Sympathy Is A Knife Chords & Tabs

by Charli XCX

[Content]
Charli XCX - Sympathy is a knife
Tabbed by Trystan H
Capo on 3rd fret
Chord Shapes (suggested)
C5 :x-3-5-5-x-x
E5 :x-7-9-9-x-x
C  :x-3-2-0-1-0
Em :0-2-2-0-0-0
D  :x-x-0-2-3-2
G  :3-2-0-0-0-3

[Intro]
e|----------------------|----------------------------|
B                                                     
G|-5-------5-5---5-5----|---5-5---5-5----9--9--9999--|
D|-5-------5-5---5-5----|---5-5---5-5----9--9--9999--|
A|-3-------3-3---3-3----|---3-3---3-3----7--7--7777--|
E|----------------------|----------------------------|

[Verse 1]
C5             E5            
I don't wanna share the space
C5             E5          
I don't wanna force a smile
C5                      E5        
This one girl taps my insecurities
C5                                E5       
Don't know if it's real or if I'm spiraling
C5                 E5             
One voice tells me that they laugh
C5                    E5     
George says I'm just paranoid
C5                              E5      
Says he just don't see it, he's so naive
C5                                       E5     
I'm embarassed to have it, but need the sympathy

[Chorus]
      C               Em           D   
Cause I couldn't even be her if I tried
                  G             C  
I'm opposite, I'm on the other side
                   Em                D   
I feel all these feelings I can't control
       G            C
Oh no, don't know why
              Em             D   
All this sympathy is just a knife
                   G                C  
Why I can't even grit my teeth and lie?
                    Em                D  
I feel all these feelings I can't control
              G  
Oh no, don't know

[Verse 2]
C5          E5        
Why I wanna buy a gun?
C5          E5           
Why I wanna shoot myself?
C5                       E5     
Volatilе at war with my dialogue
C5                               E5                 
I'd say that there was a God if thеy could stop this
C5                 E5      
Wild voice tearing me apart
C5              E5     
I'm so apprehensive now
C5                                   E5             
Don't wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend's show
C5                            
Fingers crossed behind my back
             E5           
I hope they break up quick

[Chorus]
      C               Em           D   
Cause I couldn't even be her if I tried
                  G             C  
I'm opposite, I'm on the other side
                   Em                D   
I feel all these feelings I can't control
       G           C 
Oh no, don't know why
              Em             D   
All this sympathy is just a knife
                   G                C  
Why I can't even grit my teeth and lie?
                    Em                D          
I feel all these feelings I can't control (Oh no)

[Outro]
              G             C    
All this sympathy is just a knife
               Em             D  
All this sympathy is just a knife
               G              C  
All this sympathy is just a knife
                   Em               D  
Yeah, all this sympathy is just a knife
          G 
Oh no, oh no
C                    Em             D    
Why is all this sympathy a fucking knife?
                     G             C   
Yeah, all this sympathy is just a knife
              Em           D   
Couldn't even be her if I tried
N.C
Oh no, oh no