The Killers - A dustland fairytale
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A Dustland Fairytale
The Killers
Tabbed by rich-uk
20 November 2008
Chords:
Gmaj7/B x20032
D/F# 2x0232
D/A# x10232
D/A x00232
G/B x20003
B7 x21202
E7 020100
Intro:
D D D D
Verse 1:
A dustland Dfairytale beDginning, just another Awhite trash county Gkiss.
In 'Sixty-DOne, long brown Dhair and foolish Deyes. D
D He looked just like you'd Dwant him to - some kind of Aslick chrome American Gprince.
A Ablue jean sereBmnade, Moon BmRiver, what you Gdo to me. G
But EI don't believe you. E
Chorus 1:
D D Gmaj7/B Gmaj7/B
Saw Cinderella in a party dress but she was looking for a nightgown.
A I saw the Adevil wrapping up his Dhands, he's getting D/F#ready for the showdown.
G D/F# (D/A#) Bm A D D
I saw the minute that I turned away, I got my money on a palm tonight.
Verse 2:
The Dchange came in disDguise of reveAlation set his Gsoul on fire.
D/A Gmaj7/B D D
She says she always knew he'd come around.
And the Ddecades disapDpear like sinking Bmships that we persevBmere.
God gives us Ghope, but we still G/Bfear, we don't Dknow, the Dmind is poison.
Bm Castles in the Bmsky sit stranded, Gvandalised. G
The Edrawbridge is closing. E
Chorus 2:
D/A D/A Gmaj7/B Gmaj7/B
Saw Cinderella in a party dress but she was looking for a nightgown.
A I saw the Adevil wrapping up his Dhands, he's getting D/F#ready for the showdown.
G D/F# (D/A#) Bm A D
I saw the ending when they turned the page, I threw my money and I ran away.
Straight to the D/F#valley of the great divAide.
Middle Eight:
A D D (A) G
Out where the dreams all hide, out where the wind don't blow.
G (A) Bm Bm (A) D
Out here the good girls die, and the sky won't snow.
D (A) G G (A) G
Out here the bird don't sing, out here the field don't grow.
G (A) Bm B7 E E7
Out here the bell don't ring, out here the bell don't ring.
G G Out here the good girls D/Adie.
Outro:
D/A Gmaj7/B Gmaj7/B
Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep, it's such a bitter form of refuge.
A Oh don't you Aknow the kingdom's under Dsiege? And D/F#everybody needs you.
G D/F# (D/A#) Bm A D
Is there still magic in the midnight sun? Or did you leave it back in 'Sixty-One?
D/F# G G (A) D
In the cadence of a young man's eyes, and where the dreams roll high.
NB: Chords not in brackets fall on the first beat of the bar
Chords in brackets are optional and fall on the third beat of the bar