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One Sick Knave

If you're so unhappy why don't you do what you came here to do
You play all of these cards except the aces that were dealt to you
I've seen the loneliest faces in the spaces where you cast your view
If you think I'm joking take up smoking cause it's better for you

Gonna have to move
Gonna have to move
There's gonna be trouble in the house of fools
Gonna have to leave
Gonna have to leave
There's gonna be trouble in the house of thieves
cause they don't want to help you to be free
And this has more to do with you than they would have you believe

Well you followed the queen, but you never once saw her face
so you started running even though you weren't being chased
see the king that you carry with the joker has been replaced
and I fi fi fi ladies ladies threaten to say one sick knave (???)

Gonna have to move
Gonna have to move
There's gonna be trouble in the house of fools
Gonna have to leave
Gonna have to leave
There's gonna be trouble in the house of thieves
cause they don't want to help you to be free
And this has more to do with you than they would have you believe

Verse: G B7 Em C/G A7 C/G
If you're so unhappy why don't you do what you came here to do
You play all of these cards except the aces that were dealt to you
I've seen the loneliest faces in the spaces where you cast your view
If you think I'm joking take up smoking cause it's better for you

G
Gonna have to move
F
Gonna have to move
D# C7
There's gonna be trouble in the house of fools
G
Gonna have to leave
F
Gonna have to leave
C7
There's gonna be trouble in the house of thieves
D# C7
cause they don't want to help you to be free
D# E# (slide E# up to 10th fret, C maybe?
And this has more to do with you than they would have you believe

G,F,C,C7 X4

Well you followed the queen, but you never once saw her face
so you started running even though you weren't being chased
see the king that you carry with the joker has been replaced
and I fi fi fi ladies ladies threaten to say one sick knave (???)

Gonna have to move
Gonna have to move
There's gonna be trouble in the house of fools
Gonna have to leave
Gonna have to leave
There's gonna be trouble in the house of thieves
cause they don't want to help you to be free
And this has more to do with you than they would have you believe

After listening to the 8/3/08 Burlington show, Nathan explains that line in question...

"and nine fine fine fine ladies ladies threaten to save one sick knave"

explains the line as a trick to remember the order of playing cards when doing a slight of hand trick with it changed a bit.[/quote]

Intro/outro


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