Uncle Johnny chords by The Killers

Chords with lyrics

Chords adapted from this amazing acoustic version of the song on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLU4ne3xY0k

Definitely worth checking out!

She plays it with a capo on the 4th fret and I prefer how it sounds there, but if you
want to play along to the album version chuck a capo onto the 1st fret.

The girl in the video should take the credit for this tab but
any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Chords used:

A minorAm  = x02210
Gsus4Gsus4 = 320013
Fmaj7Fmaj7 = x33210
C majorC   = x32010
C/BC/B  = x20010
G+G   = 320003

Intro:
A minorAm  Gsus4Gsus4

Verse 1:
A minorAm
When everybody else refrained
Gsus4Gsus4
My uncle Johnny did cocaine
A minorAm
He's convinced himself right in his brain
Gsus4Gsus4
That it helps to take away the pain
   A minorAm    Gsus4Gsus4    A minorAm
Hey, Johnny
Gsus4Gsus4
Hey what you say Johnny
A minorAm
I wanna go out tonight
Gsus4Gsus4
Come a little closer to the city lights
A minorAm
Levitation aint your only friend
Gsus4Gsus4
Levitation coming back again

Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Feel a burning in your body's core
Gsus4Gsus4
It's a yearning that you cant ignore
A minorAm
Now I wanna go out tonight
Gsus4Gsus4
S-s-superman and hold on tight
Fmaj7Fmaj7               Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
He's convinced himself right in his brain
    C majorC      C/BC/B    A minorAm
That it helps to take away the pain
Gsus4Gsus4 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Hey, Johnny
G+G
Hey what you say Johnny

A minorAm  Gsus4Gsus4 (x2)

Verse 2:
A minorAm
My appetite aint got no heart
Gsus4Gsus4
I said my appetite aint got no heart
A minorAm
Shocking people when you feel that pull
Gsus4Gsus4
Shock 'em, drop 'em when you know its full

Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
I feel a burning in your body's core
Gsus4Gsus4
It's a yearning that you cant ignore
A minorAm
I gotta go out tonight
        Gsus4Gsus4
Hey Johnny I got faith in you man

I mean it, it's gonna be all right
Fmaj7Fmaj7               Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
He's convinced himself right in his brain
    C majorC      C/BC/B    A minorAm
That it helps to take away the pain
Gsus4Gsus4 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Hey, Johnny
G+G
Hey what you say Johnny

Outro:
C majorC   C/BC/B     A minorAm
Tell us what's going on
      Gsus4Gsus4    Fmaj7Fmaj7
Feel's like everything's wrong
G+G
Hey what you say Johnny
C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm
If the future is real
    Gsus4Gsus4     Fmaj7Fmaj7
Johnny, you've got to heal
G+G
Hey what you say Johnny

A minorAm  Gsus4Gsus4 (x2)

She then finishes with a FF Gsus4Gsus4 G+G A minorAm progression which sounds pretty nice.

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