She Twists The Knife Again chords by Richard Thompson

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
I keep my nose clean,  (E minor) 
I keep my speech plain
G 
 (G major) I keep my promises,
Am 
A 
Bm 
 (A minor) she  (A major) twists the  (B minor) knife again
Em 
 (E minor) I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then
G 
 (G major) She takes another bite,
Am 
A 
B 
Bm 
 (A minor) she  (A major) twists the  (B major) knife again  (B minor) 

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Verse 2

She never leaves me my dignity

Makes a dunce of me in mixed company

No bygone can be a bygone

She throws the spanner in,

she puts the screws on

Verse 3
Dm 
G 
In the  (D minor) middle of a  (G major) kiss, she
A 
twists the knife  (A major) again
Dm 
G 
When I  (D minor) get up off my  (G major) knees,
A 
she twists the knife  (A major) again
Dm 
G 
When I  (D minor) think I'm off the hook  (G major) she gets me
A 
 (A major) She twists the knife again,

Interlude 1

she twists the knife again

Verse 4
Em 
I make my moves well,  (E minor) I let her tell me when
G 
 (G major) I walk a fine line,
A 
Bm 
 (A major) she twists the knife  (B minor) again
Em 
 (E minor) Just when the scar heals,
just when the grip unbends
G 
 (G major) Just when her mind reels,
A 
B 
Bm 
C 
 (A major) she twists the knife  (B major) again  (B minor)  (C major) 
D 
She can  (D major) give it out,

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) 
D 
C 
she can't  (D major) take  (C major) it
D 
She smells  (D major) something bad,
G 
A 
 (G major) she has to rake  (A major) it
C 
Dm 
 (C major) I bring  (D minor) home my packet,
C 
D 
 (C major) my white-  (D major) collar money
C 
D 
 (C major) I'm in a  (D major) fist fight,
G 
C 
A 
 (G major) she thinks she's  (C major) Gene  (A major) Tunney

Verse 6
Dm 
G 
In the  (D minor) middle of a  (G major) kiss,
A 
she twists the knife  (A major) again
Dm 
G 
When I  (D minor) get up off my  (G major) knees,
A 
she twists the knife  (A major) again
Dm 
G 
When I  (D minor) think I'm off the  (G major) hook she gets me
A 
 (A major) She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again

Interlude 2
Em 
Eb 
 (E minor)  (E flat major) 
Bb 
C# 
Cm 
 (B flat major)  (C sharp major)  (C minor) 
B 
F# 
A 
G 
Em 
 (B major)  (F sharp major)  (A major)  (G major)  (E minor) 
G 
A 
G 
Bm 
Em 
 (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 

Verse 7
C 
D 
C 
Dm 
C 
 (C major) She never  (D major) leaves me  (C major) my dignity  (D minor)  (C major) 
D 
G 
A 
Makes a  (D major) dunce of me in  (G major) mixed  (A major) company
C 
D 
C 
D 
 (C major) No  (D major) bygone  (C major) can be a  (D major) bygone
C 
D 
 (C major) She throws the spanner  (D major) in,
G 
C 
A 
 (G major) she puts the screws  (C major) on  (A major) 

Verse 8
Dm 
G 
In the  (D minor) middle of a  (G major) kiss,
A 
she twists the knife  (A major) again
Dm 
G 
When I  (D minor) get up off my  (G major) knees,
A 
she twists the knife  (A major) again
Dm 
G 
When I  (D minor) think I'm off the hook  (G major) she gets me
A 
 (A major) She twists the knife again,
she twists the knife again
She twists the knife again