The Knockout Artist
Released in 2021 by Dimple Discs
Transpose
CHORUS 1
Abm7
Now,
Bbm7
everything is an
Ebm
act
Ebm7/C#
Don’t be fooled by the
Abm7
facts
Ddim7
The world wants you
Ebm
back
VERSE 1
Bsus4
Golden ears and
Bbaug
brass
patella
D
My children Publius and
E
Fontanella
Gmaj7
My statu
A
ettes, my country
B
pile
Bsus4
Write their names on the
Bbaug
good school wait list
D
Nips and tucks and the
E
optometrist
Gmaj7
Engine sounds and
F#m7
kitchens make me
E
smile
CHORUS 2
Abm7
Now
Bbm7
for the cranium
Ebm
hack
Ebm7/C#
The eye-socket
Abm7
flash
Ddim7
The spine-stack
Ebm
collapse
Abm7
Please
Bbm7
smash your
Ebm
own
jaw
Ebm7/C#
To ironic ap
Abm7
plause
Ddim7
The world wants you
Ebm
back
VERSE 2
Bsus4
You took the train to the
Bbaug
coast to gamble
D
Rain of ruin, just a
E
tearful
shambles
Gmaj7
Opponents not re
A
quired to seal de
B
feat
Bsus4
See the lights of the
Bbaug
seafront
arcade
D
Gold bars, cherries and me
E
tallic
cascades
Gmaj7
Stake erased, in
F#m7
cluding hostel
E
fee
CHORUS 3
Abm7
Now,
Bbm7
we’re fading into the
Ebm
dark
Ebm7/C#
Think upon me, dear
Abm7
heart
Ddim7
As the slow handclaps
Ebm
start
Abm7
Now,
Bbm7
let the consciousness
Ebm
lapse
Ebm7/C#
The light-switches
Abm7
snap
Ddim7
The world wants you
Ebm
back
INTERLUDE
Em
They set you up a pitch out near the
C
cliffs
Em
Proscenium shell, alfresco
C
glitz
The
Em
limelight arcs, announcements blare
Am
Skip on the canvas, swing for there
And
Em
there, no, there, no,
C
there!
CHORUS 4/OUTRO
Abm7
Zapped
Bbm7
on your dishonour
Ebm
lap
Ebm7/C#
Dance about, fade to
Abm7
black
Ddim7
Canvas cradles your
Ebm
back
Abm7
Snap!
Bbm7
You lumbered into a
Ebm
trap
Ebm7/C#
Watch Poseidon’s jaws
Abm7
flap
Ddim7
The world wants you
Ebm
back