Capo: 1st fret

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
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Jacob Rose
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Stood in his kitchen
D
Cleaning a knife
G Bm Em
Wondering what it would be like
A C Em
To plunge that knife into anything

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[Verse 2]
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Jacob Rose
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Looked at his sofa
D
Smiled a half smile
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Imagining how she would react
A C Em
To a bunch of holes in the cushions

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[Verse 3]
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Jacob Rose
A
Walked out the back door
D
Knelt in the moonlight
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And raised the knife over his head
A C Em
He brought it down fast towards the soil

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[Verse 4]
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Jacob Rose
A
His hand was on fire
D
The knife hit a rock
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And his palm slid down the blade
A C Em
He looked around and he saw no one

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[Verse 5]
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Jacob Rose
A
Back in the kitchen
D
Blood in the sink
G Bm Em
Wondering how he would explain
A C Em A
“Yeah I got hurt stabbing the backyard”