Sams Town Tab

The Killers - Sam's Town
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Tabbed By: Jim Files (jimfiles@iprimus.com.au)
Tuning: Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)

Intro (let chords ring)
     B		    C#m		   A			  F#m
|--3~--3~--3~--3~---1~--1~--1~--1~---1~--1~--1~--1~---3~--3~--3~--3~--|
|--5~--5~--5~--5~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--3~--|
|--5~--5~--5~--5~---2~--2~--2~--2~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--3~--|
|--5~--5~--5~--5~---0~--0~--0~--0~---3~--3~--3~--3~---5~--5~--5~--5~--|
|--3~--3~--3~--3~--------------------1~--1~--1~--1~---5~--5~--5~--5~--|
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For the next part of the intro brandon starts on the keys and then dave enters
on guitar, if you want to learn to play the keyboard part of the intro
go to http://youtube.com/watch?v=0OicJ4-j3oo for a guide.

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|------------------------------------8---12---5-------8---5---0-------|

Verse (x2)

Nobody ever had a dream round here...
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|--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--|
P.M...............................................................................................

Pre-Chorus (x2)

For the next bit i've shown both the guitar and bass line on the same staff
just to try and give the feel of the whole song but obviously you won't be
able to play them both. 

I've got this energy beneath my feet...								 |Last time
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|-------10----------11----------13---------11--------8--------10--------6-------8----|-------10-------7--|
|----10----10----12----12----12----12---10----10---8---8---10----10---7---7---8---8--|----10--------7----|
|-------------------------10----------8----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|--8----------10---------------------------------6-------8----------5-------6--------|--8---------5------|
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Bass
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--Last-----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--Time-----------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|------------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1----------------------------------|-----------------|
Db|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1--|--3~-----0~------|

Chorus (x3) (let chords ring)

...time is the answer to the question...
|--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3--5-5-5--2-2-2--|
|--3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--6-6-6--3-3-3--|
|--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--5-5-5--2-2-2--|
|--5-5-5----0-0-0------------------0-0-0--|
|--5-5-5----------------------------------|
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the last time through the chorus add this section on the end

..now and then
|--2--3--------3----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--3--4-------4-----7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--4--5------5------7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--4--5-----5-------7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2--3----3--------5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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Bridge

Have you ever seen the light...				    Have you ever seen a light...
|-----------13---------------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
|-----13-15----15-13-15--------15b16r15-13-----------------13-15----15-13-15--------15b16r15-13--------|
|--15--------------------------------------15-7---------15--------------------------------------15-14--|
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Verse 2 and Pre-chorus 2 are repeated exactly the same as before

Chorus 2 (x3) (let chords ring)

...time is the answer to the question...
|--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3--5-5-5-|-2-2-2--|
|--3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--6-6-6-|-3-3-3--|
|--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--5-5-5-|-2-2-2--|
|--5-5-5----0-0-0-----------------|-0-0-0--|
|--5-5-5--------------------------|--------|
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on the third time through skip the marked chord and go striaght into the following

home...			every now and  then 
|--1-1-1----0-0-0----3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--------5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
|--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--------7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3----4-4-4----5-5-5--------7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--3-3-3----2-2-2----5-5-5----4-4-4----5-5-5--------7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--1-1-1----0-0-0----5-5-5----2-2-2----3-3-3--------5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
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Ending x4

I see london...
|--18-18-17----15------------18-18-17----15------------18-18-17----15---------------------------------------|
|-----------18----18-15-18------------18----18-15-18------------18----18-15-13---15-18-15-13---15-18-15-13--|
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Thats about it. Comments, corrections, welcome.