• Song:

    When You Were Young Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Killers

I understand that some people who don't have access to a capo (makeshift or
otherwise!) would like to play this song, so here's my version. The album version 
is tuned a half step down, but you can choose whether or not you'd like to play it that way.


EbAbDbGbBbeb

WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG
SAM'S TOWN
THE KILLERS
2006

F (133211@1)                   G (320003@1)  AmYou (x02210@1)sit there in your heartache
C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)Waiting on some beautiful boy to 
F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)   Amsave (x02210@1)you from your old ways 
CYou (x32010@1)play forgiveness 
FWatch (133211@1)it now ... here he comes! 

F (133211@1)                          G (320003@1)AmHe (x02210@1)doesn't look a thing like Jesus 
      C (x32010@1)      
But he talks like a gentleman 
F (133211@1)                             G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FLike (133211@1)you imagined when you were young 

FCan (133211@1)we climb this mountain 
G (320003@1)     AmI (x02210@1)don't know 
C (x32010@1)              FHigher (133211@1)now than ever before 
F (133211@1)                         G (320003@1)     AmI (x02210@1)know we can make it if we take it slow 
CLet's (x32010@1)take it easy 
FEasy (133211@1)now, watch it go 

F (133211@1)                            G (320003@1) AmWe're (x02210@1)burning down the highway skyline 
       COn (x32010@1)the back of a hurricane that started turning 
     F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)  C (x32010@1)  FWhen (133211@1)you were young 
     F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)  C (x32010@1)  FWhen (133211@1)you were young 

    F (133211@1)                      GAnd (320003@1)sometimes you close your eyes 
    Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)                     Fand (133211@1)see the place where you used to live 
F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)  FWhen (133211@1)you were young 

Filler*: F Em Dm C Am (Bm) G

             DmThey (xx0231@1)say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet 
Dm (xx0231@1)                          AmYou (x02210@1)don't have to drink right now 
Am (x02210@1)                 (C?)
But you can dip your feet 
                       FEvery (133211@1)once in a little while 

F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)F (133211@1)                   G (320003@1) AmYou (x02210@1)sit there in your heartache 
C (x32010@1)             FWaiting (133211@1)on some beautiful boy to 
F (133211@1)                    G (320003@1) AmTo (x02210@1)save you from your old ways 
CYou (x32010@1)play forgiveness 
FWatch (133211@1)it now here he comes 

F (133211@1)                          G (320003@1)AmHe (x02210@1)doesn't look a thing like Jesus 
       CBut (x32010@1)he talks like a gentleman 
F (133211@1)                         G (320003@1)  Am (x02210@1) 
Like you imagined when you were young 
C (x32010@1)                        F(He (133211@1)talks like a gentlemen, like you imagined when) 
F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)   Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)      FWhen (133211@1)you were young 

F (133211@1)                                 Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)    FI (133211@1)said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus 
F (133211@1)                          Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)   FHe (133211@1)doesn't look a thing like Jesus 
                           F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) (Bm)   Am (x02210@1) GBut (320003@1)more than you'll ever know



*  I made the Bm chord in the filler optional. It's how it's supposed to be 
played, but if like me you find the transitions harder with the Bm in there, then 
leave it out. It's fine either way :)

I'm also open to any corrections, but I'm fairly sure that this is around 98% 
accurate. Thanks for playing this!

Show more