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The Killers Bling (Confession of a King)
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Tabbed by: Aaron Fritschner
Email: malkovichmalkovich7@yahoo.com
I saw my favorite Killers tune doesnt appear to be out there yet,
so I jotted it down.
Tuning: Standard
Coming out of When You Were Young we are in F# for a moment with the synth,
Then it shifts up to Bm.
First part- youll have to listen to the record to get the timing right. Flowers
plays this little fill on the keys that you can hear, for instance, right
after the word survival, which is doubled by the electric guitar.
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B|--+12---10----------------------|
G|---------7--7-ring-------------|
D|-------------9------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
After the last one, right before How do you know
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B|----------------------------5-ring-----------------------------------------|
G|---7--64-(piano)--------7-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That youre right
(Strum) Bm A G
Thats the intro
Lyrics are:
When I offer you survival
You say its hard enough to live
Its not so bad, Its not so bad
How do you know that youre right?
From this point on there are two guitars in the mix, one acoustic and one electric,
With the acoustic playing the basic chords and the electric fiddling around with
The same chords farther up the neck.
Chords are
Bm
I work on the roadside
G
In the land of the free ride
E
I cant hold it any longer
Bm
The sun is beating down my neck
So I ran with the devil
Left a trail of excuses
Like a stone on the water
The elements decide my fate
Pre-chorus:
G A
Watch it go (Bling)
Chorus base chords are
D F#m
When I offer you survival
G
You say its hard enough to live
A F#m
Dont tell me that its over
G
Stand up, poor and tired
But more than this
A F#m
How do you know that youre right
G
If youre not nervous anymore?
A F#m G
Its not so bad, its not so bad
Lead on the chorus is the fun part, played 4 times
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B|-10-10-10-10--10----10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------|
G|-9--9--9---9---9-----9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10---10--10---10-10-10---10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------|
B|-10-10-10---10--10---10-10-10---10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9--10-9--10--9--10--9--10--9--10--9--10--9--10--9--10--------------------|
B|-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--------------------|
G|-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Back to verse:
I feel my vision slipping out of focus
But Im pushing on for that horizon
Im pushing on
Now Ive got that blowin wind against my face
So you sling rocks at the riptide
Am I wrong or am I right?
I hit the bottom with a hook- quite strange
I get my glory in the desert rain
Watch it go.. (when I offer you survival) Bling
Chorus:
When I offer you survival
You say its hard enough to live
Ill tell you when its over
Shut up- poor and tired but
More than this
How do you know that youre right
If youre not nervous anymore?
Its not so bad, its not so bad
Ending bit:
D
Higher and higher, were gonna take it
Down to the wire, were gonna make it
G A Bm F#m
Out of the fire
G A
Higher and higher
D
Higher and higher, were gonna take it
Down to the wire, were gonna make it
G A Bm F#m
Out of the fire
G A
Higher and higher
D
Higher and higher, were gonna take it
Gmaj7
Down to the wire, were gonna make it
G A Bm F#m
Out whoa oh oh
G A D
Higher and Higher
Strum distorted D
G A Bm
It aint hard to hold
F#m G
When it shines like gold
A D
Youll remember me
Finis.
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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