Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
*----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------*
*This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the*
*song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.*
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
Released on October 6th 2006, "Sam's Town" is the opening track for the Killers's
second album. Not released as a single, but this tune is one of the most
regarded by fans, due its loud lead chorus and emotive last verses.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Brandon Flowers
Music by the Killers
Key of A, tempo 4/4, 140 bpm
Tune drop Db, low to high: Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Update 2014.03.01: Disclaimer and track info added.
===============================================================================
PRELUDE
Brandon's synth arrengment (play with drop Db tuning)
|| -------------|-8----8----|-10----10----|-10---------- ||
|| -10----10----|---10---10-|----13----13-|----13------- ||
||O----10----10-|-----------|-------------|-------14-12-O||
||O-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------O||
|| -------------|-----------|-------------|------------- ||
|| -------------|-----------|-------------|------------- ||
Dave's guitar
Bsus2 Dbm
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-5------5-5-O|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||O-2------2-2-O|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||O-5------5-5-O|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||O-0------0-0-O|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| ------------ || |-----------------|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|
A Gbm
|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-3------3-3-O|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||O-3------3-3-O|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-3------3-3-O|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||O-0------0-0-O|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -5------5-5- || |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| -5------5-5- ||x3|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
INTRO
Brandon's synth arrengement (play with drop Db tuning)
|| ---6-10-6----10-13-10-|---3-6-3---|---6-10-6----10-13-10-|---13-17-13--- ||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------- ||
||O----------------------|-----------|----------------------|--------------O||
||O-8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------------------|-0------------O||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------10----------|-------------- ||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------- ||x2
Dave's guitar enters second time
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|---8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------5-----------|-0-------------|
VERSE I
P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 C#5 F#5 C#5 A5 F#5 Db5 F#5
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
||O-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------O||
||O--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-O||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||x2
A5Nobody C#5ever had a F#5dream round C#5here
But A5I don't really F#5mind that it's Db5starting to F#5get to me
A5Nobody C#5ever pulls the F#5seams round C#5here,
But A5I don't really F#5mind that it's Db5starting to F#5get to me
PRE-CHORUS
let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E F#m B A D E C#m D
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
|| ------10---------11----|-------13---------11----|-----8--------10---|-----6-------8--- ||
||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||x2
EI've got this F#menergy beBneath my Afeet
Like Dsomething underEground's gonna C#mcome up and Dcarry me,
EI've got this F#msentimental Bheart that Abeats
But DI don't really Emind that it's C#mstarting to Dget to me
E C#
|-----------|---------|
|------10---|-----7---|
|-----------|---------|
|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
|-----------|---------|
ENow C#
CHORUS
F#m Dbm D E A F#m Db D E Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|
C#Why do you waste my F#mtime?
Is the Dbmanswer to the Dquestion Eon your Amind
And I'm F#msick of all my Dbjudges
So sDcared of Ewhat they'll Dbfind
F#m Dbm D E A5 A#m Bm Bm7 Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|---------|-8------|-11-----|--------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-----7---|-8------|-8------|-11-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8---9---|--------|--------|-0------|
But I F#mknow that I can Dbmmake it
As long as Dsomebody Etakes me A5home
Every A#mnow and Bmthen Bm7 Db
BRIDGE _____ _____
|1. |2.
tied note
|| -----------13----------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|
|| -----13-15----15-13-15---(15)-|-15b16r15--13-------|----- ||------|
||O-/15-------------------|------|----------------15\-|-7---O||-14v--|
||O-----------------------|------|--------------------|-----O||------|
|| -----------------------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|
|| -----------------------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|
Have you Aever seen the C#mlights? F#m
Have you Aever seen the C#mlights? F#m
VERSE II
P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 C#5 F#5 C#5 A5 F#5 Db5 F#5
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
||O-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------O||
||O--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-O||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||x2
A5I took a C#5shuttle on a F#5shockwave C#mride
Where A5people on the F#5pen pull the Db5trigger for F#5accolades
A5I took a C#5bullet and i F#5looked inC#5side
And A5running through my F#5veins an AD5merican F#5masquerade
PRE-CHORUS
let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E F#m B A D E C#m D
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
|| ------10---------11----|-------13---------11----|-----8--------10---|-----6-------8--- ||
||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||x2
EI still reF#mmember grandma BDixie's Awake
I Dnever really Eknown anyC#mbody that Ddied before
ERed white and F#mblue upon a Bbirthday Acake
my bDrother, he was Eborn on the C#mfourth of JuDly
E C#
|-----------|---------|
|------10---|-----7---|
|-----------|---------|
|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
|-----------|---------|
And that's Eall C#
CHORUS
F#m Dbm D E A F#m Db D E Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|
C#Why do you waste my F#mtime?
Is the Dbmanswer to the Dquestion Eon your Amind
And I'm F#msick of all my Dbjudges
So sDcared of Ewhat they'll Dbfind
F#m Dbm D E A5 G#m F#m A#m
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-------|-3-----|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-------|-------|-3-----|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-------|-5-----|-3-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-2-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8-----|-7-----|-------|-------|
But I F#mknow that I can Dbmmake it
As long as Dsomebody Etakes me A5home
Every G#mnow and F#mthen A#m
B5 C#5
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D5 E5 rallentando
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
Every now and B5then C#5
Every now and D5then E5
OUTRO
|| -18-18-17----------------|-18-18-17----------------|
|| ----------18-20-18----18-|----------18-20-18----18-|
||O-------------------19----|-------------------19----|
||O-------------------------|-------------------------|
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| A C#m F#m C#m
|| -------------5-----------|-3-----------5-----------|
|| -6-----------6-----------|-3-----------6-----------|
||O-7-----------7-----------|-3-----------7-----------|
||O-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------7-----------|
|| -8-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|
|-18-18-17----------------|------------------------- ||
|----------18-20-18-------|----18----------18------- ||
|-------------------19-17-|-19----19-17-19----19-17-O||
|-------------------------|-------------------------O||
|-------------------------|------------------------- ||
|-------------------------|------------------------- ||x4
|
| D (C shape) D (A shape) C#m E (C shape)
|-3-----------6-----------|-5------------5---------- ||
|-4-----------8-----------|-6------------6---------- ||
|-3-----------8-----------|-7------------5----------O||
|-5-----------8-----------|-7------------7----------O||
|-6-----------6-----------|-5------------8---------- ||
|-------------------------|------------------------- ||x4
You know AI C#msee F#mLon-C#mdon, DI see C#mSam's ETown
AHolds C#mmy F#mhand C#mand Dlet's my C#mhair Edown
ARolls C#mthat F#mworld C#mright Doff my C#mshoulEder
AI C#msee F#mLon-C#mdon, DI see C#mSam's ETown
F#Now
slightly fade
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-b16-12--9-7-7h9p7-5-4-4h5p4-2-4-2-0----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4-2-4----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5-7-9-10-12-14-15-17--14--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|