A Dustland Fairytale
The KillersVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
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A dustland fairytale beginning, just another white trash county kiss.
In 'Sixty-One, 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, Moon River, what you do to me.
But 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 palm tonight.
The change came in disguise of revelation set his soul on fire.
She says she always knew he'd come around.
And the decades disappear like sinking ships that we persevere.
God gives us hope, but we still fear, we don't know, the mind is poison.
Castles in the sky sit stranded, vandalised.
The drawbridge is closing.
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 ending when they turned the page, I threw my money and I ran away.
Straight to the valley of the great divide.
Out where the dreams all hide, out where the wind don't blow.
Out here the good girls die, and the sky won't snow.
Out here the bird don't sing, out here the field don't grow.
Out here the bell don't ring, out here the bell don't ring.
Out here the good girls die.
Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep, it's such a bitter form of refuge.
Oh don't you know the kingdom's under siege? And everybody needs you.
Is there still magic in the midnight sun? Or did you leave it back in 'Sixty-One?
In the cadence of a young man's eyes, and where the dreams roll high.
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Readable chord sheet for A Dustland Fairytale by The Killers
[Gmaj7]/[B] x20032
[D] [D] [D] [D]
A dustland [D]fairytale be[D]ginning, just another [A]white trash county [G]kiss.
In 'Sixty-[D]One, long brown [D]hair and foolish [D]eyes. [D]
[D] He looked just like you'd [D]want him to - some kind of [A]slick chrome American [G]prince.
A [A]blue jean sere[Bm]nade, Moon [Bm]River, what you [G]do to me. [G]
But [E]I don't believe you. [E]
[D] Saw Cinder[D]ella in a party [Gmaj7]dress [B]but she was [Gmaj7]lookin[B]g for a nightgown.
[A] I saw the [A]devil wrapping up his [D]hands, he's getting [D/F#]ready for the showdown.
[G] I saw the [D/F#]minute that I t[D/Bb]urned awa[Bm]y, I got my [A]money on a palm to[D]night. [D]
The [D]change came in dis[D]guise of reve[A]lation set his [G]soul on fire.
She [D/A]says she always [Gmaj7]knew h[B]e'd come a[D]round. [D]
And the [D]decades disap[D]pear like sinking [Bm]ships that we persev[Bm]ere.
God gives us [G]hope, but we still [G/B]fear, we don't [D]know, the [D]mind is poison.
[Bm] Castles in the [Bm]sky sit stranded, [G]vandalised. [G]
The [E]drawbridge is closing. [E]
[D/A] Saw Cinder[D/A]ella in a party [Gmaj7]dress [B]but she was [Gmaj7]lookin[B]g for a nightgown.
[A] I saw the [A]devil wrapping up his [D]hands, he's getting [D/F#]ready for the showdown.
[G] I saw the [D/F#]ending when they t[D/Bb]urned the [Bm]page, I threw my [A]money and I ran aw[D]ay.
Straight to the [D/F#]valley of the great div[A]ide.
[A] Out where the dreams all [D]hide, [D] out where the w[A]ind don't [G]blow.
[G] Out here the g[A]ood girls [Bm]die, [Bm] and the s[A]ky won't [D]snow.
[D] Out here the b[A]ird don't [G]sing, [G] out here the f[A]ield don't [G]grow.
[G] Out here the b[A]ell don't [Bm]ring, [B7] out here the bell don't [E]ring. [E7]
[G] [G] Out here the good girls [D/A]die.
Now Cinder[D/A]ella don't you go to [Gmaj7]sleep,[B] it's such a [Gmaj7]bitter[B] form of refuge.
[A] Oh don't you [A]know the kingdom's under [D]siege? And [D/F#]everybody needs you.
[G] Is there still [D/F#]magic in the m[D/Bb]idnight [Bm]sun? Or did you [A]leave it back in 'Sixty-[D]One?
In the [D/F#]cadence of a young man's [G]eyes, [G] and where the d[A]reams roll [D]high.
NB: Chords not in brackets fall on the first beat of the bar
Chords in brackets are optional and fall on the third beat of the bar