Shankill Butchers

[Intro] Cm Cm/D Eb Cm/D Cm Cm/D Eb Cm/D Cm Cm/G Ab The shankill butchers run tonight G You better shut your windows tight Cm Cm/G Ab They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives G And taking all their whiskey by the pint Cm Cm/G Ab And everybody knows if you don't Bb Cm Cm/G Mind your mother's words Cm Cm/G Ab Ab/Eb A wicked wind will blow Bb Cm Your ribbons from your curls Cm/G Cm Cm/G Ab Everybody moan, everybody shake G G/D (Cm Cm/D Cm/D) x2 The shankill butchers wanna catch you awake Cm Cm/G Ab They used to be just like me and you G They used to be sweet little boys Cm Cm/G Ab But something went horribly askew G Now killing is their only source of joy Cm Cm/G Ab And everybody knows if you don't Bb Cm Cm/G Mind your mother's words Cm Cm/G Ab Ab/Eb A wicked wind will blow Bb Cm Your ribbons from your curls Cm/G Cm Cm/G Ab Everybody moan, everybody shake G G/D (Cm Cm/D Cm/D) x2 The shankill butchers wanna catch you awake

[Solo chords] Cm Cm/G Ab G Cm Cm/G Ab G Cm Cm/G Ab The shankill butchers on the rise G They're waiting until the dead of the night Cm Cm/G Ab They're picking at their fingers with their knives G And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs Cm Cm/G Ab And everybody knows if you don't Bb Cm Cm/G Mind your mother's words Cm Cm/G Ab Ab/Eb A wicked wind will blow Bb Cm Your ribbons from your curls Cm/G Cm Cm/G Ab Everybody moan, everybody shake

[Outro] G The shankill butchers wanna catch you G The shankill butchers wanna cut you G The shankill butchers wanna catch you Cm Cm/D Eb Cm/D Awake Cm Cm/D Eb Cm/D Awake Cm Cm/D Eb Cm/D Awake Cm Awake