Tabbed by Allen Gregory
allengregory167@hotmail.com
The Killers - When You Were Young
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Chords Used
E - (022100)
F# - (244322)
G#m - (466444)
B - (799877)
E5 - (x799xx)
D#m5 - (x688xx)
C#m5 - (x466xx)
Bm5 - (x244xx)
B5 - (799xxx)
A#5 - (688xxx)
G#5 - (466xxx)
F#5 - (244xxx)
C#m - (446654)
B7 - (779877)
Intro Chord - (xx xx 11 13 12 14) (Thanks To Jason Baumal)
Riffs Used:
Intro Riff/Chorus Riff-(played where there is a * - mainly between 'when you * were young')
e-------------16-14----|------16-14-------|
B----------12-------11-|---12-------------|
G-------13-------------|13----------13----|
D----------------------|------------------|
A----------------------|------------------|
E----------------------|------------------|
Riff 2 - (played where there is a **)
e-------------16-14----11----|------16-14-------|
B----------12-------11----12-|---12-------------|
G-------13-------------------|13----------13----|
D----------------------------|------------------|
A----------------------------|------------------|
E----------------------------|------------------|
Intro - Intro Chord - (strum down once then release pressure from fingers to mute out
chord do this for the top two strings too) and strum down
down, down up down up - sounds better when on an amp and distorted)
E F# G#m B E x2 (with Intro Riff over the top)
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) G#mYou (133111@4)sit there in your heart-ache
B (x2444x@1) EWaiting (022100@1)on some beautiful boy to
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) G#mTo (133111@4)save you from your old ways
BYou (x2444x@1)play forgiveness
EWatch (022100@1)it now here he comes
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1)name="chord_133111@4">G#m
He doesnt look a thing like Je-sus
BBut (x2444x@1)he talks like a gentleman
ELike (022100@1)you imagined
F# (244322@1)G#m (133111@4) B (x2444x@1) EWhen (022100@1)you*were young
ECan (022100@1)we climb this mountain
F# (244322@1) G#mI (133111@4)dont know
B (x2444x@1) EHigher (022100@1)now than ever before
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) G#mI (133111@4)know we can make it if we take it slow
BLet's (x2444x@1)take it easy
EEasy (022100@1)now, watch it go
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1)G#mWe're (133111@4)burning down the highway sky-line
BOn (x2444x@1)the back of a hurricane
EThat (022100@1)started turning
F# (244322@1)G#m (133111@4) B (x2444x@1) EWhen (022100@1)you*were young
F# (244322@1)G#m (133111@4) B (x2444x@1) EWhen (022100@1)you**were young
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) G#mAnd (133111@4)sometimes you close your eyes
B (x2444x@1) EAnd (022100@1)see the place where you used to live
F# (244322@1)G#m (133111@4) B (x2444x@1) EWhen (022100@1)you were young
Solo 1 (E,F#,G#m,B,E over the top)
e--------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------|
B-----------------------------------------------------7-9--|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------16-14----|------16-14-------|
B----------12-------11-|---12-------------|
G-------13-------------|13----------13----|
D----------------------|------------------|
A----------------------|------------------|
E----------------------|------------------|
(Fill section:- E5, D#m5, C#m5, Bm5, B5, A#5, G#5, F#5
- strum down 3 times for E5, D#m5 and C#m5 and once for the rest of the fill section)
C#mThey (x13321@4)say the devil's water It ain't so sweet
C#m (x13321@4) G#mYou (133111@4)dont have to drink right now
B7But (x21202@1)you can dip your feet
F#Every (244322@1)once in a little while
E,F#,G#m,B,E x2 (or play bass line on the E string:
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 x2)
Solo 2 (E,F#,G#m,B,E over the top) x 2
e--------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------|
B-----------------------------------------------------7-9--|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
e--------\14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14------|
B------------------------------------------------------7--9-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) G#mYou (133111@4)sit there in your heart-ache
B (x2444x@1) EWaiting (022100@1)on some beautiful boy to
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) G#mTo (133111@4)save you from your old ways
BYou (x2444x@1)play forgiveness
EWatch (022100@1)it now Here he comes
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1)name="chord_133111@4">G#m
He doesnt look a thing like Je-sus
BBut (x2444x@1)he talks like a gentleman
ELike (022100@1)you imagined
F# (244322@1)name="chord_133111@4">G#m
When you were young
B(talks (x2444x@1)like a gentleman)
E(like (022100@1)you imagined)
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1)G#m (133111@4) B (x2444x@1) EWhen (022100@1)you*were young
F# (244322@1) G#m (133111@4) B (x2444x@1) EI (022100@1)said he doesnt*look a thing like Jesus
F# (244322@1) G#m (133111@4) B (x2444x@1) EHe (022100@1)doesn't**look a thing like Jesus
(Fill section - see below)
But more than you'll ever know
(Fill section:- E5, D#m5, C#m5, Bm5, B5, A#5, G#5, F#5
- strum down 3 times for E5, D#m5 and C#m5 and once for the rest of the fill section)
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