Shankhill Butchers Chords & Lyrics - Decemberists

INTRO: [Am] to [C] x2

[VERSE 1]
[Am]The Shankhill Butchers are toni[Fm]ght, you b[E]etter shut your windows tight.
They're [Am]sharpening their cleavers and their kn[Fm]ives, and [E]taking all their

whiskey by the pint.

[CHORUS]
And everybody [Am]knows if you [Fm]don't m[G]ind your mother's w[Am]ords, oh w[Am]icked winds
will [Fm]blow the ri[G]bbons from your c[Am]urls. Ev[Am]erybody knows, everybody sh[Fm]ake, the
[E]Shankhill Butcher's gonna catch you a[Am]way

(Repeat Intro)

[VERSE 2]
They [Am]used to be just like me and [Fm]you, they u[E]sed to be sweet little boys. But
[Am]something went horribly a[Fm]skew, now k[E]illing is their only source of joy.

CHORUS AGAIN

[VERSE 3]
The S[Am]hankhill Butchers are [Fm]tonight, they're w[E]aiting in the dead of night.
They're [Am]picking at their fingers with their k[Fm]nives, and cl[E]eaning off their

cleavers on their thighs.

[CHORUS]
The S[E]hankhill Butcher's gonna cut you
The S[E]Hankhill Butcher's gonna catch you
[Am] -[C]
Away
[Am] -[C]
Away
[Am] -[C]
Away