• Song:

    Sams Town

  • Artist:

    Killers

Key of A
Tempo 4/4, 140 bpm

Tune drop Db & flat, low to high: Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb


  PRELUDE

synth arrengment (same tuning)

|| -------------|-8----8----|-10----10----|-10---------- ||
|| -10----10----|---10---10-|----13----13-|----13------- ||
||O----10----10-|-----------|-------------|-------14-12-O||
||O-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------O||
|| -------------|-----------|-------------|------------- ||
|| -------------|-----------|-------------|------------- ||


 guitar
    Bsus2                                 Dbm
|| -3------3-3- ||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -1------1-1- ||  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|| -3------3-3- ||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- ||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-5------5-5-O||  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||O-2------2-2-O||  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||O-5------5-5-O||  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||O-0------0-0-O||  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -3------3-3- ||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| ------------ ||  |-----------------|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|


    A                                     Gbm
|| -1------1-1- ||  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -3------3-3- ||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|| -3------3-3- ||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- ||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-3------3-3-O||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||O-3------3-3-O||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-3------3-3-O||  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||O-0------0-0-O||  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -1------1-1- ||  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -5------5-5- ||  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| -5------5-5- ||x3|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|



  INTRO


  synth arrengment (same tuning)

|| ---6-10-6----10-13-10-|---3-6-3---|---6-10-6----10-13-10-|---13-17-13--- ||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------- ||
||O----------------------|-----------|----------------------|--------------O||
||O-8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------------------|-0------------O||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------10----------|-------------- ||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------- ||x2


guitar enters second time

|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|---8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------5-----------|-0-------------|



  VERSE I


  P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A5       C#5           F#5      C#5           A5       F#5       Db5      F#5
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
||O-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------O||
||O--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-O||
|| --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- ||x2


A5     C#5        F#5         C#5
Nobody ever had a dream round here
    A5             F#5            Db5         F#5
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me
A5     C#5            F#5         C#5
Nobody ever pulls the seams round here,
    A5             F#5            Db5         F#5
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me



  PRE-CHORUS


   let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E         F#m           B           A            D       E           C#m     D
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
|| ------10---------11----|-------13---------11----|-----8--------10---|-----6-------8--- ||
||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||x2


E             F#m      B        A
I've got this energy beneath my feet
     D              E              C#m         D
Like something underground's gonna come up and carry me,
E             F#m         B          A
I've got this sentimental heart that beats
    D              E              C#m         D
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me


   E           C#
|-----------|---------|
|------10---|-----7---|
|-----------|---------|
|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
|-----------|---------|


E    C#
Now



  CHORUS


  F#m     Dbm     D   E     A       F#m     Db      D   E     Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|


C#                  F#m
Why do you waste my time?
       Dbm           D        E       A
Is the answer to the question on your mind
        F#m            Db
And I'm sick of all my judges
    D        E            Db
So scared of what they'll find


  F#m     Dbm     D   E     A5  A#m   Bm       Bm7      Db 
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|---------|-8------|-11-----|--------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-----7---|-8------|-8------|-11-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8---9---|--------|--------|-0------|


      F#m             Dbm
But I know that I can make it
           D        E        A5
As long as somebody takes me home
      A#m     Bm    Bm7   Db
Every now and then



  BRIDGE

   ___________________________________________________         _____
                                                    1.|        2.   |
                       tied note
|| -----------13----------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|
|| -----13-15----15-13-15---(15)-|-15b16r15--13-------|----- ||------|
||O-/15-------------------|------|----------------15\-|-7---O||-14v--|
||O-----------------------|------|--------------------|-----O||------|
|| -----------------------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|
|| -----------------------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|

         A             C#m      F#m
Have you ever seen the lights?
         A             C#m      F#m
Have you ever seen the lights?



  VERSE II


  P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A5       C#5           F#5      C#5           A5       F#5       Db5      F#5
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
||O-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------O||
||O--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-O||
|| --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- ||x2


A5       C#5          F#5       C#m
I took a shuttle on a shockwave ride
      A5            F#5          Db5         F#5
Where people on the pen pull the trigger for accolades
A5       C#5          F#5      C#5
I took a bullet and i looked inside
     A5                 F#5       D5      F#5
And  running through my veins an American masquerade



  PRE-CHORUS


   let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E         F#m           B           A            D       E           C#m     D
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
|| ------10---------11----|-------13---------11----|-----8--------10---|-----6-------8--- ||
||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||x2


E         F#m            B       A
I still remember grandma Dixie's wake
  D            E        C#m       D
I never really known anybody that died before
E             F#m         B        A
Red white and blue upon a birthday cake
    D              E           C#m         D
my brother, he was born on the fourth of July


   E           C#
|-----------|---------|
|------10---|-----7---|
|-----------|---------|
|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
|-----------|---------|


           E    C#
And that's all



  CHORUS


  F#m     Dbm     D   E     A       F#m     Db      D   E     Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|


C#                  F#m
Why do you waste my time?
       Dbm           D        E       A
Is the answer to the question on your mind
        F#m            Db
And I'm sick of all my judges
    D        E            Db
So scared of what they'll find


  F#m     Dbm     D   E     A5      G#m     F#m     A#m
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-------|-3-----|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-------|-------|-3-----|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-------|-5-----|-3-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-2-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8-----|-7-----|-------|-------|


      F#m             Dbm
But I know that I can make it
           D        E        A5
As long as somebody takes me home
      G#m     F#m   A#m
Every now and then


  B5                                                 
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|


 C#5
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


  D5                                                  E5                        rallentando
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|


              B5    C#5
Every now and then
              D5    E5
Every now and then



  OUTRO


|| -18-18-17----------------|-18-18-17----------------|
|| ----------18-20-18----18-|----------18-20-18----18-|
||O-------------------19----|-------------------19----|
||O-------------------------|-------------------------|
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|   A           C#m           F#m         C#m          
|| -------------5-----------|-3-----------5-----------|
|| -6-----------6-----------|-3-----------6-----------|
||O-7-----------7-----------|-3-----------7-----------|
||O-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------7-----------|
|| -8-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|



|-18-18-17----------------|------------------------- ||
|----------18-20-18-------|----18----------18------- ||
|-------------------19-17-|-19----19-17-19----19-17-O||
|-------------------------|-------------------------O||
|-------------------------|------------------------- ||
|-------------------------|------------------------- ||x4
|
| D (C shape) D (A shape)   C#m          E (C shape)
|-3-----------6-----------|-5------------5---------- ||
|-4-----------8-----------|-6------------6---------- ||
|-3-----------8-----------|-7------------5----------O||
|-5-----------8-----------|-7------------7----------O||
|-6-----------6-----------|-5------------8---------- ||
|-------------------------|------------------------- ||x4


         A C#m F#m C#m  D     C#m   E
You know I see Lon-don, I see Sam's Town
A     C#m F#m  C#m D        C#m  E
Holds my  hand and let's my hair down
A     C#m  F#m   C#m   D      C#m  E
Rolls that world right off my shoulder
A C#m F#m C#m  D     C#m   E   
I see Lon-don, I see Sam's Town 
F#
Now

 
 slightly fade
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-b16-12--9-7-7h9p7-5-4-4h5p4-2-4-2-0----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4-2-4----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5-7-9-10-12-14-15-17--14--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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