Mr Brightside Acoustic Chords

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Rendition of the song with open chords and intro riff easier to play on acoustic guitar. Link to the cover tabs are based on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVrpbdKWK5I All notes are relative to capo on 1st fret.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	C#
Capo:	1st fret

Author JonTheFlip [pro] 180. Last edit on Jul 29, 2019

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[Chords]
    Am    G     F     F*    C
e|--0--|--3--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
B|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|
G|--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|
D|--2--|--0--|--3--|--3--|--2--|
A|--0--|--2--|--3--|--3--|--3--|
E|--x--|--3--|--x--|--x--|--x--|
 
 
[Intro]
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|--------9---9------|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|---10--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine. Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|--------9---9------|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|---10--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|--------9---9------|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|---10--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab. While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|--------9---9------|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|---10--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick. And it's all in my head, but she's touching his
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|-------8---8--8---8--8--8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------8---8--8---8--8--8---|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|-------9---9--9---9--9--9---|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Am                          G
Chest now, he takes off her dress now
       F      F*
Let me go
Am                      G
I just can't look, it's killing me
    F           F*
And taking control
 
[Chorus]
C         F                Am
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
G                     C          F               Am
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
G                 C            F          Am
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
G          C     F      Am            G           C  F  Am
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside
             G           C  F  Am  G
Yeah I'm Mr. Brightside
 
[Verse 2]
Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine. Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|--------9---9------|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|---10--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|-8-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-------------------|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|-9-----------------|-------------------|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|-10----------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab. While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|--------9---9------|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|---10--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick. And it's all in my head, but she's touching his
e|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|------8---10---8---|-8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---|
G|----9---9---9------|----9---9---9------|--------9---9------|-9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9---|
D|-10----------------|-9-----------------|---10--------------|-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-8-----------------|-8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Am                          G
Chest now, he takes off her dress now
       F      F*
Let me go
Am                      G
I just can't look, it's killing me
    F           F*
And taking control
 
[Chorus]
C         F                Am
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
G                     C          F               Am
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
G                 C            F          Am
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
G          C     F      Am            G           C
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside
 
[Interlude]
F  Am  G
C  F  Am  G
 
[Outro]
  C   F  Am  G
I never
  C   F  Am  G
I never
  C   F  Am  G
I never
  C   F  Am  G
I never
 
e|-0---------------|-----------------|---0---------------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1---3---1---|---1---------------|
G|-0-0---0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-0-0---------------|
D|-2---------------|---2-------------|---2---------------|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|---3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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3 comments

Intro sounds a semitone flat when played along to the Killers track?

thank you so much