The Killers – When You Were Young (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
Sam's Town (2006)
I tried to include everything so sorry if it's long.
I haven't really included any rhythm but you figure most of it out just by listening...
Chords:
G (32000x)
C (x3201x)
Am (x0221x)
Csus2 (x2001x)
F (13321x)
G* (35543x)
Am* (57755x)
C* (8 10 10 9 8 x)
[INTRO]
eb|-----10--------| Bb|-----10--------| Gb|------0--------| Db|------7--------| Ab|------8--------| Eb|---------------|
That is the correct opening chord but if you find that awkward to play then this sounds
just as good I think:
eb|-----10--------| Bb|-----10--------| Gb|------0--------| Db|-----10--------| Ab|------8--------| Eb|---------------|
Guitar 1:
eb|---x-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---x-x---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| Gb|---x-x---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---| Db|---x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Ab|---x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Eb|---x-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|--------5-------------------5-----------------| Bb|-----------8--0--(0)-----------8--------------| Gb|-----5-------------------5--------------------| Db|--7-------------------7----------7--(7)--7\---| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------|
[VERSE ONE] (no guitar)
Verse one has no guitar, just bass. Here is the bass part for guitar if you want to play along:
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes
[PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS]
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------10-(10)---------12----------13---------------13-(13)---------10-(10)--| Gb|---------0--(0)----------0-------------0--------------0--(0)----------0--(0)--| Db|-----10--------------12---------14--------0------14--------------10-----------| Ab|--8--------------10---------12----------------15-------------\--8-------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young
[CHORUS]
Start playing the intro and chorus riff when he sings "you"
Guitar 1:
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| Gb|-------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---| Db|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Ab|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|--------5-------------------5-----------------| Bb|-----------8--0--(0)-----------8--------------| Gb|-----5-------------------5--------------------| Db|--7-------------------7----------7--(7)-------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------|
[VERSE TWO]
During Verse two, play these chords, palm muted...
eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--10------12-------14-------17------10------| Db|--10--x8--12--x3---14--x5---17-x8---10--x8--| Ab|---8------10-------12-------15-------8------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Can we climb this mountain
I dont know
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy
Easy now
Watch it go
[PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS]
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------10-(10)---------12----------13---------------13-(13)---------10-(10)--| Gb|---------0--(0)----------0-------------0--------------0--(0)----------0--(0)--| Db|-----10--------------12---------14--------0------14--------------10-----------| Ab|--8--------------10---------12----------------15-------------\--8-------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane
That started turning
When you were young
When you were young
[CHORUS]
Guitar 1:
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| Gb|-------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---| Db|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Ab|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|--------5-------------------5-----------------| Bb|-----------8--0--(0)-----------8--------------| Gb|-----5-------------------5--------------------| Db|--7-------------------7----------7--(7)-------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------|
[PRE-SOLO]
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------10-(10)---------12----------13---------------13-(13)---------10-(10)--| Gb|---------0--(0)----------0-------------0--------------0--(0)----------0--(0)--| Db|-----10--------------12---------14--------0------14--------------10-----------| Ab|--8--------------10---------12----------------15-------------\--8-------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And sometimes you close your eyes
And see the place where you used to live
When you were young
Play these chords just before the solo:
eb|------------------------| Bb|--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3------| Gb|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------| Db|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------| Ab|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------| Eb|------------------------|
[SOLO] (Guitar 1 plays the intro/chorus chords in the background)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-17-17---17-17-17\----------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14----| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------17--15----------------------------17--15--------------| Bb|-----------------------17-----------------------------------------| Gb|-14--14h17---------16------17-(17)-----14h17----------14-(14)-----| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------3-----| Bb|-----------------------------------------3-----| Gb|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----| Db|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----| Ab|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2--0--2-----| Eb|-----------------------------------------3-----|
[BRIDGE]
They say the devil's water
It ain't so sweet
You dont have to drink right now
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while
Play this after bridge:
eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|--17-(17)--| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------|
[SOLO TWO] (Guitar 1 plays the intro/chorus chords in the background):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-17\8-8-8--10-10-10---10-10-10/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---20-20-20-20-20-20-20---20-20-20\8-8-8-10-10-10---10-10-10--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE THREE]
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| Gb|-------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---| Db|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Ab|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes
G
He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
C Csus2 Am
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
F G* Am* C*
When you were young
F
(talks like a gentleman)
(like you imagined)
[LAST CHORUS]
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| Gb|-------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---| Db|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Ab|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When you were young
I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But more than you'll ever know
eb|-----------------------------------------3-----| Bb|-----------------------------------------3-----| Gb|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----| Db|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----| Ab|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2--0--2-----| Eb|-----------------------------------------3-----|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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