Knives of Summertime by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse Tabbed by Alaina Musich, piano & vocal instructor in CA. Beginners: (the 9 is the 2 but is outside or on top of the chord shape rather than inside) can be played as a ( over ), or, drop your major 3rd in a whole step (from & to & ) over the bass chord if playing piano. You can create the same effect by using , , on their own rather than in a chord if you find it easier. Play with your note voicing, either high or low, to get the sound you wish from the chord. +9 a flock of knives cut the sky +9 and buried in my black eyes and the clouds they bled in my head +9 and autumn rain soaked the dry beds and the hurricane of her eyes +9 wailed away the knives the knives of summertime, summertime the knives of summertime, summertime (ring out) the knives of summertime and i did swallow stained glass tears +9 absorbed by the sun for many light years and the fire flies in her hair +9 my red concertinas coming down the stairs and the hurricane of her eyes +9 wailed away the knives the knives of summertime, summertime the knives of summertime, summertime (ring out) the knives of summertime