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) x