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The Killers - When You Were Young
Intro & Chorus:
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|000000002224-4447777777700000000
Verse:
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|7777777799911-11.11.11.14.14.14.14.14.14.14.14.77777777
E|------------------------------------------------------
Structure:
Intro x2
Verse x2
Chorus x2
Verse x2
Chorus x3
Pause
Rise on One Note of Verse:
G|-----------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------
A|7-------9--11----------14--------------7-------
E|-----------------------------------------------
G|--------
D|--------
A|--------
E|00002222
Chorus x2
Descend:
G|----------------------------
D|----------------------------
A|----------------------------
E|12.12.12.11.11.11.9997777642
Pause
Chorus Variation:
G|---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------
A|----------------------------/7777
E|000000002224-444777777770000-----
Chorus x4
G|----------------
D|----------------
A|9999999999999999
E|----------------
G|-------------
D|-------------
A|-------------
E|777776-555552
Chorus x4
Descend:
G|----------------------------
D|----------------------------
A|----------------------------
E|12.12.12.11.11.11.9997777642
This is my first attempt at a Tab, hope you like it. I think it is
pretty accurate, apart from the end of the Chorus Variation
which I did a little guessing at. Please rate and comment.
http://www.bassmasta.net/k/killers,_the/.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Zero Average |
#1 by Zero Life at Aug 31, 2006 at 2:42 PM EST |
| I am loving this song. Kinda lost the whole new wave synth sound (which I liked) and come out with a more alt rock anthem sound. More guitar driven, and I like that. As for the meaning... i agree with geniusNOTatWork... | |
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DEMENTED KID Average |
#2 by DEMENTED KID at Nov 8, 2006 at 8:50 PM EST |
| omg eff hot fuss this is the sound of the killers, im lovin this song sounds like theyv dropped the disco in exchange for old rock anthem style, it all works weally weally well. I get the feeling that it seems like hes refering to innocence when he says 'when you were young' and 'he doesnt look a thing like jesus' is making a connection to the saviour boyfriend described in the song as being jesus-like in character but not looks sent to save a girl from her past relationships? | |
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Cody Average |
#3 by Cody (none of your buisness....stalker) at Dec 8, 2006 at 1:40 AM EST |
| This song is pure genius. It's a beautiful anthem. I think it's about a girl who's imagined a perfect boy 'when she was young'. She waits forever to find him, and she finally finds him, and he makes her a better person. Then the song later goes on to say "They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet/ You don't have to drink right now/ But you can dip your feet/ Every once in a little while" I interpret that as you don't have to be a perfect person, and it's okay to be bad every once in a while. I don't know...that's just what I think. Lyndz | |
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Cody Rhythm Player |
#4 by Cody Mosca at Jan 21, 2007 at 12:27 AM EST |
| I'm with ShotgunxxWedding, the song is about a girl who has dreamed up the perfect guy "when she was young." When she does meet him however, he doesn't look anything like perfection (or "Jesus" in this case, also, this is reminiscent of the "beautiful boy" line) but he still acts the way she pictured. the part: "They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet/ You don't have to drink right now/ But you can dip your feet/ Every once in a little while" reflects back to the girl's past relationships that fell apart. The "devil's water" symbolizes some sort of lure that is in the wrong person or, to generalize it, it can symbolize a person's looks. The fact that it "ain't so sweet" means that someone that seemed perfect at the time due to some lure or his/her looks isn't as great as you thought he/she was. Flowers then suggests that you can dip into these type of people once in a while in order to filter through people to get to that perfect person you imagined when you were young. And Flowers concludes the song by repeating the chorus in an act to emphasize that the perfect person doesn't have to look like the perfection that you imagined | |
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