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Mr Brightside

The Killers
Chords & TabKeyC#CapoFret 1intermediate147 BPM
4.9(9k)

Chords in this song7

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Intro

   

Verse 1

Coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
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 the drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his

Pre-Chorus

Сhest now
He takes off her dress now
Let me go
I just can't look
It's killing me
And taking control

Chorus

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

Instrumental

    
    
Or play tab, all x2
(Actual fret numbers, not relative to the capo.)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10----10----10----10----|-11----11----11----11----|
D|----11----11----11----11-|----11----11----11----11-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13----13----13----13----|-------------------------|
D|----11----11----11----11-|-13----11----10----11----|
A|-------------------------|----11----11----11----11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse 2

I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
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 the drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his

Pre-Chorus

Сhest now
He takes off her dress now
Let me go
'Cause I just can't look
It's killing me
And taking control

Chorus

Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibies
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
‘Cause I'm Mr. Brightside

Instrumental

    
    

Outro

I never   
I never   
I never   
I never   

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