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Somebody Told Me

The Killers
Tab
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Tab7

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse 1

(Breaking my back just to know your name, 17 tracks and I've had it with this game...)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
e|-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-|
B|-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--|
G|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

(I'm breaking my back just to know your name...don't blink you might miss)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
e|-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-|
B|-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--|
G|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

(Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this...)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|

(Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight...)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|

(Never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlight)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4------------|

Chorus 1

(Well, somebody told me, you had a boyfriend...)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|

D|-8888/4444/6666/3333/8888/4444/6666-|

A|-8888/4444/6666/3333/8888/4444/6666-|

E|-6666/2222/4444/1111/6666/2222/4444-|

e|---6-6---4-4---|
B|-------------4-|
G|-3-----3-------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Verse 2

(Ready? Let's roll onto something new, taking it's toll and I'm leaving without you...)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
e|-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-|
B|-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--|
G|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

(Ready? Let's roll onto something new...don't blink you might miss...)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
e|-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-|
B|-X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--|
G|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

(Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this...)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|

(Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight...)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|

(Never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlight)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4------------|

Chorus 2

(Well, somebody told me, you had a boyfriend...)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|

D|-8888/4444/6666/3333/8888/4444/6666-|

A|-8888/4444/6666/3333/8888/4444/6666-|

E|-6666/2222/4444/1111/6666/2222/4444-|

e|---6-6---4-4---|
B|-------------4-|
G|-3-----3-------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

[Interlude] (X2)

(Pace yourself from me...)

e|-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-9-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-11-11-11-9-9-9---------11-11-11-9-9-9---------|
B|----------------11-9-11----------------11-9-11-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-9---------|
B|-------------------------------11-9-11-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Chorus 3/Outro

(Somebody told me, you had a boyfriend...)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| X3

D|-8888/4444/6666/3333/8888/4444/6666-|

A|-8888/4444/6666/3333/8888/4444/6666-|

E|-6666/2222/4444/1111/6666/2222/4444-|

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-8-8-|
A|-8-8-|
E|-6-6-|

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