The Killers – Why Do I Keep Counting (Guitar Tab)

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E5      E                        Bsus4
eb|-----16----------------------17-16--(16)\14-14-|
Bb|--17-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
There's a plane and I am flying
     Dadd9                          C                      A5 A#5 B5
eb|----14-------------------------16-14--(14)\12-12--8-7-------------|
Bb|-17---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
There's a mountain waiting for me
       E                        Bsus4
eb|-----16----------------------17-16--(16)\14-14-|
Bb|--17-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Oh these years have been so trying
     Dadd9                                    A5 A#5 B5
eb|----14--------------16-14-(14)\12-12-8-7-|
Bb|-17--------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
I don't know if I can use them
eb|-----16----------------------17-16--(16)\14-14-|
Bb|--17-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Am I strong enough To be the one?
     Dadd9                          C                      A5 A#5 B5
eb|----14-------------------------16-14--(14)\12-12--8-7-------------|
Bb|-17---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Will I live to have some children? Chorus 1: E Help me get down I can make it Help me get down B/D# Help me get down I can make it Help me get down G#m C#m If I only knew the answer C#m A B A B I wouldn't be bothering you, Father E Help me get down I can make it Help me get down B Help me get down Cm I can make it Help me get down C#m B If I only knew the answer A Am And if all our days are numbered E Then why do I keep counting? Interlude:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-6-----7--6-------6-----7--6-|
Ab|----9-------7-7------9-------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Verse: C#5 My sugar sweet A D#5 Is so atainable G#5 C#5 F#5 B5 This behaviour so unexplainable C5 C#5 A5 The days just slip and slide D#5 Like they always did G#5 C#5 The trouble is my head F# F#m B Won't let me forget Bridge:
F# G#
I took one last good look around
   C#m            B         A        G#m
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-----------8---------6---------4-----|
Db|-----11----------9---------7---------6---|
Ab|--------11---------9---------7---------6-|
Eb|-9----------7---------5---------4--------|
So many unusual sounds F#m Gm G#m A A# B B* I gotta get my feet on the ground Chorus: Help me get down I can make it (pick slide) E Help me get down I can make it Help me get down B/D# Help me get down I can make it Help me get down G#m C#m If I only knew the answer A B A B I wouldn't be bothering you, Father E Help me get down I can make Help me get down B Help me get down Cm I can make it Help me get down C#m B If I only knew the answer A Am Asus4 And if all our days are numbered E B Cm Would you help me get down? C#m B If I only knew the answer E A If I change my way of living F#m B And If I pave my streets with the good times E A Will the mountain keep on giving? C#m B A And if all of our days are numbered E Am6/C
eb|-4-0----2-|
Bb|-----0--1-|
Gb|--------2-|
Db|--------2-|
Ab|--------0-|
Eb|----------|
Outro: Then why do I keep counting? E5 B5 E5 B5 E5 B5 E5 B5 E