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When You Were Young  The Killers

The Killers
When You Were Young
Sam's Town (2006)
Tuning: Half step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on
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I tried to include everything so sorry if it's long.
I haven't really included any rhythm but you figure most of it out just by listening...
INTRO:
 
 eb-----10--------|
 Bb-----10--------|
 Gb------0--------|
 Db------7--------|
 Ab------8--------|
 Eb---------------|

That is the correct opening chord but if you find that awkward to play then this sounds
just as good I think:
 
 eb-----10--------|
 Bb-----10--------|
 Gb------0--------|
 Db-----10--------|
 Ab------8--------|
 Eb---------------|

Guitar 1:
 
 eb---x-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb---x-x---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
 Gb---x-x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 Db---x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Ab---x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Eb---x-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
 
 eb--------5-------------------5-----------------|
 Bb-----------8--0--(0)-----------8--------------|
 Gb----------------------------------------------|
 Db-----5-------------------5--------------------|
 Ab--7-------------------7-----------7--(7)--7\--|
 Eb----------------------------------------------|

VERSE ONE (no guitar):
Verse one has no guitar, just bass. Here is the bass part for guitar if you want to play along:
 
 Eb---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes
PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:
 
 eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb--------10-(10)---------12----------13---------------13-(13)---------10-(10)--|
 Gb---------0--(0)----------0-------------0--------------0--(0)----------0--(0)--|
 Db-----10--------------12---------14--------0------14--------------10-----------|
 Ab--8--------------10---------12----------------15-------------\--8-------------|
 Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young
CHORUS:
Start playing the intro and chorus riff when he sings "you"
Guitar 1:
 
 eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
 Gb-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 Db-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Ab-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
 
 eb--------5-------------------5-----------------|
 Bb-----------8--0--(0)-----------8--------------|
 Gb----------------------------------------------|
 Db-----5-------------------5--------------------|
 Ab--7-------------------7-----------7--(7)--7---|
 Eb----------------------------------------------|

VERSE TWO
During Verse two, play these chords, palm muted...
 
 eb--------------------------------------------|
 Bb--------------------------------------------|
 Gb--10------12-------14-------17------10------|
 Db--10--x8--12--x3---14--x5---17-x8---10--x8--|
 Ab---8------10-------12-------15-------8------|
 Eb--------------------------------------------|

Can we climb this mountain
I dont know
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy
Easy now
Watch it go
PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:
 
 eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb--------10-(10)---------12----------13---------------13-(13)---------10-(10)--|
 Gb---------0--(0)----------0-------------0--------------0--(0)----------0--(0)--|
 Db-----10--------------12---------14--------0------14--------------10-----------|
 Ab--8--------------10---------12----------------15-------------\--8-------------|
 Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane
That started turning
When you were young
When you were young
CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
 
 eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
 Gb-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 Db-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Ab-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
 
 eb--------5-------------------5-----------------|
 Bb-----------8-------------------8--------------|
 Gb--------------0--(0)--------------------------|
 Db-----5-------------------5--------------------|
 Ab--7-------------------7-----------7--(7)--7---|
 Eb----------------------------------------------|

PRE-SOLO:
 
 eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb--------10-(10)---------12----------13---------------13-(13)---------10-(10)--|
 Gb---------0--(0)----------0-------------0--------------0--(0)----------0--(0)--|
 Db-----10--------------12---------14--------0------14--------------10-----------|
 Ab--8--------------10---------12----------------15-------------\--8-------------|
 Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And sometimes you close your eyes
And see the place where you used to live
When you were young
Play these chords just before the solo:
 
 eb------------------------|
 Bb------------------------|
 Gb---5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7---|
 Db---5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7---|
 Ab---3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5---|
 Eb------------------------|

SOLO (Guitar 1 plays the intro/chorus chords in the background):
 
 eb----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-----17-17-17-17-17-17-17---17-17-17\----------------------------------|
 Gb---------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14----|
 Db----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 eb------------17--15----------------------------17--15--------------|
 Bb-----------------------17-----------------------------------------|
 Gb-14--14h17---------16------17-(17)-----14h17----------14-(14)-----|
 Db------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb------------------------------------------------------------------|
 eb-----------------------------------------3-----|
 Bb-----------------------------------------3-----|
 Gb--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----|
 Db--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----|
 Ab---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2--0--2-----|
 Eb-----------------------------------------3-----|

BRIDGE:
They say the devil's water
It ain't so sweet
You dont have to drink right now
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while
Play this after bridge:
 
 eb-----------|
 Bb-----------|
 Gb-----------|

Db--17-(17)--|
 
 Ab-----------|
 Eb-----------|

SOLO TWO (Guitar 1 plays the intro/chorus chords in the background):
 
 e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B---17-17-17-17-17-17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-17\8-8-8--10-10-10---10-10-10/20-20-20-20-20-20-20---|
 G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B---20-20-20-20-20-20-20---20-20-20\8-8-8-10-10-10---10-10-10--|
 G--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE THREE:
 
 eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
 Gb-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 Db-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Ab-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes
G (32000x)
C (x3201x)
Am (x0221x)
Csus2 (x2001x)
F (13321x)
G* (35543x)
Am* (57755x)
C* (8 10 10 9 8 x)
[G]He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But he[C] talks like a gen[Csus2]tleman[Am]
Like you imagined
F G* Am* C*
When you were young
(talks like a gentleman)[F]
(like you imagined)
LAST CHORUS:
 
 eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
 Gb-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 Db-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Ab-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

When you were young
I said he doesnt look a thing like Jesus
He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But more than you'll ever know
 
 eb-----------------------------------------3-----|
 Bb-----------------------------------------3-----|
 Gb--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----|
 Db--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4--2--0-----|
 Ab---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2--0--2-----|
 Eb-----------------------------------------3-----|

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