The Ballad of Michael Valentine - The Killers
Tabbed by: Nick Van Den Broeke (nuke126@gmail.com)
Regular tuning (EADGBe)

Intro:

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Michael plays with stars
Soul Sister won't you take a ride in his car
Late to call
When you wanted to be all
Baby baby don't be so shy
Rock children hold your heads up high
In the night while I try
And tell the ballad of Valentine


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C
You got it bad, but you know it's true

  C
I caught up with a friend in Dallas
   Em
We took a trip to New Orleans
      Am
Those black-eyed ladies
F                 G
Won't say they're sorry

   C
We finally caught a train to Memphis
        Em
Where everybody talks the same
      Am
Those blue suede babies
F           G
All know my name
           C
And I said hold tight
                    G
Can't you see it's hurting me

But I've got the buzz
E    Am
Like Marlon Brando
C               F               G
Michael Valentine, can't we unite?

C
We ended up in North Dakota
Em
Although my heart's in Mexico
    Am        F        G
My muñequita Abre tus ojos

         C               Em
With your new suit, and your black tie
      Am                                  F    G
Hold on, you're just a gambling man, all proper like
Dm                         Bm
I broke to the right and I caught your eye
C                    Am
Shut your mouth and wave goodbye
    F                                   G
Tonight, I ain't gonna let you rain on this parade
           C
And I said hold tight
                    G
Can't you see it's hurting me

But I've got the buzz
E     Am
Like Marlon Brando
C                   F              G
Straight faced with misery tonight

           C                          G
And I will not lie when I say I ain't cold no more
                     E
But I've got the buzz
     Am
Like Greta Garbo
C                F
Walking forwards to the sun
                G                Am
And I've got a coat tail left to ride

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        F
Well uh oh
           G
I know he's gonna be there tonight

   C
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