Killers-All These Things That I've Done - BPM - 80
[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--------
[Drums and Vocals arrangement - sub divisions are high hat hits] F F x F - x x F x - x x x x - x x x x (4 times) B B B B B B B B ----- C F F S - S B B B x x x x (8 times)
[Verse 1 - Vocals start high with same note for first 3 notes] Well, I've been watc ... hing, .... while you've been coug ... hing ......... I've been drin king life, while you've been nau seous .... so I drink to health, .... while you kill your self ..... (And)I've got just one thing that I can offer
[Chorus - Drums C+B Sb Sb Sb] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah
[Solo] 4 bars
[Verse 2] I'm not a martyr, ... I'm not a prophet ... (And)I won't preach to you, but here's a caution ... You+bet+ter un der stand ... , (that)I won't hold your hand ... But+if+it helps you mend, then I won't stop it
[Chorus] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah
[Bridge] Drown ... if you want, ... and ... I'll see you in the bot tom Where you'll crawl ... on my ..skin ... and put the blame on me so you+don't+feel+a+thing (hold scream for 5 bars  - drums stop and come back in)
[Chorus] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah