When I Played Around With Knives
John MannVersion1
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Played a game in my younger life, a lot like twister but with a knife
Threw the point into the ground to bend my brother's body round
No one bled and if they did, didn't cry
Don't recall a watchful eye
I think we led safer lives when we played around with knives
Left the house for hours on end, home to eat then back again
Raced around the monkey trails with my back step breaks that never
failed
I road through the woods alone,
out of sight and far from home
I think I got the richer life on my rusted no speed bike
When patience broke and I was put from my room
I took it on the ass with the same wooden spoon
That beat the cookie dough
No kid ever disappeared and if they did we'd never hear
The sordid details of their deaths never landed on my doorstep
I was taught to be polite,
how to eat and sit upright
But I was left alone to fight,
figure out if that felt right
I think we got the richer lives when we played around with knives
I think we led safer lives when we played around with knives
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Readable chord sheet for When I Played Around With Knives by John Mann
[C]Played a game in my [G]younger life, [Am]a lot like twister but [F]with a knife [C]Threw the point [G]into the ground to [Am]bend my brother's [F]body round [C]No one [G]bled and if they [Am]did, didn't [F]cry [C]Don't re[G]call a [Am]watchful [F]eye [F]I think we led [C]safer lives when we [G]played around with [C]knives [C]Left the house for [G]hours on end, [Am]home to eat then [F]back again [C]Raced around the [G]monkey trails with my [Am]back step breaks that [F]never failed [C]I road [G]through the [Am]woods [F]alone, [C]out of [G]sight and [Am]far from [F]home [F]I think I got the [C]richer life on my [G]rusted no speed [C]bike When [F]patience [G]broke and I was [C]put from my [F]room I [F]took it on the [G]ass with the [C]same wooden [F]spoon That [F]beat the cookie [G]dough [C]No kid ever [G]disappeared [Am]and if they did we'd [F]never hear [C]The sordid details [G]of their deaths [Am]never landed [F]on my doorstep [C]I was [G]taught to [Am]be po[F]lite, [C]how to[G] eat and s[Am]it up[F]right But [C]I was [G]left [Am]alone to [F]fight, [C]figure [G]out if [Am]that felt [F]right [F]I think we got the [C]richer lives when we [G]played around with [C]knives [F]I think we led [C]safer lives when we [G]played around with [C]knives