Glamorous Indie Rock N Roll Tab

by The Killers
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Eb
Capo: no capo
Author Pelusteriano [pro] 5,328. Last edit on Jul 16, 2017
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*-This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.-*
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Originally released at June 7th 2004 as part of the Killers' debut album "Hot Fuss"
but only available in special editions of the album, and later on released as a promotional
single at October 8th 2005 due to its popularity among fans. The single reached #13 in
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, #62 in US Hot Digital Songs and #71 in US Pop 100.
This track was re-recorded on the compilatory "Sawdust" album. Due its popularity this
song was frequently played during the Sam's Town tour.
 
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
Music by the Killers
Guitar tuning: Eb, low to high Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Key of Eb major
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Note: This version is based on the next live performances
      Glastonbury 2004 - http://goo.gl/fMeEE8
      Glastonbury 2007 - http://goo.gl/kf3kyx
      T in the Park 2005 - http://goo.gl/7bU74A
      Lollapalooza 2005 - http://goo.gl/kxjMSM
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Chords (low to high, in order of appearance, chords relative to tuning)
E 022100  C#m 446650  A 577600  B 799800  E*(C shape) X76450  F#m7  044200
Bsus4 799900  F#5 244XXX  A5 0022XX  C#5 X466XX  B5 X244XX  C X32010  Am X02210
G 320033  G7 320001  Gaug 32104X  F X3321X
 
 
  INTRO
 
  piano arr. for guitar
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|     This piano part keeps playing until
|-------------------------|     chorus, comes back from verse III to
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|     second chorus.
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
 
 
  VERSES I & II
 
    E                                   C#m
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  Play staccato notes, it
|| -5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|  sounds better, also, play
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  with your fingers, you can
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  see Dave playing it that
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  way in live performances.
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
  A                                   B
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4- ||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
 
E                              C#m
Glamorous indie rock'n'roll is what I want
                      A
It's in my soul, it's what I need
                        B
Indie rock'n'roll, it's time
 
E
Two of us
                                C#m
Flipping through a thrift store magazine
                            A
She plays the drums, I'm on tambourine
                                B
Bet your, your bottom dollar on me
 
 
  CHORUS
                           E*
It's indie rock'n'roll for me
                           C#m
It's indie rock'n'roll for me
           F#m7
It's all I need
B  Bsus4 B
   It's indie rock'n'roll for me
 
 
  VERSE III
 
  E                                   C#m
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
  A                                   B                 Bsus4   B
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
E                                       C#m
In a clutch, I'm talking every word for all the boys
                    A
Electric girls with worn down toys
                         B
Make it up, break it up, what do you care
    Bsus4       B
Oh, what do you care?
 
 
  BRIDGE
 
  F#5        A5           C#5        B5              F#5        A5           C#5        B5
|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|------------2-2-2-2-2--|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4/6\4/6-|------------2-2-2-2-2--|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-X-X-11b-|
|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4/6\4/6-|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-X-X-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0--|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2/4\2/4-|-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0--|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-X-X-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--|--------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--|--------------------------|
                                       / or \: slide up or down                         X: mute  b: bend
 
  F#5             A5                C#5             B5                A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
  B*                                               C
|------------------------------------------------|-0---|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-1---|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-0---|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-2---|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-3---|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-----|
|
|(guitar overdub)
|------------------------------------------------|-----|
|---------------------------------9--10-9--10-11-|-12v-|
|-------------8-----8--9--11-9--11---------------|-----|
|-9--8--9--11---11-------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------------|-----|
|------------------------------------------------|-----|
                                               v: vibrato
F#5       A5             C#5 B5
I take my twist with a shout
F#5       A5             C#5          B5
A coffee shop with a cause, then I'll freak you out
F#5       A5                   C#5
No sex, no drugs, no life, no love
         B5         A        B*
When it comes to today
 
 
  BREAKDOWN
 
  C     Am      (+echo)   Dm      (+echo)   G       G7
|-0---|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-1--1--0-1-0-1---|-3--3-3--1--1--|
|-1---|-1--1--0-1-0-1---|-3--3--3-3-3-3---|-3--3-3--0--0--|
|-0---|-2--2--2-2-2-2---|-2--2--2-2-2-2---|-0--0-0--0--0--|
|-2---|-2--2--2-2-2-2---|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-0--0-0--0--0--|
|-3---|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-2--2-2--2--2--|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-3--3-3--3--3--|
 (comes from previous C chord)
 
  C       (+echo)   Am      (+echo)   Dm      (+echo)   G        Gaug
|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-1--1--0-1-0-1---|-3-3-3-3-------|
|-1--1--0-1-0-1---|-1--1--0-1-0-1---|-3--3--3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3--4----|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-2--2--2-2-2-2---|-2--2--2-2-2-2---|-0-0-0-0--0----|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2---|-2--2--2-2-2-2---|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0--1----|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3---|-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2--2----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3--3----|
 
C                          Am
Stay if you wanna love me, stay
    Dm                  G        G7
Oh, don't be shy, let's cause a scene
     C            Am
Like lovers do on silver screens
      Dm                   G        Gaug
Let's make it, yeah, we'll cause a scene
 
 
  CHORUS
 
|| -----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|----------------- ||
||o-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|| -----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|----------------- ||x4
 
                           C
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
                           Am
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
           F    G
It's all I need
                           E
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
 
 
  VERSE IV
 
E                                         C#m
In the clutch, I'm talking every word for all the boys
(Whoooooooo!)
              (Indie rock'n'roll for me!)
             F#m7
It's all I need (Whoooooooo!)
                        B
Makin' up, breakin' up, what do you care?
     Bsus4        B
It's indie rock'n'roll for me
 
E                                          C#m
Two of us, flipping through a thrift store magazine
(Whoooooooo!)
         (Indie rock'n'roll for me)
            F#m7
It's all I need (Whoooooooo!)
                        B
Makin' up, breakin' up, what do you care?
      Bsus4        B
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
 
                                      E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-|
 
 
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