Sams Town (ver 3) by The Killers
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Released on October 6th 2006, "Sam's Town" is the opening track for the Killers's
second album. Not released as a single, but this tune is one of the most
regarded by fans, due its loud lead chorus and emotive last verses.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Brandon Flowers
Music by the Killers
Key of A major
Tune drop Db, low to high: Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb
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Chords (low to high, in order of appereance, respective to tuning)
Csus2 X35533 Dm* XX0231 Bb* X13331 Gm* 550333 Bb X8876X Dm* x57765 Gm 35533X
F (C shape) X8756X C X35553 Eb X68886 D XX0232 C# (C shape) X6545X Bm 7997XX
Cm XX-10-10-88 Cm7 XX-10-10-8-11 D* 0-12-12-11XX C5 8-10XXXX D5 10-12XXXX
Eb5 11-13XXXX F 13-15XXXX
PRELUDE
Brandon's synth arrengment (play with drop Db tuning)
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Dave's guitar
Csus2 Dm*
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||o-5------5-5-o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-2------2-2-o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-5------5-5-o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-0------0-0-o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| ------------ || |-----------------|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|
Bb* Gm*
|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||o-3------3-3-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-3------3-3-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||o-3------3-3-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-0------0-0-o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -5------5-5- || |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| -5------5-5- ||x3|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
INTRO
Brandon's synth arrengement (play with drop Db tuning)
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||O----------------------|-----------|----------------------|--------------O||
||O-8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------------------|-0------------O||
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Dave's guitar enters second time
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|---8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------5-----------|-0-------------|
VERSE I
Palm mute all along
Bb5 D5 G5 D5 Bb5 G5 D5 G5
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||o-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-o||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||x2
Bb5 D5 G5 D5
Nobody ever had a dream round here
Bb5 G5 D5 G5
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me
Bb5 D5 G5 D5
Nobody ever pulls the seams round here,
Bb5 G5 D5 G5
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me
PRE-CHORUS
let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Gm C Bb Eb F Dm Eb
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||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
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F Gm C Bb
I've got this energy beneath my feet
Eb F Dm Eb
Like something underground's gonna come up and carry me,
F Gm C Bb
I've got this sentimental heart that beats
Eb F Dm Eb
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me
F D
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|------10---|-----7---|
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|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
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F D
Now
CHORUS
Gm Dm Eb F Bb Gm D Eb F D
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|
D Gm
Why do you waste my time?
Dm Eb F Bb
Is the answer to the question on your mind
Gm D
And I'm sick of all my judges
Eb F D
So scared of what they'll find
Gm Dm Eb F A#5 Bm Cm Cm7 D
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|---------|-8------|-11-----|--------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-----7---|-8------|-8------|-11-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8---9---|--------|--------|-0------|
Gm Dm
But I know that I can make it
Eb F A#5
As long as somebody takes me home
Bm Cm Cm7 D
Every now and then
BRIDGE _____ _____
|1. |2.
tied note
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Bb Dm Gm
Have you ever seen the lights?
Bb Dm Gm
Have you ever seen the lights?
VERSE II
P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb5 D5 G5 D5 Bb5 G5 D5 G5
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||O-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------O||
||O--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-O||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||x2
Bb5 D5 G5 D5
I took a shuttle on a shockwave ride
Bb5 G5 D5 G5
Where people on the pen pull the trigger for accolades
Bb5 D5 G5 D5
I took a bullet and I looked inside
Bb5 G5 D5 G5
And running through my veins an American masquerade
PRE-CHORUS
let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Gm C Bb Eb F Dm Eb
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|| ------10---------11----|-------13---------11----|-----8--------10---|-----6-------8--- ||
||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||x2
F Gm C Bb
I still remember grandma Dixie's wake
Eb F Dm Eb
I never really known anybody that died before
F Gm C Bb
Red white and blue upon a birthday cake
Eb F Dm Eb
my brother, he was born on the fourth of July
F D
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|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
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F D
And that's all
CHORUS
Gm Dm Eb F Bb Gm D Eb F D
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|
D Gm
Why do you waste my time?
Dm Eb F Bb
Is the answer to the question on your mind
Gm D
And I'm sick of all my judges
Eb F D
So scared of what they'll find
Gm Dm Eb F A#5 Am Gm Bm
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-------|-3-----|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-------|-------|-3-----|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-------|-5-----|-3-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-2-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8-----|-7-----|-------|-------|
Gm Dm
But I know that I can make it
Eb F A#5
As long as somebody takes me home
Am Gm Bm
Every now and then
C5 D5
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Eb5 F5 rallentando
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|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
C5 D5
Every now and then
Eb5 F5
Every now and then
OUTRO
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||O-------------------19----|-------------------19----|
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| Bb Dm Gm Dm
|| -------------5-----------|-3-----------5-----------|
|| -6-----------6-----------|-3-----------6-----------|
||O-7-----------7-----------|-3-----------7-----------|
||O-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------7-----------|
|| -8-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
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|-------------------19-17-|-19----19-17-19----19-17-O||
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| D# Eb Dm F
|-3-----------6-----------|-5------------5---------- ||
|-4-----------8-----------|-6------------6---------- ||
|-3-----------8-----------|-7------------5----------O||
|-5-----------8-----------|-7------------7----------O||
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Bb Dm Gm Dm D# Eb Dm F
You know I see London, I see Sam's Town
Bb Dm Gm Dm D# Eb Dm F
Holds my hand and let's my hair down
Bb Dm Gm Dm D# Eb Dm F
Rolls that world right off my shoulder
Bb Dm Gm Dm Eb D# Eb Dm
I see London, I see Sam's Town
F
Now
slightly fade
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