The Killers - Sam's Town ------------------------ Tabbed By: Jim Files (jimfiles@iprimus.com.au) Tuning: Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Intro (let chords ring) B C#m A F#m |--3~--3~--3~--3~---1~--1~--1~--1~---1~--1~--1~--1~---3~--3~--3~--3~--| |--5~--5~--5~--5~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--3~--| |--5~--5~--5~--5~---2~--2~--2~--2~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--3~--| |--5~--5~--5~--5~---0~--0~--0~--0~---3~--3~--3~--3~---5~--5~--5~--5~--| |--3~--3~--3~--3~--------------------1~--1~--1~--1~---5~--5~--5~--5~--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| For the next part of the intro brandon starts on the keys and then dave enters on guitar, if you want to learn to play the keyboard part of the intro go to http://youtube.com/watch?v=0OicJ4-j3oo for a guide. |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------8---12---5-------8---5---0-------| Verse (x2) Nobody ever had a dream round here... |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12--5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--| |--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12--5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--| P.M............................................................................................... Pre-Chorus (x2) For the next bit i've shown both the guitar and bass line on the same staff just to try and give the feel of the whole song but obviously you won't be able to play them both. I've got this energy beneath my feet... |Last time |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------10----------11----------13---------11--------8--------10--------6-------8----|-------10-------7--| |----10----10----12----12----12----12---10----10---8---8---10----10---7---7---8---8--|----10--------7----| |-------------------------10----------8----------------------------------------------|-------------------| |--8----------10---------------------------------6-------8----------5-------6--------|--8---------5------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| Bass eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--Last-----------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--Time-----------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| Ab|------------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1----------------------------------|-----------------| Db|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1--|--3~-----0~------| Chorus (x3) (let chords ring) ...time is the answer to the question... |--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3--5-5-5--2-2-2--| |--3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--6-6-6--3-3-3--| |--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--5-5-5--2-2-2--| |--5-5-5----0-0-0------------------0-0-0--| |--5-5-5----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| the last time through the chorus add this section on the end ..now and then |--2--3--------3----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |--3--4-------4-----7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |--4--5------5------7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |--4--5-----5-------7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |--2--3----3--------5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------------| Bridge Have you ever seen the light... Have you ever seen a light... |-----------13---------------------------------------------------13------------------------------------| |-----13-15----15-13-15--------15b16r15-13-----------------13-15----15-13-15--------15b16r15-13--------| |--15--------------------------------------15-7---------15--------------------------------------15-14--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 and Pre-chorus 2 are repeated exactly the same as before Chorus 2 (x3) (let chords ring) ...time is the answer to the question... |--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3--5-5-5-|-2-2-2--| |--3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--6-6-6-|-3-3-3--| |--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--5-5-5-|-2-2-2--| |--5-5-5----0-0-0-----------------|-0-0-0--| |--5-5-5--------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| on the third time through skip the marked chord and go striaght into the following home... every now and then |--1-1-1----0-0-0----3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--------5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---| |--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--------7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3----4-4-4----5-5-5--------7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--3-3-3----2-2-2----5-5-5----4-4-4----5-5-5--------7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--1-1-1----0-0-0----5-5-5----2-2-2----3-3-3--------5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ending x4 I see london... |--18-18-17----15------------18-18-17----15------------18-18-17----15---------------------------------------| |-----------18----18-15-18------------18----18-15-18------------18----18-15-13---15-18-15-13---15-18-15-13--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Thats about it. 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