Song: The Ballad of Michael Valentine
Artist: The Killers
Album: Sawdust
Tabbed by Fear-the-Reaper
Standard Tuning

One of the so many less popular great Killers songs. This is a really
simple basic way to play it. Enjoy :]



Intro:

C/G (3x555x@1)                    G (320003@1) A#Michael (x1333x@1)plays with stars
            F (133211@1)              Dm (xx0231@1)        A (x02220@1)Soul Sister won't you take a ride in his car
        C/GLate (3x555x@1)to call
         G (320003@1)          CWhen (x32010@1)you wanted to be all
                  G (320003@1)       A#Baby, (x1333x@1)baby, don't be so shy
              F (133211@1)                DmRock (xx0231@1)children hold your heads up high
       A (x02220@1)           CIn (x32010@1)the night while I try
             GAnd (320003@1)tell the ballad of Valentine
CYou (x32010@1)got it bad, but you know it's true


Verse:

CI (x32010@1)caught up with a friend in Dallas
EmWe (022000@1)took a trip to New Orleans
AmThose (x02210@1)black-eyed ladies
F (133211@1)               GWon't (320003@1)say they're sorry
CWe (x32010@1)finally caught a train to Memphis
EmWhere (022000@1)everybody talks the same
AmThose (x02210@1)blue suede babies
F (133211@1)         GAll (320003@1)know my name


Chrous:

           CAnd (x32010@1)I said hold tight
                        G (320003@1)         ACan't (x02220@1)you see that it's hurting me
E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) EBut (022100@1)I've got the buzz
AmLike (x02210@1)Marlon Brando
C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)              GMichael (320003@1)Valentine, can't we unite?


Verse:

CWe (x32010@1)ended up in North Dakota
EmAlthough (022000@1)my heart's in Mexico
AmMy (x02210@1)munequita
F (133211@1)      GAbre (320003@1)tus ojos
         C (x32010@1)               EmWith (022000@1)your new suit, and your black tie
       Am (x02210@1)                              F (133211@1)          GHold (320003@1)on, you're just a gambling man, all proper like
  Dm (xx0231@1)                     GI (320003@1)broke to the right and I caught your eye
C (x32010@1)                 AmShut (x02210@1)your mouth and wave goodbye
F (133211@1)                                        GTonight, (320003@1)I ain't gonna let you rain on this parade


Chorus:

           CAnd (x32010@1)I said hold tight
                        G (320003@1)         ACan't (x02220@1)you see that it's hurting me
E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) EBut (022100@1)I've got the buzz
AmLike (x02210@1)Marlon Brando
C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)              GStraight (320003@1)faced with misery tonight
           C (x32010@1)                        G (320003@1)           AAnd (x02220@1)I will not lie when I say I ain't cold no more
E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) EBut (022100@1)I've got the buzz
AmLike (x02210@1)Greta Garbo
C (x32010@1)             FWalking (133211@1)forward to the sun
G (320003@1)                                    AmAnd (x02210@1)I've got a coat tail left to ride
        FWell (133211@1)uh oh
            C (x32010@1)      GI (320003@1)know he's gonna be there tonight


Outro - C


*Here's the constant guitar riff throughout the song*

e|---------------------------------|
b|-5-5-------5-------5---5---------|
g|-5-5---5---5---5---5---5---------|
d|-------5h7-----5h7--(7)----------|
a|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|



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