Killers-All These Things That I've Done - BPM - 150
[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--------
[Intro - No drums - Half bar per chord instance] [G][G] - [G][C] [G][G] - [G][G]
[Verse 1] [G] So at my show on [C] Monday, I was hoping [Am] someday You'd be on your [Bm]way to [C]better [G]things It's not about your [C] make up or how you try to [Am] shape up To these [Bm] tiresome [C] paper [G] dreams. [C] [C] Paper [Am] dreams, honey [Bm][D]
[Verse 2] [G] So now you pour your [C] heart out, you're telling me you're [Am] far out But not about to [Bm] lie down [C] for your [G] cause [G] But you don't [C] pull my strings 'Cause I'm a [Am] better man [Bm] moving on to [D] better [G] things
[Chorus - DRUMS IN] [G] But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to *my show (melody climb A,B,C) Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day
[Verse 3 - Bring drums down - string slaps for snare] [G] And at the show on [C] Tuesday, she was in her [Am] mindset Tempered [Bm] furs and [C] spangled [G] boots Looks are de [C] ceiving, make me be [Am] lieve it And these [Bm] tiresome [C] paper [G] dreams. [C] Paper [Am] dreams, honey [Bm] . Y [C] eah
[Verse 4] [G] Soooo won't you [C]go far, tell me you're a [Am] keeper Not about to [Bm] lie down [C] for your [G] cause [G] But you don't [C] pull my strings 'Cause I'm a [Am] better man [Bm] moving on to [C] better [G] things
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS] [G] But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day
[Bridge] [Em] Yes, I [D] wish that we never [Bm]made [C]it [G] Through all the summers [Em] And kept them [D]up instead of kicking [Bm]us [C]back [G]down to the suburbs [Em] Yes, I [D] wish that we never [Bm]made [C]it [G] Through all the summers [Em] And kept them [D]up instead of kicking [Bm]us [C]back [G]down to the suburbs
[Instrumental - 1 bar per chord] [Em][G][Am][G] [Em][G][Am][G] [Drums stop]
[Chorus] [G] But oh- [D] oh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way (drums back in) But oh- [C] oh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day [End]
