🎶 Sympathy is a knife featuring ariana grande

[F#]I-i-i-it's a [E#m]knife when you know they're waitin' for you to [F#]choke
It's a [E#m]knife when a journalist does a [F#]misquote
It's a [E#m]kni-i-ife when a friend is suddenly steppin' on your [F#]throat
It's a [E#m]knife when they say that you've been doing things you [F#]don't-don't-don't
It's a [E#m]knife when your old friends hate your new [F#]friends
When [E#m]somebody says, "Charli, I think you've totally [F#]changed"
It's a [E#m]knife when somebody says they like the old [F#]me and not the [E#m]new me
And I'm like, "Who the fuck is [F#]she?"

'Cause it's a [G]knifе when you're finally on [Gm]top
'Cause logically thе [E#m]next step is they wanna see you [D#/D]fall to the bottom
It's a [G]knife when you're finally on [Gm]top (On top)
'Cause logically the [E#m]next step is they wanna see you [F#]fall-fall-fall

I-I-I-it's a [G]knife when, it's a [Gm]knife when, it's a [E#m]knife when (When, when, when)
[F#]All this sympathy is just a [G]knife when (When, when, when)
It's a [Gm]knife when, it's a [E#m]knife when (When, when, when)
[F#]All this sympathy is just a—

It's a [E#m]knife when you know they're counting on your [F#]mistakes
It's a [E#m]knife when you're so pretty, they think you must be [F#]fake (Mm)
It's a [E#m]knife when they dissect your body on the front [F#]page (Mm, ooh)
It's a [E#m]knife when they won't believe you, why should you explain? (Yeah)
It's a [E#m]knife when the mean fans hate the nice [F#]fans
When [E#m]somebody says, "Ari, I think you've totally [F#]changed" (No shit)
(It's a [E#m]knife) When somebody says they like the old [F#]me and not the [E#m]new me
And I'm like, "Haha, who the fuck is [F#]she?"

'Cause it's a [G]knife when you're finally on [Gm]top (On top)
'Cause logically the [E#m]next step is they wanna see you [D#/D]fall to the bottom
It's a [G]knife when you're finally on [Gm]top (On top, ooh)
'Cause logically the [E#m]next step is they wanna see you [F#]fall-fall-fall

I-I-It's a [G]knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a [Gm]knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a [E#m]knife when (When, when, when)
[F#]All this sympathy is just a [G]knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a [Gm]knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a [E#m]knife when (A knife)
[F#]All this sympathy is just a kn—

[G](All this [Gm]sympathy is just a knife)
All this [E#m]expectation is a knife
(All this [F#]sympathy is just a knife)
All the things I've [G]said are just a knife
(All this [Gm]sympathy is just a knife)
All this [E#m]expectation is a knife [F#](Mm-mm)
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
[G]Yeah, mm
(All this [Gm]sympathy is just a knife)
All this [E#m]expectation is a knife (Mm, yeah, mm-mm)
(All this [F#]sympathy is just a knife)
All the things I've [G]said are just a knife (Mm, yeah, mm-mm)
(All this [Gm]sympathy is just a knife)
All this [E#m]expectation is a [F#]knife-knife-knife-knife-knife (Mm, yeah, [G]mm-mm)⠀