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The Cult – Honey From A Knife Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
E7sus4
E     C G

[Verse 1]
  E
A running man left thief,
                    C
My blood is shut so soon,
               G
(She got me running),
      E
I was beaten and confused,
                     C
on the New York City rules.
               G
(She got me running),
     E
I’ve been bare hands and feet,
                C
On a dirty city street,
               G
(She got me running),
    E
The band shit no one care,
                         C
with a heart of a beaten dog.
               G
(She got me running).

[Chorus]
A
My love Indian heart was pounding,
      D       G
I was running so fast,
A
My love Indian heart was pounding,
      D       G
I was running so fast,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.

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[Chorus]
A
My love Indian heart was pounding,
      D       G
I was running so fast,
A
My love Indian heart was pounding,
      D       G
I was running so fast,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.

[Verse 2]
            E
And all the children
of the loving temple,
                       C
Turn the face into the light,
               G
(She got me running),
         E
And they check the phase much faster,
                     C
Licking honey from a knife.
               G
(She got me running),

[Chorus]
A
My love Indian heart was pounding,
      D       G
I was running so fast,
A
My love Indian heart was pounding,
      D       G
I was running so fast,

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[Bridge]
F                 C
Hit the water and let it all in,
          G                Am
Yeah, I’m drowning, get me out
of this place,
F               C
Let the water amid of it all,
G                         Am
While I’m drowning get me out
of this place,
F        C
  Let it out, let it out,
         G               Am
  let it out, let it out,
F               C
Let the water amid of it all,
G                          Am
Yeah, I’m drowning, get me out
of this hell.

[Instrumental]
Am    D G  Am
Am    D G  Am
Am    D G  Am
Am    D G

[Outro]
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
E
We got the drugs,
C         G
Drugs can heal.
E                  C  G
   Call it, own it,
E                  C  G
Fucked up children.

How to play Honey From A Knife: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Honey From A Knife by The Cult on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Honey From A Knife by The Cult is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 8 chords: E7sus4, E, C, G, A, D, F and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – E – C – G (V – III – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – mi – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.