When You Were Young tab by The Killers

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

OPENING CHORD
e|-- 9----------|
BB|---x----------|
G+G|---9----------|
D MajorD|---9----------|
A augmentedA|---7----------|
E MajorE|--------------|


Intro:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---xxxxxxxx-------------------------------|
G+G|-44444444-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---44444444-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-22222222 444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-22222222-444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-00000000-222-44444- 7777777-4-00000000-------------------------------|

LEAD PART
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G+G|------------11----------------------11-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9----------8~----------9---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--11---------------------11-----------11~----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

NOTHING PLAYED IN VERSE


Chorus:

 "... he doesnt look a thing like jesus..."

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------9~-----------11~------12~-----|------4~------------9~---------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9~----------11~------13~--------|----4~------------9~-----------------|
A augmentedA|--7~-----------9~------11~-----------|-2~------------7~--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

"...when you were young...."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G+G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 NOTHING PLAYED IN VERSE


Chorus:

"..we're burning down a highway..."

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------9~-----------11~------12~-----|------4~------------9~---------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9~----------11~------13~--------|----4~------------9~-----------------|
A augmentedA|--7~-----------9~------11~-----------|-2~------------7~--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

"...when you were young...."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G+G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G+G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Bridge:

"...and sometimes you close your eyes..."

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------9~-----------11~------12~------|------4~------------9~---------------|
G+G|--------------------------------13~---|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9~----------11~------------------|----4~------------9~-----------------|
A augmentedA|--7~-----------9~------9-s-11~-----11~|-2~------------7~--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Solo:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-16-16-16-16-------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D MajorD|-------------16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|----------16--14--------------------------16--14---------------------------|
BB|----------------------16---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--13--16----------15-----16~------13--16----------13~----------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|--999-888-666----------3~---------------|
D MajorD|--------------9999-8-6-4~---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|


Bridge:

"the devils water..."
e|---------|
BB|-5~------|
G+G|-6~------|
D MajorD|-6~------|
A augmentedA|---------|
E MajorE|---------|

"you dont have to drink right now.."

e|----------------------|
BB|-9~-------------12~---|
G+G|-9~-------------13~---|
D MajorD|-9~-------------13~---|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|

"but you can dip your feet.."

e|-----------------------|
BB|-11~-------------12~---|
G+G|-11~-------------13~---|
D MajorD|-13~-------------13~---|
A augmentedA|-13~-------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

"every once in a .."
e|----------|
BB|-11~------|
G+G|-11~------|
D MajorD|-11~------|
A augmentedA|----------|
E MajorE|----------|


OUTRO - PALM MUTED

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---xxxxxxxx-------------------------------|
G+G|-44444444-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---44444444-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-22222222 444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-22222222-444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-00000000-222-44444- 7777777-4-00000000-------------------------------|


OUTRO SOLO

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-16-16-16-16-------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D MajorD|-------------16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-14-14-14-14-------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D MajorD|-------------16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|----------16--14--------------------------16--14---------------------------|
BB|----------------------16---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--13--16----------15-----16~------13--16----------13~----------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---xxxxxxxx-------------------------------|
G+G|-44444444-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---44444444-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-22222222 444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-22222222-444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-00000000-222-44444- 7777777-4-00000000-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G+G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4


e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|--999-888-666----------3~---------------|
D MajorD|--------------9999-8-6-4~---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|


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| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato

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