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A Dustland Fairytale Acoustic

The Killers
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Chords:
/ / * /E* E7
E---2---0--(3)-(2)--(3)---0--(2)----(2)-----------------(2)--------x---------0--|
B---3---2---3---3----3----0---3------3------2-----(3)----3----3----5----4----0--|
G---2---2---0---4----0----1---2------2------2------3-----2----2----4----2----1--|
D---0---2---0---4----0----2---0------0------2------4-----x----2----2----1----0--|
A-------0--(2)--2----0----2---0------2------4------1-----4----0----0----2----2--|
E-----------3--------2----0--------------------------------------------------0--|
 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.
 Chorus:
 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.
 and that's it! I hope this helped, don't forget to rate and comment!
 Cheers...

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Readable chord sheet for A Dustland Fairytale Acoustic by The Killers

Chords:
    [D]   [A]   [G]   [Bm]  [G/f#]  [E]  [D/A]  [Gmaj7]/[B]  [A/C#]  [Bm]/[Bb]  [D/C#]  [A]*  [A]/E* [B/D#]  [E7]
E---2---0--(3)-(2)--(3)---0--(2)----(2)-----------------(2)--------x---------0--|
B---3---2---3---3----3----0---3------3------2-----(3)----3----3----5----4----0--|
G---2---2---0---4----0----1---2------2------2------3-----2----2----4----2----1--|
D---0---2---0---4----0----2---0------0------2------4-----x----2----2----1----0--|
A-------0--(2)--2----0----2---0------2------4------1-----4----0----0----2----2--|
E-----------3--------2----0--------------------------------------------------0--|

[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 [Bm]hair and foolish [D]eyes.
[D]  He looked just like you'd want him to - some kind of [A]slick chrome American [G]prince.
  [A]             [Bm]         [Bm]           [A]  [G]          [G]    ([G/f#])
A blue jean serenade, Moon River, what you do to me.
But [E]I don't believe you. [E]

[D/A]  Saw Cinderella in a party [Gmaj7]dress [B]but she was looking for a nightgown
[A/C#]  I saw the 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[Bm/Bb]urned a[Bm]way, I got m[A]y money on a palm [D]tonight.

The [D]change came in dis[D]guise of reve[A]lation set his [G]soul on fire.
She [A]says she always [Gmaj7]knew h[B]e'd [G]come aroun[D]d.
And the [D]decades disappear like [D/C#]sinking [Bm]ships that we persev[Bm]ere.
God [A]gives us [G]hope, but we still [Bm]fear, [G]we don't [D]know, the mind is poison.
[Bm]  Castles in the [Bm]sky sit stranded, [G]vandalised.    [G]
The [E]drawbridge is closing. [E]

[D/A]  Saw Cinderella in a party [Gmaj7]dress [B]but she was looking for a nightgown
[A/C#]  I saw the devil wrapping up his [D/A]hands, he's getting [D/F#]ready for the showdown.
[G]  I saw the [D/F#]ending when they [Bm]tur[Bb]ned the [Bm]page, I threw my [A/C#]money and I ran a[D]way
Straight to the [D/F#]valley of the great di[A]vide.

[A]  Out where the [A/E]dreams all [D]hide, out where the [A]wind don't [G]blow.
[G]              [G/f#]       [Bm]   [Bm]         [A]        [D]
  Out here the good girls die,   and the sky won't snow.
[D]  Out here the [A]bird don'[G]t sing[G],   out here the [A]field don't [G]grow.
[G]  Out here the [A/C#]bell don't [Bm]ring,[B/D#]   out here the bell don't [E]ring.   [E7]
[G]      [G]  Out here the good girls [D/A]die.

Chorus:
Now Cinder[D/A]ella don't you go to [Gmaj7]sleep,[B] it's such a [Gmaj7]bitter[B] form of refuge.
[A/C#]  Oh don't you know the kingdom's under [D/A]siege? And [D/F#]everybody needs y[G]ou.
Is there still [D/F#]magic in the [Bm]mid[Bb]night [Bm]sun? Or did you [A/C#]leave it back in 'Sixty-[D]One?
In the [D/F#]cadence of a young man's [G]eyes,   and where the [A]dreams roll [D]high.

[D]      [D]       [D]      [D]

and that's it! I hope this helped, don't forget to rate and comment!

Cheers...

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