Artist: The Killers
Song: Don't Shoot Me Santa
Album: None (christmas special)
Tabbed by: Necriononguitar
E-mail: Tim.Rathgen@gmx.de
Tuning: Half-Step Down
(Very nice to play on a acoustic guitar)
>>If you see a "B/E" its up to you to play a "B", a "E" or a "B/E",
Scroll down for special chords and Riffs
//Intro/Verse\\
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) (Bb)
Oh Santa, i've been waiting on you
B/E BThat's (x2444x@1)funny kid, because I've been coming for you
G# (xx1114@1) C#mOh (x13321@4)Santa, i've been killing just for fun
F#m (244222@1) F#m*
Well the party's over kid... Because I Because I got a bullet in my gun!
BA (x2444x@1)bullet in your what?
(Santa's got a bullet in his gun
You know it, Santa's got a bullet in his gun)
//Chorus\\
EDon't (022100@1)shoot me Santa Claus
BI've (x2444x@1)been a clean living boy, i promise you
Cm (x3101x@1) C#mDid (x13321@4)every little thing you asked me to
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) BI (x2444x@1)can't believe the things I'm going through
EDon't (022100@1)shoot me Santa Claus
BWell (x2444x@1)no one else around believes me
Cm (x3101x@1) C#mBut (x13321@4)the children on the block they tease me
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) BI (x2444x@1)couldn't let them off that easy
//Verse\\
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BbOh (x1333x@1)Santa, it's been a real hard year
B/E
There just ain't no getting around this
BLife (x2444x@1)is hard, but look at me. I turned out alright
G# (xx1114@1) C#mHey (x13321@4)Santa, why don't we talk about it? ... Work it out
F#mBelieve (244222@1)me, this ain't what I wanted, I love all you kids, you know that
F#m*
Hell, I remember when you were just ten years old,
playing out there in the desert
BJust (x2444x@1)waiting for a sip of that sweet Mojave rain
(In the sweet Mojave rain
The boy was on his own)
//Chorus\\
EDon't (022100@1)shoot me Santa Claus
BI've (x2444x@1)been a clean living boy, i promise you
Cm (x3101x@1) C#mDid (x13321@4)every little thing you asked me to
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) BI (x2444x@1)can't believe the things I'm going through
EHey (022100@1)Santa Claus
BWell (x2444x@1)no one else around believes me
Cm (x3101x@1) C#mBut (x13321@4)the children on the block they tease me
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) BI (x2444x@1)couldn't let them off that easy
//Bridge\\ (+ "Christmas-Like Guitar Part)
A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)had it coming, so why can't you see?
E (022100@1) AI (x02220@1)couldn't turn my cheek no longer
F#mThe (244222@1)sun is going down and Christmas is near
B (x2444x@1) * E (022100@1) (E)
Just look the other way and I'll disappear forever
Woo!!!
>>--Guirar Solo--
//Chorus\\
EDon't (022100@1)shoot me Santa Claus
BWell (x2444x@1)no one else around beLIEVes me
Cm (x3101x@1) C#mBut (x13321@4)the children on the street they tease me
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) (A)
I couldn't let them off that easy
B (x2444x@1) (B) B (x2444x@1) (B)
Beliiiiieeve me
ESanta (022100@1)C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) (final chord-->) ESanta (022100@1) ....
//Riffs\\
Christmas-Like Guitar Part:
E--15-14-15---12-14---11-12------11-----------------|
B-----------------------------14-----12-14----------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
* after "disappear" play this riff:
E------4---------4~---------|
B-------------5-------------|
G----------4----------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Guitar Solo:
E---[11-11--14-14--11-11--12-12]-x4---19b21r19~---12~----|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E-----11--11-----12----11------------|
B---------12~----------12~-----------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
E--11(~)----12-12--11-11--14-14--11-11-x2--11-11--12-11h12p11--9--11---------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------12~----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10---9-9--10---7-7--9---5-5--7-(5)--5/7--7-7--7/9--9-9--9/10--10-10--10/12-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Special Chords:
B/E F#m*
E---------3------------------|
B---------2------------------|
G---4-----2------------------|
D---2-----2------------------|
A---2------------------------|
E--(0)-----------------------|
