The Killers – Run For Cover (Guitar Intro)

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Note: suspended chords are neither major nor minor; however, they imply one or the other depending on context. Intro tab at the bottom. ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 V2 PC2 C2 B FC O [INTRO] (guitar only) Bbmaj7 | Dm | F | Gsus2 | Bbmaj7 | Dm | F | C6 | (add drums) Bbmaj7 | Dm | F | Gsus2 | Bbmaj7 | Dm | F | C6 | (add bass) F6/A | Bbmaj7 | F6/C | Dm | Bbmaj7 | | C6 | | [VERSE 1]
F                              F/G
   What have you gathered to report to your progenitors?

F/A                     F/G
   Are your excuses any better than your senators'?

F                               Dm7
   He held a conference and his wife was standing by his side

C
   He did her dirty but no one died
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Dm7                          C6/E
   I saw Sonny Liston on the street last night

         F                        Gm          Bb
   Black-fisted and strong singing  Redemption  Song

                            C6
   He motioned me to the sky

           C6
   I heard heaven and thunder cry
[CHORUS 1]
Bbmaj7                 Dm              F                        Gsus2
         Run for cover,  run while you can baby, don't look back,    you gotta run for cover

Bbmaj7 Dm          F                           C
         Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a played-out trap, man

F/A          Bb                  C   Dm
         You know you're not the only  one

Bbmaj7                             C
         And don't look back, just run for cover
[VERSE 2]
F                              F/G
   What are you waiting for, a kiss or an apology?

F/A                               F/G   Gm7
   You think by now you'd have an A  in toxicology

F                                 Dm7
   It’s hard to pack the car when all you do is shame us

C6
   It’s even harder when the dirtbag’s famous
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Dm7                       C6/E
   I saw my mother on the street last night

       F                         Gm            Bbadd9
   All pretty and strong, singing  “the road is      long”

                                 C
   I said, “Momma, I know you’ve tried”
But she fell on her knees and cried [CHORUS 2]
Bbmaj7                 Dm              F                        Gsus2
         Run for cover,  run while you can baby, don't look back,    you gotta run for cover

Bbmaj7 Dm          F                           C
         Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a played-out trap, man

F/A        Bb                  C   Dm7
         I know you're not the only   one

Bbmaj7                             C
         And don't look back, just run for cover
[BRIDGE] (guitar, synths, and vocals only)
Am7              Bbmaj7
   And there was nothing she wouldn't give

Dm              Bb
   Just to trust  him

                 Am7                      Bbmaj7
   with her night - mares, with her dreams

         Dm             C
   she's running, she's running just to trust him
(add drums and bass) Dm | C | F | Gm
           Bbmaj7
   He got a      big smile, he's fake news

C
   Just run for cover, you've got nothing left to lose
[FINAL CHORUS]
n.c.                   Dm              F                         Bb6
         Run for cover,  run while you can baby, don't look back,   you gotta run for cover

Bbmaj7 Dm          F                           C
         Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a played-out trap, man

F/A          Bb                  C   Dm7
         You know you're not the only   one

Bbmaj7                             C
         And don't look back, just run for cover, run!
[OUTRO] Bbmaj7 | Dm | F | Gsus2 | Bbmaj7 | Dm | F | C6 | F6/A | Bbmaj7 | C | Dm | Bbmaj7 | | C6 | | [INTRO] (t = 10th fret, w = 12th fret) Guitar 1 (G1)
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E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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G1
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| Guitar 2 (G2) |
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G1
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 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G2 |
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   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G1
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 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| G2 |
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G1
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| G2 |
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