(Dropped Tuning) V V G-16--16---------| D-15--15--------*| 8 times A---------------*| D---------0-3-0--| G--------------------6-4-------------------------------| D-4--4-4/3-------4/------6-4-3-------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| D----------3---------------------3----/1---/4--4/6----1| G------------------| D-----------------*| Main Riff A-2-0---0-2-0---0-*| D-----4-------4----| I know something about opening windows and doors I know how to move quietly to creep across creaky wooden floors I know where to find precious things in all your cupboards and drawers Slipping the clippers Slipping the clippers through the telephone wires The sense of isolation inspires Inspires me I like to feel the suspense when I'm certain you know I am there I like you lying awake, your baited breath charging the air I like the touch and the smell of all the pretty dresses you wear Intruders happy in the dark Intruder come Intruder come and leave his mark, leave his mark V = downward strum (I use the fingernails of my index and middle finger) ^ = upward strum (I use the pads of the above fingers) H = hammeron X = muted note / = slide

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