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When You Were Young Tab by The Killers

When You Were Young tab by The Killers (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

OPENING CHORD
e|-- 9----------|
B|---x----------|
G|---9----------|
D|---9----------|
A|---7----------|
E|--------------|


Intro:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---xxxxxxxx-------------------------------|
G|-44444444-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---44444444-------------------------------|
D|-22222222 444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
A|-22222222-444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
E|-00000000-222-44444- 7777777-4-00000000-------------------------------|
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LEAD PART
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|------------11----------------------11-------------------------------------|
D|------9----------8~----------9---------------------------------------------|
A|--11---------------------11-----------11~----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



NOTHING PLAYED IN VERSE



Chorus:

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

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------9~-----------11~------12~-----|------4~------------9~---------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----9~----------11~------13~--------|----4~------------9~-----------------|
A|--7~-----------9~------11~-----------|-2~------------7~--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



 NOTHING PLAYED IN VERSE



Chorus:

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

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------9~-----------11~------12~-----|------4~------------9~---------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----9~----------11~------13~--------|----4~------------9~-----------------|
A|--7~-----------9~------11~-----------|-2~------------7~--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




Bridge:

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

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------9~-----------11~------12~------|------4~------------9~---------------|
G|--------------------------------13~---|-------------------------------------|
D|-----9~----------11~------------------|----4~------------9~-----------------|
A|--7~-----------9~------9-s-11~-----11~|-2~------------7~--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Solo:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-------------16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|----------16--14--------------------------16--14---------------------------|
B|----------------------16---------------------------------------------------|
G|--13--16----------15-----16~------13--16----------13~----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--999-888-666----------3~---------------|
D|--------------9999-8-6-4~---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


Bridge:

"the devils water..."
e|---------|
B|-5~------|
G|-6~------|
D|-6~------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

"you dont have to drink right now.."

e|----------------------|
B|-9~-------------12~---|
G|-9~-------------13~---|
D|-9~-------------13~---|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

"but you can dip your feet.."

e|-----------------------|
B|-11~-------------12~---|
G|-11~-------------13~---|
D|-13~-------------13~---|
A|-13~-------------------|
E|-----------------------|

"every once in a .."
e|----------|
B|-11~------|
G|-11~------|
D|-11~------|
A|----------|
E|----------|



OUTRO - PALM MUTED

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---xxxxxxxx-------------------------------|
G|-44444444-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---44444444-------------------------------|
D|-22222222 444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
A|-22222222-444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
E|-00000000-222-44444- 7777777-4-00000000-------------------------------|



OUTRO SOLO

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-------------16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-14-14-14-14-------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-------------16-16-16-16-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|----------16--14--------------------------16--14---------------------------|
B|----------------------16---------------------------------------------------|
G|--13--16----------15-----16~------13--16----------13~----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---xxxxxxxx-------------------------------|
G|-44444444-xxx-xxxxx--xxxxxxx---44444444-------------------------------|
D|-22222222 444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
A|-22222222-444-66666--9999999-6-22222222-------------------------------|
E|-00000000-222-44444- 7777777-4-00000000-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-----------------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|------------11-----8------------------11-----------------------------------|
D|------9----------8---9~-------9--------------------------------------------|
A|--11----------------------11-----------11~---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4


e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--999-888-666----------3~---------------|
D|--------------9999-8-6-4~---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|



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| x  Dead note
| ~  Vibrato

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