Killers-All These Things That I've Done - BPM - 118
[Guitar sound] - Distorted, delay, verb? [Vocals] Octave up - high in mix
[Intro - Capo 2 - Free time no drums - Pluck harmonic at 12th with 1st and 4th finger whilst playing chords with thumb] [Harmonic pluck on every 1st beat] 4 plucks - 14th fret
[Melody descends] [E] When there's nowhere else to run [E7] Is there room for one... more... [A] son? One more [E] so o on? [E/D#-021100-Emaj7 really] If you [C#m]* can hold on, (keep high E open so can do harmonic) If you [A] can hold on, hold on [E]
[Drums in - Just bass drum B B B (BB)B] | E | E | E | E |
[Full drums - B S B SS] [See Riff A] | E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E |
[Verse 1 - Full drums] [E] I wanna stand up, I wanna let go You know, you know - no, you don't, you do oh on't [A] I wanna shine on in the hearts of [E] men (backward drums) [E] I want a meaning from the (melody offbeat slow) back of my broken hand
[E] Another head aches, another heart breaks I'm so... much ol...der than I I can ta a ake [A] And my affection, well it comes and [E] goes (backward drums) [E] I need direction to perfection, (Snare on each 'no') no no no no - help me
[Chorus - Put some offbeat chordal work in to drive - Octave up sound] [E] out, yeah You know you gotta help me [E] out, yeah Oh, don't you put me on the [A] back burner You know you gotta help me [E] out, yeah
[Verse 2 - Melody descends] [E] And when there's nowhere else to run Is there room for one more son? These [A] changes ...... ain't changing me, The [E] cold-hearted boy I used to be
[Chorus] [E] Yeah, you know you gotta help me [E] out, yeah Oh, don't you put me on the [A] back burner You know you gotta help me [E] out, yeah You're gonna bring yourself [C#m] down, yeah You're gonna bring yourself [A] down, yeah You're gonna bring yourself [E] down [Drums stop - Chug on E]
[Chug] [E] x 4 bars
[Bridge] [E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier [E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier [A] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier (go high - bring in backing vocals mic) [E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[Drums back but pattern is only play B bass once when play chord for first beat of each 2 bar section] [BxSx xSxS xxSx xxSx] [E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier [E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier [A] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier [E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier (bring bass drums back in one 1) [C#m] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier [A] I got soul, but I'm not a soldi [E] er
[Vamp - Drum solo etc] [E] x 4 bars
[Chorus] [E] Yeah, you know you gotta help me [E] out, yeah Oh, don't you put me on the [A] back burner You know you gotta help me [E] out, yeah You're gonna bring yourself [E] down, yeah You're gonna bring yourself [E] down, yeah Oh, don't you put me on the [A] back burner You're gonna bring yourself [E] down, yeah You're gonna bring yourself [C#m] down
[Outro] [(C#m)] Oh .. ver .. and .. [F#m] in .. last.. call.. for.. [A] sin While everyone's lost, the battle is [B] won (Drums stop)
With all these things that I've ...... [E] done (drums back in - and play bit of Riff A) With all these things that I've ...... [C#m] done [Vamp on C#m] If you [A] can hold on, if you [B] can hold on.. [E]
[Drum outro - just bass drum - Chug on E and play the odd fast strum] [E]
[Riff A] Relative to Capo [E] E -------------------0--------------- B -------------------0--------------- G -------------------x--------------- D -11-11-8-11--(x2)--8---8--8-(x2)--- A -9--9------9-------9--9--9--------- E -0-----------------0---------------
[E] E --------------------------0-------- B ---------------2----------0-------- G ---------------2----------x-------- D 11--11-11-8-11-2--(x2)----8---8--8-(x2) A 0--------------0----------9--9--9-- E --------------------------0--------
[Verse 1 - note for mid is C - first fret on B] It's close to [Am7] midnight, and something evil's, lurking in the dark. [D7] Under the [Am7] moonlight, you see a sight, that almost stops your heart. You try to [D7] scream, but terror takes the sound, before you [Am7] make it. You start to [D7] freeze, as horror looks you right between the [Am7] eyes You're para- [Em] lyzed.
[Chorus 1] 'Cos this is; [Am] Thril- [C] ler, ---------- [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; And [D7] no one's gonna save you from the [Dm7] beast about to strike. You know it's; [Am] Thril- [C] ler, ------------ [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; You're [D7] fighting for your life, inside a (delay chords until lyric) [F7] killer, [D7] Thriller, to [Am7] - night
[Interlude] [Am7]
[Verse 2] You hear the [Am7] door slam, and realise there's nowhere left to run. [D7] You feel the [Am7] cold hand, and wonder if you'll ever see the sun. You close your [D7] eyes, and hope that this is just imagi- [Am7] nation. But all the [D7] while, you hear the creature creepin' up be- [Am7] hind You're out of [Em] time.
[Chorus 2] 'Cos this is; [Am] Thril- [C] ler, ---------- [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; There [D7] ain't no second chance to kill the [Dm7] thing with forty eyes, girl. [Am] Thril- [C] ler, ------------ [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; You're [D7] fighting for your life, inside a [F7] killer, [D7] Thriller, [Am7] to-night.
[Bridge 1 - Play chords pretty straight ] [D7] Night creatures call and the [D7] dead start to walk in their [Fmaj7] masquerade. [G] [Am7] There's no escapin' the [Am7] jaws of the alien, this [Em7b5-022333] time; ---------- [Fmaj7] This is the end of your [E7sus4-020200] life. [E7]
[Verse 3] [Am7] They're out to get you; there's demons closing in on every side. [D7] They will pos- [Am7] sess you; unless you change the number on your dial. Now is the [D7] time, for you and I to cuddle close to- [Am7] gether. All through the [D7] night, I'll save you from the terror on the [Am7] screen; I'll make you [Em] see...
[Chorus 3] That this is; [Am] Thril- [C] ler, [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; 'Cos [D7] I can thrill you more than any [Dm7] ghost would dare try. [Am] Thril- [C] ler, [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; So [D7] let me hold you tight, and share a [F7] killer, [D7] Thriller, [Am7] to-night.
[Chorus 4] That this is; [Am] Thril- [C] ler, [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; 'Cos [D7] I can thrill you more than any [Dm7] ghost would dare try. [Am] Thril- [C] ler, [C] Thril- [D] ler [Am] Night; So [D7] let me hold you tight, and share a [F7] killer, [D7] thriller, [Am7] tonight