Silversun Pickups – Latchkey Kids (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) • Video Lesson
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Chords

A few times you need to cut off the last word of the verse/chorus, I indicated those instances with "blabla-- (/cut off word)" just to make sure Chords used:
Em  022000
Em* 07998x
G 3x0033
A   x0222x
A*  x079xx
Bm x2443x C x35x5x D x57x7x [Intro] 2x Em* D Bm C G A Bm Em [Verse 1]
Em*      D        Bm C
You keep dancing around

         G    A  Bm  Em
What you want so bad

Em*          D                 Bm  C
Please concentrate and hear me out

          G   A                 Bm
You might get caught but if you want

        Em
You can keep your fingers-- (/crossed)
[Chorus]
C (let ring)
We're outside and free from all tethers
A* (let ring) Em* So get off the floor if you're under the weather, come on
C
Latchkey kids have all come together
A* Em* So unlock the door it'll make you feel better, come on
[Interlude]
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-16~-|------11~-----11-11-|---------------16~-|-------11~------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--x--|-------x-------x--x-|----------------x--|--------x~------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-14~-|-------9~------9--9-|---------------14~-|--------9~------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
[Verse 2]
Em*     D         Bm C
We keep sneaking around

       G  A  Bm      Em
But we do it lightly

Em*     D             Bm  C
No more middle school tongues

       G    A    Bm
If you show up unarmed

   Em
Be still our beating-- (/hearts)
[Chorus 2]
C
We're outside and free from all tethers
A* So get off the floor if you're under the weather
Em*                            D
What's in store is not so unusual

    C
The latchkey kids have all come together
A* So unlock the door it'll make you feel better
        D
If it's not flesh and blood that leads you on honey

     D
Then unlock the door, unlock the door and move-- (/on)
[Bridge]
C        A
Be still   our beating hearts

Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------| x4
Ab|------14------12------|
Eb|-0-15----0-10----0-12-|

        C         A
You can keep your   fingers crossed

Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------| x4
Ab|------14------12------|
Eb|-0-15----0-10----0-12-|

Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|------14------12------| x6
Ab|-0-15----0-10----0-12-|
Eb|----------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| x2
Ab|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

Em*       D       Bm C
You keep dancing around

         G    A  Bm  Em (let ring)
What you want so bad
[Chorus 3]
C
We're outside and free from all tethers
A* So get off the floor if you're under the weather
Em*                            D
What's in store is not so unusual

    C
The latchkey kids have all come together
A* So unlock the door it'll make you feel better
        D
If it's not flesh and blood that leads you on honey

     D
Then unlock the door and move on

Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Gb|---------------16-|---------------16-|---------------16-|----------------------|
Db|----------------x-|----------------x-|----------------x-|------14------12------| x2
Ab|---------------14-|---------------14-|---------------14-|-0-15----0-10----0-12-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|----------------------|

   C
So get off the floor if you're under the weather
A* A* (hold) And unlock the door