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
1.
2.
Tune down 1/2 step:
(low to high) Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb
Gtr. 1 (dist.)
* Riff A
Bm
f
*Chord symbols reflect implied harmony.
Ah.
**
End Riff A
**Fade in
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A
Bm
***
***Chord symbols reflect overall harmony.
G
F#sus4 G F#sus4
When 1.
ev Verse
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A (2 times)
Bm
’ry
- -bod - y else re - frained, my un -cle Jon-ny did co - caine.
G F#sus4
He’s con
-
vinced Bm
him-self right in his brain that it helps to take a - way the pain.
G
Hey, F#sus4
Jon
-
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Interlude
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A
Bm
ny.
-
G
Hey, what you say, F#sus4
Jon - ny? 2.I
wan Verse
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A (2 times)
Bm
na
- go out to - night, come a lit - tle clos -er to the cit - y lights.
G F#sus4
Lev - i
-
ta Bm
tion
- ain’t your on - ly friend, lev - i - ta -tion com-in’ back a - gain.
G F#sus4
You feel the
burn Pre-Chorus
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A (2 times)
G
in’
- in your bod y’s- core,
F#sus4
it’s a yearn Em7
ing
- that you can’t ig - nore. And I
Gtr. 2 (dist.) Riff B
f 8v a
wan Bm
na
- go out to - night. S, s, s, su
AsusÊ
per
- -man and hold on tight. And he’s con
-8v a
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vinced G
him - self right in his brain
AsusÊ
that it
Gtr. 2 8v a
Gtr. 1
Riff C End Riff C
helps Chorus
Dsus2
to take a way D,9/C#
- the pain.
Gtr. 2 tacet
Bm7
Hey, D5/A
Jon G5
ny.
-Asus4
Hey, what you say, Jon -ny?
Gtr. 2 8v a
End Riff B
*Gtrs. 1 & 3 Rhy. Fig. 1
let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring
End Rhy. Fig. 1
*Gtr. 3 (dist.), played f. Composite arrangement
Interlude
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A Gtr. 3 tacet
Bm
G F#sus4
My 3.
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ap Verse
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A (2 times)
Bm
pe
- -tite ain’t got no heart, I said my ap - pe -tite ain’t got no heart.
G F#sus4
Shock-in’
peo Bm
ple
- when you feel that pull. Shock ’em, drop ’em when you know it’s full.
G F#sus4
I feel the
burn Pre-Chorus
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A (2 times) Gtr. 2: w/ Riff B
G
in’
- in my bod-y’s core,
F#sus4
it’s a yearn Em7
ing
- that you can’t ig - nore. Now I
got Bm
ta
- go out to - night. Hey, Jon-ny, I got faith
AsusÊ
in ya, man, I mean it. It’s gon-na be 3
al - right. And he’s
con
vinced Gtr. 1: w/ Riff C
G
- him - self right in his brain
AsusÊ
that it
helps Chorus
Gtrs. 1 & 3: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 (3 times)
Dsus2
to take a way D,9/C#
- the pain.
Bm7
Hey, D5/A
Jon G5
ny.
-Asus4
Hey, what you say, Jon - ny?
Dsus2
(Tell us what’s D,9/C#
go - in’ on.
Bm7
Feels like ev D5/A
’ry
- -thing’s wrong.
G5 Asus4
Hey, what you say, Jon -ny?
Dsus2
If the fu D,9/C#
ture
- is real,
Bm7
Jon-ny, you’ve D5/A
got to heal.)
G5 Asus4
Hey, what you say, Jon- ny?
Outro
Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A (1 3/4 times)
Bm
G
F#sus4
*Gtr. 4
Bm
mf 8v a
*Kbyd. arr. for gtr.
Gtr. 4 tacet
G F#sus4
When ev
Bm
’ry
- -bod - y else re - frained, my
Gtr. 1
let ring
un B5/F#
cle
- Jon - ny did
E5
co - caine.
D6(no3rd) C#m7(no3rd)
poco rit.
B5
let ring let ring let ring let ring poco rit.
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19
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Moderately fast q = 140
Bones
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
Intro
(Come µ
with me.)
1 3 1 2 1
Bm7
2 1 3
Amaj7
3 4 2
E
1 3 4 1 1 1
F#m
1 1 1
Dmaj7
*Gtr. 1
f
*Synth. arr. for gtr.
Gtr. 2 (dist.)
Amaj7
mf
Bm7 F#m E
Gtr. 1
Dmaj7 E
(cont. in notation)
We
1. took a
let ring
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17
14 17 14
17
14
17 14
17
14 17 14 17 17 14
17
16
back Verse
* Gtr. 1 tacet
C#m7
road, we’re gon - na look
Dmaj7
at the stars. We took a back
Bm7
road in my car.
Gtr. 2
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
*Chord symbols reflect overall harmony.
C#7
- we’ll hold hands.
C#7
the thun -der speaks Dmaj7
for the sky, and on the cold
G#m7b5
C#7 Dmaj7
And on the
my bones
F#m
E
on your
Dmaj9
same:
C#7 Dmaj7
(Wait till to mor
them when
Bm7
the dead
C#7
comes call
Dmaj9
from C#7
this fright.
Dmaj9
But they can
my bones
F#m E
on your
Dmaj9
my skin
F#m
E
on your
Dmaj9
had C#/E#
a lov - er.
Nev E
er
- had soul.
I nev
B7
er
- had soul.
Nev Asus2
er
- had a good
And I time.
nev -er had C#m7
a good time.
Nev D
er
- got told.)
And I nev-er 3
got E
told.
Don’t you wan-na
let ring
come Chorus
Gtr. 2 tacet
A
with me? Don’t you wan -na feel
Bm7
my bones
F#m E
on
*Gtr. 3
Rhy. Fig. 1
*Synth. arr. for gtr.
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your D
bones? It’s on ly
E
- nat - u - ral. Don’t you wan -na
End Rhy. Fig. 1
swim
Gtr. 3: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
A
with me? Don’t you wan -na feel
Bm7
my skin
F#m E
on
Gtr. 1
Riff A
your D
skin? It’s on ly
E
- nat - u - ral. Don’t you wan -na
End Riff A
come Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A
Amaj7
with me?
Dmaj7
Don’t you wan - na feel
E
my bones
F#m
Gtr. 2
Rhy. Fig. 2
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poco rit.
poco rit.
E
on your
Dmaj9
with me.
Dmaj7
my skin
F#m E
on your
Dmaj9
Moderately slow q = 63
My List
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
Intro
(Percussion)
µ
(Percussion & bass)
µ(C5)
*Gtr. 1 2 3 1
Am
1 3 4 2
F
3 2 1
C
3 2
G
2 3
Em
mp 8v a
*Synth. arr. for gtr.
Gtr. 1
C Em F C Em
8v a
**Gtr. 2
w/ fingers mp
**Piano arr. for gtr.
F G Am F C G
8v a
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3 5
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7 8
3 5
10 12
5 7
C
Em F C
Let
1. me wrap
Verse
* Gtr. 1 tacet
C
my -self a - round Em
you, let you
8v a
*Chord symbols reflect implied harmony.
show F
me how I see.
C
And when you come back in from no
Em
where,
- do you
Gtr. 2
ev F
er
- think of me?
G Am
Your heart
F C
is not a
G
ble.
-
C
Let me show
Em
you how much
F
I care.
C
I
2. need those eyes
let ring
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0
Verse C
to tide me o
Em
ver,
- I’ll take your pic
F
ture
- when I go.
C
Gives me 3
let ring let ring let ring
strength and gives me pa
Em
tience,
- but I’ll nev
F
er
- let you know.
G
I got
3
let ring let ring let ring let ring
noth Am
in’
- on you, ba
F
by,
- but I al
C
ways
- said I tried.
G
3
let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring
C
Let me show
Em
you how much
F
I care.
C
But
let ring let ring let ring
3
0 1
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20
3
1 1
2 3
1
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0
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3
1
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3
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2
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2
0
1
1
3
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3
0
3
0 1
0 20
3
1
1 2
3 1
3
some Pre-Chorus
Gtr. 2 tacet
Am
times
- it gets hard, and don’t she know.
*Gtr. 3 (dist.)
f
*Two gtrs. arr. for one.
Gtr. 2
Interlude
Rhy. Fig. 1
Dm7/C Cmaj7 F/C G/C F6 Cmaj7/E F/A G
End Rhy. Fig. 1
**Two gtrs. arr. for one.
Don’t Chorus
Gang Vocals:
Gtrs. 2 & 3: w/ Rhy. Figs. 1 & 1A (3 times) Gtr. 4: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1B
Dm7/C
give the ghost
Cmaj7
up, just clench
F/C
your fist.
G/C
You should - a known
F6
by now
Cmaj7/E
you were on
F/A
my list.
G
Don’t Dm7/C
give the ghost Cmaj7
up, just clench F/C
your fist.
G/C
You should-a known
(Don’t give the ghost up.
Gtr. 4
F6
by now
Cmaj7/E
you were on
F/A
my list.
G
Voc. Fig. 1
Should -a known by now, should -a known by now.)
Don’t Dm7/C
give the ghost Cmaj7
up, just clench
F/C
your fist.
G/C
You should-a known
(Don’t give
End Voc. Fig. 1
the ghost up. You should-a known
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108
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X79
Bkgd. Voc.: w/ Voc. Fig. 1
F6
by now
Cmaj7/E
you were on.
F/A G
by now you were on my list.)
Gtr. 5 (dist.)
mp
1 1 1/2
Gtr. 4
Gtr. 3
Bridge
Gtr. 4 tacet
Am F C G
When your heart is not a - ble,
Gtr. 2 8v a
Gtr. 5
1 1 1
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5 7
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17
19 19
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8
8 8 8 8
10 10 10 0
Am F C G
and your prayers, they’re not fa - bles.
8v a
1 1/2 1 1/2
C Em F Am
Let me show
*Male & Female:
you,
(Let me show you,
let me show you,
let me show
8v a
*Female voice sung in octave written, doubled by male voice sung one octave below.
1 1
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9 8 7
8 8 8 8
7
8 5
7 8 8
C Em F C
(cont. in notation)
you.)
let me show you how much I care. Oh.
Gtr. 2 divisi Gtr. 1 8v a
1 1 1
Gtr. 1
Gtr. 5 divisi
*
Gtr. 2 tacet
C Em F C
Gtr. 5 tacet
Gtr. 1
Em
8v a
*Applies to Gtr. 1 only.
Gtr. 3
fdbk.
F C
8v a
C5
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17 17
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8 5 7
8
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7 5
7
7 17 15
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17
17 15
18 17 15 17 18 17 15
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32 0 10
17
3 20 10
Intro
Moderately fast q = 140