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Tranquilize

The Killers
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D-DU-UDU
 Time it tells, living  in my hometown.
 Wedding bells, they  begin easy.
 Live it down, Baby  don't talk that much.
 Baby knows, that Baby  don't tease me.
 In the park, we  could go walking.
Down  in the dark, we  could go sailing.
 On the sea.
 Always here, always  on time, close call.
 Was it love, or was  it just easy?
 Money talks, when people  need shoes and socks.
 Steady boys, I think  that she needs me.
I  was just sipping  on something sweet.
 I don't need political  process.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  break down the door.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  come back for more.
 See, I was thinking that I lost  my mind,
 but it's been getting to me all  this time
 and don't  stop dragging  me down.
Silently,  reflection
turns  my world to stone.
Patiently,  correction
leaves  us all alone.
 And sometimes  I'm a-travelling,
 but tonight  this engine's failing.
 
 And I  still hear the children  playing:
 “Kick the can, kick  the can, skip and blackjack.”
 “Steal a car, and Ring-Around-Rosie.”
 “Rock 'n' Roll, Candyland,  Bogeyman.”
 “Run away, and give  me your sneakers.”
 Acid rain, when Abel  looked up at Cain.
 We began, weeping  and wailing.
 Hurry high from pestilence,  pills and pride.
 It's a shame, we could've  gone sailing.
 But heaven knows, heaven  knows everything.
 Tranquillise.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  break down the door.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  come back for more.
 See, I was thinking that I lost  my mind,
 but it's been getting to me all  this time
 and don't  stop dragging  me down.
Silently,  reflection
turns  my world to stone.
Patiently,  correction
leaves  us all alone.
 And sometimes  I'm a-travelling,
 but tonight  this engine's failing.
 
 And I  still hear the children  playing.
Dead  beat dancers, come  to us and stay.
 'Cos I don't  care where you been
 and I don't  care what you seen.
 We're the ones  who still believe
 and we're looking  for a page
 in that lifeless  book of hope,
 where dreams  might help you cope.
 Where the bushes  and the bombs,
 oh-oh,  tranquillise.
 Time it tells, living  in my hometown.
 Wedding bells, they  begin easy.
 Live it down, Baby  don't talk that much.
 Baby knows, that Baby  don't tease me.
 In the park, we  could go walking.
Down  in the dark, we  could go sailing.
 On the sea.
 Always here, always  on time, close call.
 Was it love, or was  it just easy?
 Money talks, when people  need shoes and socks.
 Steady boys, I think  that she needs me.
I  was just sipping  on something sweet.
 I don't need political  process.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  break down the door.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  come back for more.
 See, I was thinking that I lost  my mind,
 but it's been getting to me all  this time
 and don't  stop dragging  me down.
Silently,  reflection
turns  my world to stone.
Patiently,  correction
leaves  us all alone.
 And sometimes  I'm a-travelling,
 but tonight  this engine's failing.
 
 And I  still hear the children  playing:
 “Kick the can, kick  the can, skip and blackjack.”
 “Steal a car, and Ring-Around-Rosie.”
 “Rock 'n' Roll, Candyland,  Bogeyman.”
 “Run away, and give  me your sneakers.”
 Acid rain, when Abel  looked up at Cain.
 We began, weeping  and wailing.
 Hurry high from pestilence,  pills and pride.
 It's a shame, we could've  gone sailing.
 But heaven knows, heaven  knows everything.
 Tranquillise.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  break down the door.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  come back for more.
 See, I was thinking that I lost  my mind,
 but it's been getting to me all  this time
 and don't  stop dragging  me down.
Silently,  reflection
turns  my world to stone.
Patiently,  correction
leaves  us all alone.
 And sometimes  I'm a-travelling,
 but tonight  this engine's failing.
 
 And I  still hear the children  playing.
Dead  beat dancers, come  to us and stay.
 'Cos I don't  care where you been
 and I don't  care what you seen.
 We're the ones  who still believe
 and we're looking  for a page
 in that lifeless  book of hope,
 where dreams  might help you cope.
 Where the bushes  and the bombs,
 oh-oh,  tranquillise.
 Time it tells, living  in my hometown.
 Wedding bells, they  begin easy.
 Live it down, Baby  don't talk that much.
 Baby knows, that Baby  don't tease me.
 In the park, we  could go walking.
Down  in the dark, we  could go sailing.
 On the sea.
 Always here, always  on time, close call.
 Was it love, or was  it just easy?
 Money talks, when people  need shoes and socks.
 Steady boys, I think  that she needs me.
I  was just sipping  on something sweet.
 I don't need political  process.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  break down the door.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  come back for more.
 See, I was thinking that I lost  my mind,
 but it's been getting to me all  this time
 and don't  stop dragging  me down.
Silently,  reflection
turns  my world to stone.
Patiently,  correction
leaves  us all alone.
 And sometimes  I'm a-travelling,
 but tonight  this engine's failing.
 
 And I  still hear the children  playing:
 “Kick the can, kick  the can, skip and blackjack.”
 “Steal a car, and Ring-Around-Rosie.”
 “Rock 'n' Roll, Candyland,  Bogeyman.”
 “Run away, and give  me your sneakers.”
 Acid rain, when Abel  looked up at Cain.
 We began, weeping  and wailing.
 Hurry high from pestilence,  pills and pride.
 It's a shame, we could've  gone sailing.
 But heaven knows, heaven  knows everything.
 Tranquillise.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  break down the door.
 I got this feeling that they're gonna  come back for more.
 See, I was thinking that I lost  my mind,
 but it's been getting to me all  this time
 and don't  stop dragging  me down.
Silently,  reflection
turns  my world to stone.
Patiently,  correction
leaves  us all alone.
 And sometimes  I'm a-travelling,
 but tonight  this engine's failing.
 
 And I  still hear the children  playing.
Dead  beat dancers, come  to us and stay.
 'Cos I don't  care where you been
 and I don't  care what you seen.
 We're the ones  who still believe
 and we're looking  for a page
 in that lifeless  book of hope,
 where dreams  might help you cope.
 Where the bushes  and the bombs,
 oh-oh,  tranquillise.

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Readable chord sheet for Tranquilize by The Killers

[C#m]

[C#m]    Time it tells, [C#m]living in my home[C#m]town.
Wedding bells, [C#m]they begin easy.
[C#m]    Live it down, [C#m]Baby don't talk that [C#m]much.
Baby knows, that [C#m]Baby don't tease me.
[E]    In the park, [E]we could go walking.
[A]Down in the dark, [A]we could go sailing.
[C#m]    On the sea. [C#m]
[C#m]             [C#m]

[C#m]    Always here, [C#m]always on time, close [C#m]call.
Was it love, or [C#m]was it just easy?
[C#m]    Money talks, when [C#m]people need shoes and [C#m]socks.
Steady boys, I [C#m]think that she needs me.
[E]I was just [E]sipping on something [A]sweet.
I don't need pol[A]itical process.

[C#m]    I got this feeling that they're [Abm]gonna break down the door.
[E]    I got this feeling that they're [F#m]gonna come back for more.
[C#m]    See, I was thinking that I [Abm]lost my mind,
[E]    but it's been getting to me [F#m]all this time
and [Ab]don't stop [Ab]dragging me down.

[E]Silently, ref[B]lection
[C#m]turns my world to [A]stone.
[E]Patiently, cor[B]rection
[C#m]leaves us all a[Ab]lone.
And [A]sometimes I'm a-[B]travelling,
but ton[C#m]ight this engine's [B]fail[A]ing.
    [B]

And [C#m]I still hear the [A]children playing:

[C#m]    “Kick the can, [C#m]kick the can, skip and black[C#m]jack.”
“Steal a car, and [C#m]Ring-Around-Rosie.”
[C#m]    “Rock 'n' Roll, [C#m]Candyland, Bogeyman.”
[C#m]    “Run away, and [C#m]give me your sneakers.”
[C#m]    Acid rain, when [C#m]Abel looked up at [C#m]Cain.
We began, [C#m]weeping and wailing.
[C#m]    Hurry high from [C#m]pestilence, pills and [C#m]pride.
It's a shame, we [C#m]could've gone sailing.
[E]    But heaven knows, [E]heaven knows every[A]thing.
Tranquillise. [A]

[C#m]    I got this feeling that they're [Abm]gonna break down the door.
[E]    I got this feeling that they're [F#m]gonna come back for more.
[C#m]    See, I was thinking that I [Abm]lost my mind,
[E]    but it's been getting to me [F#m]all this time
and [Ab]don't stop [Ab]dragging me down.

[E]Silently, ref[B]lection
[C#m]turns my world to [A]stone.
[E]Patiently, cor[B]rection
[C#m]leaves us all a[Ab]lone.
And [A]sometimes I'm a-[B]travelling,
but ton[C#m]ight this engine's [B]fail[A]ing.
    [B]

And [C#m]I still hear the [A]children playing.
[B]Dead beat dancers, [F#m]come to us and [E]stay.

'Cos I [B]don't care where you [C#m]been
and I [B]don't care what you [E]seen.
We're the [C#m]ones who still bel[A]ieve
and we're [B]looking for a [E]page
in that [B]lifeless book of [C#m]hope,
where [B]dreams might help you [E]cope.
Where the [C#m]bushes and the [A]bombs,
oh-[B]oh, tranquill[E]ise.

[Bm]

[Bm]    Time it tells, [Bm]living in my home[Bm]town.
Wedding bells, [Bm]they begin easy.
[Bm]    Live it down, [Bm]Baby don't talk that [Bm]much.
Baby knows, that [Bm]Baby don't tease me.
[D]    In the park, [D]we could go walking.
[G]Down in the dark, [G]we could go sailing.
[Bm]    On the sea. [Bm]
[Bm]              [Bm]

[Bm]    Always here, [Bm]always on time, close [Bm]call.
Was it love, or [Bm]was it just easy?
[Bm]    Money talks, when [Bm]people need shoes and [Bm]socks.
Steady boys, I [Bm]think that she needs me.
[D]I was just [D]sipping on something [G]sweet.
I don't need pol[G]itical process.

[Bm]    I got this feeling that they're [F#m]gonna break down the door.
[D]    I got this feeling that they're [Em]gonna come back for more.
[Bm]    See, I was thinking that I [F#m]lost my mind,
[D]    but it's been getting to me [Em]all this time
and [F#]don't stop [F#]dragging me down.

[D]Silently, ref[A]lection
[Bm]turns my world to [G]stone.
[D]Patiently, cor[A]rection
[Bm]leaves us all a[F#]lone.
And [G]sometimes I'm a-[A]travelling,
but ton[Bm]ight this engine's [A]fail[G]ing.
    [A]

And [Bm]I still hear the [G]children playing:

[Bm]    “Kick the can, [Bm]kick the can, skip and black[Bm]jack.”
“Steal a car, and [Bm]Ring-Around-Rosie.”
[Bm]    “Rock 'n' Roll, [Bm]Candyland, Bogeyman.”
[Bm]    “Run away, and [Bm]give me your sneakers.”
[Bm]    Acid rain, when [Bm]Abel looked up at [Bm]Cain.
We began, [Bm]weeping and wailing.
[Bm]    Hurry high from [Bm]pestilence, pills and [Bm]pride.
It's a shame, we [Bm]could've gone sailing.
[D]    But heaven knows, [D]heaven knows every[G]thing.
Tranquillise. [G]

[Bm]    I got this feeling that they're [F#m]gonna break down the door.
[D]    I got this feeling that they're [Em]gonna come back for more.
[Bm]    See, I was thinking that I [F#m]lost my mind,
[D]    but it's been getting to me [Em]all this time
and [F#]don't stop [F#]dragging me down.

[D]Silently, ref[A]lection
[Bm]turns my world to [G]stone.
[D]Patiently, cor[A]rection
[Bm]leaves us all a[F#]lone.
And [G]sometimes I'm a-[A]travelling,
but ton[Bm]ight this engine's [A]fail[G]ing.
    [A]

And [Bm]I still hear the [G]children playing.
[A]Dead beat dancers, [Em]come to us and [D]stay.

'Cos I [A]don't care where you [Bm]been
and I [A]don't care what you [D]seen.
We're the [Bm]ones who still bel[G]ieve
and we're [A]looking for a [D]page
in that [A]lifeless book of [Bm]hope,
where [A]dreams might help you [D]cope.
Where the [Bm]bushes and the [G]bombs,
oh-[A]oh, tranquill[D]ise.

[Am]

[Am]    Time it tells, [Am]living in my home[Am]town.
Wedding bells, [Am]they begin easy.
[Am]    Live it down, [Am]Baby don't talk that [Am]much.
Baby knows, that [Am]Baby don't tease me.
[C]    In the park, [C]we could go walking.
[F]Down in the dark, [F]we could go sailing.
[Am]    On the sea. [Am]
[Am]              [Am]

[Am]    Always here, [Am]always on time, close [Am]call.
Was it love, or [Am]was it just easy?
[Am]    Money talks, when [Am]people need shoes and [Am]socks.
Steady boys, I [Am]think that she needs me.
[C]I was just [C]sipping on something [F]sweet.
I don't need pol[F]itical process.

[Am]    I got this feeling that they're [Em]gonna break down the door.
[C]    I got this feeling that they're [Dm]gonna come back for more.
[Am]    See, I was thinking that I [Em]lost my mind,
[C]    but it's been getting to me [Dm]all this time
and [E]don't stop [E]dragging me down.

[C]Silently, ref[G]lection
[Am]turns my world to [F]stone.
[C]Patiently, cor[G]rection
[Am]leaves us all a[E]lone.
And [F]sometimes I'm a-[G]travelling,
but ton[Am]ight this engine's [G]fail[F]ing.
    [G]

And [Am]I still hear the [F]children playing:

[Am]    “Kick the can, [Am]kick the can, skip and black[Am]jack.”
“Steal a car, and [Am]Ring-Around-Rosie.”
[Am]    “Rock 'n' Roll, [Am]Candyland, Bogeyman.”
[Am]    “Run away, and [Am]give me your sneakers.”
[Am]    Acid rain, when [Am]Abel looked up at [Am]Cain.
We began, [Am]weeping and wailing.
[Am]    Hurry high from [Am]pestilence, pills and [Am]pride.
It's a shame, we [Am]could've gone sailing.
[C]    But heaven knows, [C]heaven knows every[F]thing.
Tranquillise. [F]

[Am]    I got this feeling that they're [Em]gonna break down the door.
[C]    I got this feeling that they're [Dm]gonna come back for more.
[Am]    See, I was thinking that I [Em]lost my mind,
[C]    but it's been getting to me [Dm]all this time
and [E]don't stop [E]dragging me down.

[C]Silently, ref[G]lection
[Am]turns my world to [F]stone.
[C]Patiently, cor[G]rection
[Am]leaves us all a[E]lone.
And [F]sometimes I'm a-[G]travelling,
but ton[Am]ight this engine's [G]fail[F]ing.
    [G]

And [Am]I still hear the [F]children playing.
[G]Dead beat dancers, [Dm]come to us and [C]stay.

'Cos I [G]don't care where you [Am]been
and I [G]don't care what you [C]seen.
We're the [Am]ones who still bel[F]ieve
and we're [G]looking for a [C]page
in that [G]lifeless book of [Am]hope,
where [G]dreams might help you [C]cope.
Where the [Am]bushes and the [F]bombs,
oh-[G]oh, tranquill[C]ise.

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