The Killers - "This River is Wild" tabbed by: Nick Van Den Broeke (nuke126@gmail.com) http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/allu2/thekillerstabs.html flat tuning EbAbDbGbBbeb chords used: A: 5-7-7-6-5-5 A(open): x-0-2-2-2-x B: x-2-4-4-4-2 B5: 7-9-x-x-x-x C#m: x-4-6-6-5-4 C#m7: 9-11-x-x-x-x E: 0-2-2-1-0-0 E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x E/G#: 4-7-6-4-5-4 F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x G#/B#: x-3-6-5-x-x Intro: eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-4-6---4------------4--4-6---4--------------| Eb|-----7---5--5-7-4-5--------7---5--5-7-4-5-0-| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---8-8-8/9--9-| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x/x--x-| Ab|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6/7--7-| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----| Verse 1: The leaves are falling down on the beautiful ground I heard a story from the man in red He said the leaves are falling down Such a beautiful sound slide harmonic note on Ab string from pickups up the neck (rapid picking) Son, I think you better go ahead E5 But you always hold your head up high F#5 G#5 C#m7 Cause it's a long, long, long way down B5 G#5 E5 This town was meant for passing through Boy, it ain't nothin' new F#5 G#5 C#m7 B5 E5 Now go and show 'em that the world stayed round. But it's a Interlude: Delay set for 8th note w/1 repeat. set octaver for one octave above. eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------10-10-10-9---------------------------7-7-7----------5-5-4---| Gb|-------9------------------9-11-11-11-9------6-------9------4-------4-| Db|----11------------------9-----------------7--------------6-----------| Ab|-12------------------11-----------------9--------------7-------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------7-7------| Bb|-------5-5-4-----------5-5-4-5--------5-5-4---------------10-9-| Gb|-----4-------4-------4--------------4-------4------8-----------| Db|---6---------------6--------------6--------------9-------------| Ab|-7---------------7--------------7--------------9---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| long, long, long way down Verse 2: E5 You better run for the hills before they burn F#5 G#5 C#m7 B5 G#5 Listen to the sound of the world, don't watch it turn. I just wanna F#m(add11) G#m(b13) Aadd9 Badd11 eb|--------------------------0----------------------------------0-------| Bb|---------0------------------0--------------0-------------------0-----| Gb|-----2-----2---------4--------4--------6-----6---6-------8-------8---| Db|---4---4-----4-----6---6--------6----7---7-----7-------9---9-------9-| Ab|-4---------------6-----------------7-----------------9---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| show you what I know and catch you when the current lets you go. Or I should I just Pre-Chorus 1: E Emaj7 C#m7 B eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---8-8-8---9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8-8-8---| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x---| Ab|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6---| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------0-------0-| get along with myself? I never did get along with everybody else. I've been tryin' E Emaj7 C#m7 B eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---8-8-8---9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8-8-8---| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x---| Ab|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6---| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------0-------0-| hard to do what's right, but you know I could stay here all night eb|--------------------------------------------------------0------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------0----0------------------| Gb|-6-6-6/9-9-9/11-11-11/13-13/16-16-16/18-0------2--------2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| Db|-4-4-4/7-7-7/-9--9--9/11-11/14-14-14/16-0--2/4---4---4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--2/4-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-| And watch the clouds fall from the sky. Well, this river is wild. Chorus 1: eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8-8-8---| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x---| Ab|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6---| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-------0-----------------------0-------0-| This river is wild. eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8-| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-| Ab|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-------0-----------------------0---| Verse 3: E5 Run for the hills before they burn F#5 G#5 C#m7 Listen to the sound of the world B5 G#5 Then watch it turn but shake a little E5 F#5 G#5 Sometimes I'm nervous when I talk and shake a little C#m7 Sometimes I hate the line I walk B5 G#5 I just wanna F#m(add11) G#m(b13) Aadd9 Badd11 eb|--------------------------0----------------------------------0-------| Bb|---------0------------------0--------------0-------------------0-----| Gb|-----2-----2---------4--------4--------6-----6---6-------8-------8---| Db|---4---4-----4-----6---6--------6----7---7-----7-------9---9-------9-| Ab|-4---------------6-----------------7-----------------9---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| show you what I know and catch you when the current lets you go. Or I should I just Pre-Chorus 2: E5 (let sustain) get along with myself I never did get along with everybody else I've been trying hard to do what's right But you know I could stay here all night eb|--------------------------------------------------------0------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------0----0------------------| Gb|-6-6-6/9-9-9/11-11-11/13-13/16-16-16/18-0------2--------2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| Db|-4-4-4/7-7-7/-9--9--9/11-11/14-14-14/16-0--2/4---4---4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--2/4-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-| And watch the clouds fall from the sky. Because, this river is wild. Chorus 2: eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|---4------------------------------------| Db|-6---4-6------4-----6--6-6-4-6------4---| Ab|---------7--7---6-7------------7--7---6-| Eb|----------------------------------------| Godspeed ya, boy This river is wild. Verse 4: E5 Now Adam's taking bombs And he's stuck on his mom F#5 G#5 C#m7 Because that bitch keeps trying to make him pray B5 G#5 E5 He's with the hippie in the park Comin' over the dark F#5 G#5 C#m7 Just trying to get some of that little girl play B5 G#5 You better eb|----------------------------0-----------------------------------0-------| Bb|---------0--------------------0--------------0--------------------0-----| Gb|-----6-----6---6-------4--------4--------2-----2---0----------------1---| Db|---7---7-----7-------6---6--------6----4---4-----4---------2----------2-| Ab|-7-----------------6-----------------4-------------------2---2----------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------0----------------| run for the hills before they burn. Listen to the sound of the world, don't watch it turn. I just wanna F#m(add11) G#m(b13) Aadd9 Badd11 eb|--------------------------0----------------------------------0-------| Bb|---------0------------------0--------------0-------------------0-----| Gb|-----2-----2---------4--------4--------6-----6---6-------8-------8---| Db|---4---4-----4-----6---6--------6----7---7-----7-------9---9-------9-| Ab|-4---------------6-----------------7-----------------9---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| show you what I know. And catch you when the current lets you go. Or I should I just Pre-Chorus 3: E get along with myself A E/G# I never did get along with everybody else B G#/B# C#m I've been trying hard to do what's right E But you know I could stay here A All night F#m/A A5 A6/9 Amaj7 Eadd4/G# F#m11 B eb|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------| Gb|-6-6-6/9-9-9/11-11-11/13-13/16-16-16/18-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-| Db|-4-4-4/7-7-7/-9--9--9/11-11/14-14-14/16-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And watch the clouds fall from the sky eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-6-6-6/9-9-9/11-11-11/13-13/16-16-16/18-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4/16--16-16-16-16-0-| Db|-4-4-4/7-7-7/-9--9--9/11-11/14-14-14/16-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4/16--16-16-16-16-0-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2/14--14-14-14-14-0-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The pain is hell in me tonight. Because this river is wild... Chorus 3: with wah pedal eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16/18\16-16-16\14-14-14-14-14-14-14\11/-| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| Ab|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16\14-14-14\12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-9/-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| ...wildddd Godspeed ya, boy eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9/13-13-13/---| Db|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x----| Ab|-/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9\7-7-7-7-7-7/11-11-11/---| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| This river is wild. eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16/18\16-16-16\14-14-14-14-14-14-14\11/-| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| Ab|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16\14-14-14\12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-9/-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| ...wilddd eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9/13-13-13/--| Db|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x---| Ab|-/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9\7-7-7-7-7-7/11-11-11/--| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| This river is wild eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16/18\16-16-16\14-14-14-14-14-14-14\11/-| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| Ab|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16\14-14-14\12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-9/-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Godspeed ya, boy eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9-9-9/13-13-13/-| Db|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--| Ab|-/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9\7-7-7-7-7-7/11-11-11/-| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| This river is wild eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16/18\16-16-16\14-14-14-14-14-14-14\11/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-9-| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-| Ab|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16\14-14-14\12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-| Outro: (no guitar) Now the cars are everywhere Face the dust at the fairground I don't think I've ever seen so many headlights But there's something pulling me The circus and their crew Well they're just passing through Making sure that merry still goes 'round But it's a long, long, long way down