WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG THE KILLERS
Capo 4th Fret
G
C D Em G C (x2)
C D Em
You sit there in your heartache
G C
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
C D Em
To save you from your old ways
G C
You play forgiveness, watch it now, here he comes
C D Em
He doesn’t look a thing like Jesus
G
But he talks like a gentleman
C C D Em
Like you imagined when you were young
G C
C D Em
Can we climb this mountain I don’t know
G C
Higher now than ever before, aah
C D Em
No, we can make it if we take it slow
G c
Let’s take him easy, easy now, watch it go
C D Em
We’re burning down the highway skyline
G C
On the back of a hurricane that started turning
C D Em
When you were young
G C
C D Em
When you were young
G C
C D Em
And sometimes you close your eyes and see
G C
The place where you used to live
C Em D Em
When you were young
G C
C D Em
G C
C-C-C B-B-B A-A-A G-G-G G-F#-E-D
Am
They say the devils water it ain’t so sweet
C G
You don’t have to drink right now
Em G
But you can dip your feet
D
Every once in a little while
C D Em G C (x3)
C D Em
You sit there in your heartache
G C
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
C D Em
To save you from your old ways
G C
You play forgiveness, watch it now, here he comes
C D Em
He doesn’t look a thing like Jesus
G
But he talks like a gentleman
C C D Em
Like you imagine when you were young
G C C D Em
(he talks like a gentleman like you imagine ) when you were young
G C
I said
C D Em
He doesn’t look a thing like Jesus
G C
C D Em
He doesn’t look a thing like Jesus
G C
But more than you’ll ever know
C-C-C B-B-B A-A-A G-G-G G-F#-E-D
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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