. The lyrics reflect that political tension. The band was looking for a more alive sound, and for that they called a pianist and singer named Oleta Adams. She joined the recording and brought a sense of soul and warmth that made the difference. The song ended up being part of the album that launched them internationally.