The Killers

Mr Brightside


This is the actual intro for mr brightside you can see the fingering of it in the
video if you pause it at the right bit.


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Author/Artist: The Killers
Title: Mr Brightside
Transcribed by: Andrew Biles

Not much really to explain about this tab, it's a simple layout of the actual song where
follows the generic pattern of intro - verse - chorus - verse - chorus - outro,
it kind of has a pre-chorus section as well, but it's still what you'd expect from a song.
Great band, great song, so try it.

Capo 2 (to save a bit of effort on the stretches) - all relative to capo

 Intro/Verse
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                                                                        x6 (2nd verse x4)

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 Chorus
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                  x2   2nd ending (3:00)                                  x2

 Outro (last time missing last note)
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any questions? andrewbiles@hotmail.com
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Lyrics (azlyrics.com):

I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his—chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now, let me go

I just can't look its killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his—chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now, let me go

I just can't look its killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibi
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

I never...
I never...
I never...



THE KILLERS - MR. BRIGHTSIDE
Tabbed by Allen Gregory (allengregory167@hotmail.com)

(Capo 1st Fret)

Guitar 1: (plays this during Verse)

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|-------18---------18--- 18-|-------18---------18--- 18---||
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Pre-Chorus (see below as same as Guitar 2 or alternatively you can continue same pattern as verse above as either way sounds good)

Chorus:

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During Chorus from 'The Price I Pay'"

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Guitar 2:
C   F ( x 2 )

Verse

C	         
Coming out of my cage  
			  F
And I've been doing just fine
		   
Gotta gotta be down
		   C
Because I want it all 

C		      
It started out with a kiss
			 F 
How did it end up like this?
		
It was only a kiss
		C
It was only a kiss

		
Now I'm falling asleep
                     F
And she's calling a cab
                      
While he's having a smoke
 	               C
And she's taking the drag 
                  
Now they're going to bed
                  F
And my stomach is sick
                   
And it's all in my head


Pre-Chorus:

                        Am
But she's touching his chest now 
                   G
He takes off her dress now
       F
Let me go
 Am            
And I just can't look
      G
It's killing me
       F
And taking control 


Chorus:


C
Jealousy
F	         Am
Turning saints into the sea
G		      C
Turning through sick lullaby
F	        Am
Joking on your alibi
G	           C
But it's just the price I pay
F	   Am
Destiny is calling me
G	    C	          F
Open up my eager eyes
Am        G	   
I'm Mr. Brightside 

C   F  Am   G  ( x 4 )

(Repeat from start)

Solo:

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I never....

C  F  Am  G ( repeat )

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