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#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#G#m
He doesnt look a thing like Je-sus
       BBut (x2444x@1)he talks like a gentleman
 ELike (022100@1)you imagined
              F#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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