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The Randall Knife chords by
Guy Clark
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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My father had a Randall
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knife
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A

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My mother gave it to him

When he went off to WWII
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To save us all from ruin

If you've ever held a Randall knife
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Then you know my father well

If a better blade was ever made
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It was probably forged in hell
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Verse 2

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My father was a good man
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A lawyer by his trade

And only once did I ever see
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Him misuse the blade
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It almost cut his thumb off
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When he took it for a tool
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The knife was made for darker things
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And you could not bend the rules
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Verse 3

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He let me take it camping once

On a Boy Scout jamboree
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And I broke a half an inch off
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Trying to stick it in a tree
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I hid it from him for a while
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But the knife and he were one

He put it in his bottom drawer
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Without a hard word one
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Verse 4


There it slept and there it stayed
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For twenty some odd years

Sort of like Excalibur
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Except waiting for a tear
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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My father died when I was forty
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And I couldn't find a way to cry

Not because I didn't love him
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Not because he didn't try
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I'd cried for every lesser thing
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Whiskey, pain and beauty

But he deserved a better tear
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And I was not quite ready
Verse 6
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So we took his ashed out to sea
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And poured `em off the stern

And threw the roses in the wake
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Of everything we'd learned
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When we got back to the house
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They asked me what I wanted

Not the lawbooks not the watch
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I need the things he's haunted
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Verse 7
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My hand burned for the Randall knife
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A

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There in the bottom drawer
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And I found a tear for my father's life
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And all that it stood for
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • G

  • F

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Randall Knife by Guy Clark is D major.

The primary chords used in The Randall Knife are D, Em, A, G, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Em, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Randall Knife is approximately 128 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Randall Knife using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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