The Killers - Battle born
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Released on September 17th 2012, "Battle Born"
is the homonimous track for the Killers' fourth album.
During the 2012-2013 Battle Born tour, this is the tune
that closes most of their setlists due its emotiveness.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by B. Flowers, D. Keuning, M. Stoermer & R. Vannucci Jr.
Music by the Killers
Key of F# (it would be G but it's half step down)
Tuning Eb (low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
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NOTE: Chords are listed as their standard flat tuning, but are played on a Eb tuning
Chords (low to high, in order of appereance)
G 320033 D X00232 or X5777X C X32010 Am X02210 Cadd9 X3203X
Fmaj7 X33210 Cm X35543 G* 355433 Em 022000 or X7998X
INTRO
G D-C D-Em G-Am Am-Cadd9 C
(Refer to song for timing, it'll be important for chorus and ending)
VERSES I & II
GYou lost faith in the Dhuman spirit
Fmaj7You walk around like a Cghost
Cm G*
Your star-spangled heart
Took aAm train for the Dcoast
GWhen you shine you're a Dhilltop mansion
Fmaj7So how'd you lose the Clight?
Cm G*
Was it blown by the wind,
In the Amstill of the Dnight?
CWe're up against the wall
CHORUS (strum like intro)
GUp against the wall
D-C D Em
There's something dying on the street
When they knock you down
G-Am Cadd9
You're gonna get back on your feet
(CNo you can't stop Dnow)
VERSES III & IV
GI always saw you as a Dkind of keeper
Fmaj7A mother to a Cchild
Cm G*
But your boys have grown soft
And your Amgirls have gone Dwi
-
ldDsus2GFrom the blue ridge Dto the black hills
Fmaj7To the redwood sCky
The Cmseason may Gpass
But the Amdream doesn'tD die
CWhy did you drop the ball?
CHORUS (strum like intro)
GUp against the wall
D-C D Em
There's something dying on the street
When they knock you down
G-Am Cadd9
You're gonna get back on your feet
(CNo you can't stop Dnow)
GWhen they break your heart
D-C D Em
When they cause your soul to mourn
Remember what I said
G-Am Cadd9
Boy you was battle born
(CNo, you can't stop Dnow)
INTERLUDE
Em Am You was battle Cadd9born...
Em When the night falls on the Cland
Are you haunted by the Amsound?..Cadd9.
Em It's gonna take more than a Cadd9hand
To turn this thing aAmround
Won't you lean it on Cme?
Rescue, Amset me Emfree
CHORUS (strum like intro)
GUp against the wall
D-C D Em
There's something dying on the street
When they knock you down
G-Am Cadd9
You're gonna get back on your feet
CCause you can't stop Dnow
GDid they break your heart?
D-C D Em
Did they cause your soul to mourn
Remember what I said
G-Am Cadd9
Boy you was battle born
CCause you can't stop Dnow
GCome on show your face
D-C D Em
Come on give us one more spark
So we'll start a fire
G-Am Cadd9
Unless we fall into the dark
CAnd you can't stop Dnow
GYou never know
If you never learn
D-C
You never shine
If you never burn
D-Em
The rising tide
The undertow
G-Am
The venom and
The overflow
You turn aCadd9way
CWelcome home
G D-C D-Em G-Am Am-Cadd9 C
G D-C D-Em G-Am Am-Cadd9 C G