Words and Music by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci
Copyright © 2006 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD.
from The Killers - Sam’s Town
(Oh, Tune down 1/2 step:
(low to high) Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb
C#m
Voc. Fig. 1
B
oh.
A,7
open 4fr
3 2 1
C#m
5fr
1 3 4 2 1 1
A
5fr
1 3
A5
4fr
1 4 3 1 2 1
E/G#
4fr
1 3
G#5
1 3 3 3 1
B
1 3
F#5
3fr
1 4 3
G#/B#
1
E5
4fr
1 3 4 2 1
C#m
2 3 1
E
1 1 1
A
type2
Oh,
G#m7
oh.
A
*Gtr. 1
mf
Rhy. Fig. 1
*Synth. arr. for gtr.
Gtr. 2 (dist.)
mf
Riff A
C#m
End Voc. Fig. 1
Oh, B
oh.
A,7
Oh,
G#m7
oh.) A
End Rhy. Fig. 1
End Riff A
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8 77
98 7
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4 0
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E
The 1.
**
leaves Verse
Gtrs. 1 & 2 tacet
E
are fall-in’down on the beau ti- -ful ground. I heard a
Gtr. 1
Gtr. 2
*Gtrs. 3 & 4 (dist.)
*Composite arrangement **Chord symbols reflect overall harmony.
sto
Gtrs. 3 & 4 tacet
C#m7
ry
- from the man in red. He said, “The leaves
E
are fall - in’ down, such a
beau - ti - ful sound, son, I think
C#m7
you bet - ter go a - head.” But you
Gtrs. 3 & 4
***Harm.
***Produce harmonics by lightly touching the 6th string over the frets and sliding in the direction indicated in the tab staff while picking sixteenth-notes.
†
†Harmonic located approximately 1/3 the distance between the 2nd and 3rd frets.
2.3 2.3
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12
al E
ways
- hold your head up high, ’cause
F#5
it’s a G#5
long, C#m7
long, long way down.
Rhy. Fig. 2
P.M.
End Rhy. Fig. 2
P.M.
This town
B5
was made G#5 E
for pass - in’ through, but it ain’t noth - in’ new. Now F#5
go and G#5
P.M. P.M.
show C#m7
’em that the world stayed round. But
B5
it’s a E5
Interlude
long, A
long, long way down.
P.M.
Gtr. 5 (dist.)
Gtrs. 3 & 4 divisi
*w/ delay & octaver mf
*Delay set for eighth-note regeneration w/ 1 repeat.
Set octaver for one octave above.
**
Gtrs. 3 & 4 tacet
E/G# F#m
C#m7
Gtr. 5
**Bass plays G#.
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E A,9 E/G#
B
You
2. bet - ter run
Verse E
for the hills be - fore they burn. Lis ten
F#5
- to the
G#5
Gtr. 5
Gtrs. 3 & 4
Rhy. Fig. 3
P.M.
sound C#m7
of the world, don’t watch it turn. I just
B5
wan na G#5
- show
F#m['11]
you what I know,
Gtr. 5
Gtr. 6 (clean)
Riff B
mf
let ring
Gtrs. 3 & 4
P.M.
End Rhy. Fig. 3
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4
7 6 4 5 5 4 5
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4
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G#m[b13]
and catch you in the cor A'9
ner
- and let you go.
B'11
Or should I just
Riff C1 End Riff C1
hard
Gtrs. 3 & 4: w/ Riffs C & C1
E
to do what’s right, but you
E,7
know I
C#m7
could stay here all night
B
**F#m/A
and A5
watch the A%
the sky.
F#m11
Well, this riv B5
*Composite arrangement
**Bass plays A. ***Bass plays G#.
E
Chorus
Gtr. 3: w/ Riff C Gtr. 4 tacet
Run Verse
3.
Gtrs. 3 & 4: w/ Rhy. Fig. 3 (1 1/2 times)
E
for the hills be - fore they burn. Lis ten
F#5
- to the
G#5
sound C#m7
of the world, then watch
it turn but shake a B5
lit tle.
G#5
- Some
E
times
- I’m ner - vous when I talk, I shake a
F#5
lit tle.
G#5
-
Some C#m7
times
- I hate the line I walk. I just
B5
wan na G#5
- show
Gtr. 6: w/ Riff B
F#m['11]
you what I know,
Gtrs. 3 & 4
P.M.
Rhy. Fig. 4
G#m[b13]
and catch you in the cor
A'9
ner
- and let you go.
B'11
Or should I just 3
End Rhy. Fig. 4
get Pre-Chorus
E
a - long with my - self? I nev
E,7/G#
er
- did get
Gtrs. 3 & 4 tacet
C#m7
a - long with ev - ’ry
-
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24
46
57
5 7
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0
bod - y else. I’ve
B
been try - in’ hard E
to do what’s right, but you
E,7/G#
know I
C#m7
could stay here all night
B F#m/A
and A5
watch the
A%
Gtrs. 3 & 4
A,7 E'4/G# F#m11
Gtr. 1
C#m
clouds fall from the sky, be -cause this riv - er
(Oh, is wild.
Gtrs. 3 & 4
Gtr. 2 divisi
let ring
Chorus
Bkgd. Voc.: w/ Voc. Fig. 1 Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 Gtr. 2: w/ Riff A Gtrs. 3 & 4 tacet
B A,7
God - speed you, boy.
G#m7 A C#m
This riv - er is wild.
B A,7 G#m7
Now 4.
A
Ad
-
oh. Oh, oh.)
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0
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4 24 4
Verse
Gtrs. 3 & 4: w/ Rhy. Fig. 3
E
am’s
- tak - in’ bombs, and he’s stuck on his mom be
F#5
cause
- that
G#5
bitch C#m7
keeps try’n’ to make him pray.
He’s B5
with the G#5
hip
Gtrs. 3 & 4: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2
E
pie
- in the park com - in’ o - ver the dark just
F#5
try’n’ to G#5
C#m7 B5 G#5
Gtrs.
3 & 4
A5
get some of that lit - tle girl play. You bet - ter run for the hills be - fore
Gtrs. 3 & 4
P.M. (cont. in slashes)
Gtr. 6
let ring
G#5 F#5 E5
they burn. Lis - ten to the sound of the world, don’t watch it turn. I just wan - na
let ring let ring let ring
show
Gtrs. 3 & 4: w/ Rhy. Fig. 4 Gtr. 6: w/ Riff B
F#m['11]
you what I know,
G#m[b13]
and catch you in the cor A'9
ner
- and let you go.
B'11
Or should I get
46 46
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6 0
0 4
6
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4
0 2
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0 2 2
2 0
0 1
2
Gtrs.
3 & 4
Pre-Chorus
E A E/G#
a-long with my - self? I nev-er did get a-long with ev-’ry - bod-y else. I’ve been try-in’
*Gtr. 7
f
*Synth. arr. for gtr.
B G#/B# C#mtype 2 E Aopen
hard to do what’s right, but you know I could stay here all night
Gtrs. 3 & 4 tacet
F#m/A
and A5
watch the A%
clouds A,7
fall from
E'4/G#
the sky.
F#m11 B
Gtr. 7
**Gtr. 8 (dist.)
ff
**Doubled throughout
9
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9
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9
9
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00 0
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24 4
24 4
00 0
F#m/A
And A5
pay this A%
w/ wah-wah
mf 3 3 3 3 3 3
rit.
Gtr. 9: w/ Riff D (2 times)
B A,7 G#m7
A C#m
This riv - er is wild.
B A,7
God - speed you, boy.
G#m7 A C#m
This riv - er is wild.
B A,7 G#m
poco
Now the
Gtr. 9
poco rit.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Gtr. 1
poco rit.
Gtr. 2
poco rit.
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64 4
1 2 4 0 0 2
4 4
Slower q = 86
cars Outro
E
are ev -’ry -where, rais - in’ dust in the fair - ground. Spoken: I don’t think I ever seen so many head-A
Gtr. 9
fdbk.
**
Pitch: G# **Fade out
*Gtr. 10
w/ fingers let ring throughout mp
*Piano arr. for gtr.
Gtr. 1
Gtr. 2 divisi
***
***
***Fade out
Gtrs. 1, 2 & 9 tacet
lights.
E/G# B
But there’s some - thing pull
G#/B#
in’
-
Gtr. 10
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7 9
0 4
4 5 5 4
7 5
0 4
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7 5
0 5
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7 5
0 64 5
4 5
6 4
5 4
7 5
2 2
4 4 4 2
3
4 2
me.
C#m
The cir
E
cus
- and the crew, well, they’re
just B/D#
pass - ing through, mak - in’ sure
C#m
the mer - ry still
B
goes
’round, A
but it’s a long,
B
long, long way down.
E
4 5
6 6
5 4
7
6 5
7 4
4 5 5 4
7 5
6
7 4 4 4
7 4 7
4 5
6 6 5
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Moderately fast q = 107