The Killers - "A Dustland Fairytale" tabbed by: Nick Van Den Broeke nuke126@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------- regular tuning A Dustland Fairytale beginning Just another white trash county kiss In '61, long brown hair, and foolish eyes He looked just like you'd want him to Some kind of slick chrome American Prince A blue jean serenade, and moon river, what'd you do to me I don't believe you Saw Cinderella in a party dress But she was looking for a nightgown I saw the devil wrapping up his hands He's getting ready for the showdown I saw the minute that I turned away I got my money on a pawn tonight e|--------10------------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10----| B|--7-------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7-----------| G|-----7------7------7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A change came in disguise of revelation, set his soul on fire e|--------10------------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10----| B|--7-------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7-----------| G|-----7------7------7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| She says she always knew he'd come around e|--------10------------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10----| B|--7-------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7-----------| G|-----7------7------7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| And the decades disappear like sinking ships, But we persevere, God gives us hope e|--------10------------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10----| B|--7-------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7------------7-----------| G|-----7------7------7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7------7-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| But we still fear what we don't know. The mind is poisoned e|-----------------------------------------------------------9---10--| B|------------10---7-----------------10---7--------------------------| G|--9---7-----------------9----7----------------9----7---------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Castles in the sky sit stranded, vandalized...... A Drawbridge closing Chorus: A Bm Saw Cinderella in a party dress Bm C#m But she was looking for a nightgown C#m D I saw the devil wrapping up his hands D F#m G He's getting ready for the showdown G F#m Bbm Bm I saw the ending where they turned the page Bm C#m D I took my money and I ran away D F#m A Straight to the valley of the great divide e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---7------------------7---------------------7-------------------6-------------------4----------------4--------------4-----------| D|-----------7--------------------7-------------------7---------------------7-----------------5---------------5--------------5----| A|------9----------9--------9-----------9---------9---------9----------7---------7--------5--------5------5-------5------5------5-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Out where the dreams are high, out where the wind don't blow e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------4----------4---------------4------------------4-------------------7----------------7--------------7--------------7------------| A|------4----------4-----------5----------------5-------------------5-----------------7----------------9--------------9--------------9-----| E|-------------------------7-------7--------7--------7----------7--------7--------9--------9-------10-----10------10-----10------10-----10-| Out here the good girls die, and the sky won't snow e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9-------------7-------------7--------------7-------------9-----------7--------------7--------------7--------------9--------------| D|----------11------------9-------------9-------------9--------------11----------9--------------9--------------9--------------11------| A|------12------------10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10------12----------10-----10------10-----10------10-----10------12------12--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Out here the bird don't sing, out here the field don't grow out here .. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--11--------------11--------------11--------------11-------------| D|----------12--------------12--------------13--------------13-----| A|------14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Em G the bell don't ring, Out here, the bell don't ring A I heard the good girls died A Bm Now Cinderella, don't you go to sleep Bm C#m It's such a bitter form of refuge C#m D Oh don't you know, the kingdom's under siege D F#m G And everybody needs you G F#m Bbm Bm Is there still magic in the midnight sun Bm C#m D Or did you leave it back in 61? 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