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A Great Big Sled

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The Killers - A Great Big Sled
Tabbed by: Nick Van Den Broeke    nuke126@gmail.com
Regular tuning: EADGBe
Chords used:
Am:   0-0-2-2-1-0
Ab5:  4-6-6-x-x-x
Bm:   x-2-4-4-3-2
C:    0-3-2-0-1-0
C5:   x-3-5-5-x-x
Dm:   x-0-0-2-3-1
E:    0-2-2-1-0-0
Em:   0-2-2-0-0-0
F:    1-3-3-2-1-1
F5:   1-3-3-x-x-x
G:    3-2-0-0-3-3
G:    3-5-5-4-3-3
G5:   3-5-5-x-x-x
Gmaj: 7-10-9-7-8-7
[Intro]
F G C F Em Dm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------17-15--|
B|----------15-17-15-------------15-17-15----------15-17-15----------15--------|
G|-17----17----------17-17----17----------17----17----------17----17-----------|
D|----17-------------------17----------------15----------------15--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------15-13--|
B|----------15-17-15-------------15-17-15-------------15-------------15--------|
G|-17----17----------17-17----17----------16----16-17----17-16----16-----------|
D|----17-------------------17----------------17----------------17--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
The snowman is shaping up to be an eight, but not out of ten
The C5robots awake to find out they've been taped down G5wondering when
AmThey'll break through these chains,
Fbut little boys have action toys for Cbrains
I'm living proof it can lGast a long time
C5Now the girls up the street are innocent and sweet
well they're F5all in bed
They got their C5makeup and dreams of wonderland
sprinkled iG5nside their heads
e|--Am0----------------------0--------F1--|
B|--1---------------1---------------1--|
G|--2-----------------2-------2-----2--|
D|--2-------------------2-------2---3--|
A|--0-------------------------------3--|
E|----------------------------------1--|
Soon they will change,
but Ftonight Hollywood Hills never seemed so sCtrange
e|----------------------------G3--|
B|--------1------1------------3--|
G|------0--0---0---0----------0--|
D|--2h3------2----------------0--|
A|----------------------------2--|
E|----------------------------3--|
Their mother's praying it'll last a long time
[Chorus 1]
I wanna roll Caround like a Fkid in the Emsnow
GI waAb5nna Amrelearn what I Falready Emknow
GJust let me take fFlight
dressed in Gred through the Cnight on a Fgreat Embig Dmsled
I wanna wish you Merry C5Christmas... Ho Ho Ho
e|-------------------------------17-15--|
B|----------15-17-15----------15--------|
G|-17----17----------17----17-----------|
D|----17----------------17--------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Now the Cboys are all grown up
out there working their Ffingers to the bone
they go Caround chasing them girls on the weekend
you know they still Gcan't be alone
e|--------Am-0------------------------------0-------|
B|---------1-----------------------1--------------|
G|---------2-------------------------2-------2----|
D|---------2---------------------------2-------2--|
A|---------0--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
I've been racking my brain with thoughts of peace and love
Fhow on Earth did we get so mixed Cup
e|-----------------------G3--|
B|--------1------1-------3--|
G|------0--0---0---0-----0--|
D|--2h3------2-----------0--|
A|-----------------------2--|
E|-----------------------3--|
I pray to God it don't last a long time
[Chorus 2]
I wanna roll Caround like a Fkid in the Emsnow
GI waAb5nna Amrelearn what I Falready Emknow
GJust let me take fFlight
dressed in Gred through the Cnight on a Fgreat Embig Amsled
[Bridge] (sung by Toni Halliday)
AmI hear the sound of bells
e|----------0--------------0----Dm1--|
B|--1---1-3---3-1--1---1-3---3--3--|
G|----2--------------2----------2--|
D|------------------------------0--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
DmThere's something on the roof
                                G (upstroke)
e|----------0--------------0----3--|
B|--1---1-3---3-1--1---1-3---3--3--|
G|----2--------------2----------0--|
D|------------------------------0--|
A|------------------------------2--|
E|------------------------------3--|
e|-G3-----------0-------------0----E0-------Am0-----Bm2-----Dm1--|
B|-3---0---0--3--3-0-0---0-3---3--0-------1-----3-----3--|
G|-0-----0-------------0----------1-------2-----4-----2--|
D|-0------------------------------2-------2-----4-----0--|
A|-2------------------------------2-------0-----2--------|
E|-3------------------------------0----------------------|
   I wonder what this night will bring
[Chorus 3]
I wanna roll Caround like a Fkid in the Emsnow
               (I hear the sound of bells)
GI waAb5nna Amrelearn what I Falready Emknow
        (There's something on the roof)
GJust let me take fFlight dressed in Gred through the Cnight on a Fgreat Embig DmsledGmaj  
                    (I wonder what this night will bring)
[Outro]
I wanna wish you Merry Christmas (can't do that)
I wanna wish you Merry Christmas (can't do that)
F  Em  Dm  C (final chords played with bass and strings)

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A Great Big Sled

by The Killers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

The Killers - A Great Big Sled

Tabbed by: Nick Van Den Broeke nuke126@gmail.com

Regular tuning: EADGBe

Chords used:

Am: 0-0-2-2-1-0

Ab5: 4-6-6-x-x-x

Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2

C: 0-3-2-0-1-0

C5: x-3-5-5-x-x

Dm: x-0-0-2-3-1

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

F: 1-3-3-2-1-1

F5: 1-3-3-x-x-x

G: 3-2-0-0-3-3

G: 3-5-5-4-3-3

G5: 3-5-5-x-x-x

Gmaj: 7-10-9-7-8-7

[Intro]

F G C F Em Dm

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------17-15--|

B|----------15-17-15-------------15-17-15----------15-17-15----------15--------|

G|-17----17----------17-17----17----------17----17----------17----17-----------|

D|----17-------------------17----------------15----------------15--------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------15-13--|

B|----------15-17-15-------------15-17-15-------------15-------------15--------|

G|-17----17----------17-17----17----------16----16-17----17-16----16-----------|

D|----17-------------------17----------------17----------------17--------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

The snowman is shaping up to be an eight, but not out of ten

C5 G5

The robots awake to find out they've been taped down wondering when

They'll break through these chains,

F C

but little boys have action toys for brains

I'm living proof it can last a long time

Now the girls up the street are innocent and sweet

well they're all in bed

They got their makeup and dreams of wonderland

sprinkled inside their heads

Am F

e|--0----------------------0--------1--|

B|--1---------------1---------------1--|

G|--2-----------------2-------2-----2--|

D|--2-------------------2-------2---3--|

A|--0-------------------------------3--|

E|----------------------------------1--|

Soon they will change,

F C

but tonight Hollywood Hills never seemed so strange

e|----------------------------3--|

B|--------1------1------------3--|

G|------0--0---0---0----------0--|

D|--2h3------2----------------0--|

A|----------------------------2--|

E|----------------------------3--|

Their mother's praying it'll last a long time

[Chorus 1]

C F Em

I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow

G Ab5 Am F Em

I wanna relearn what I already know

G F

Just let me take flight

G C F Em Dm

dressed in red through the night on a great big sled

I wanna wish you Merry Christmas... Ho Ho Ho

e|-------------------------------17-15--|

B|----------15-17-15----------15--------|

G|-17----17----------17----17-----------|

D|----17----------------17--------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

Now the boys are all grown up

out there working their fingers to the bone

they go around chasing them girls on the weekend

you know they still can't be alone

e|---------0------------------------------0-------|

B|---------1-----------------------1--------------|

G|---------2-------------------------2-------2----|

D|---------2---------------------------2-------2--|

A|---------0--------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

I've been racking my brain with thoughts of peace and love

F C

how on Earth did we get so mixed up

e|-----------------------3--|

B|--------1------1-------3--|

G|------0--0---0---0-----0--|

D|--2h3------2-----------0--|

A|-----------------------2--|

E|-----------------------3--|

I pray to God it don't last a long time

[Chorus 2]

C F Em

I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow

G Ab5 Am F Em

I wanna relearn what I already know

G F

Just let me take flight

G C F Em Am

dressed in red through the night on a great big sled

[Bridge] (sung by Toni Halliday)

I hear the sound of bells

e|----------0--------------0----1--|

B|--1---1-3---3-1--1---1-3---3--3--|

G|----2--------------2----------2--|

D|------------------------------0--|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

There's something on the roof

G (upstroke)

e|----------0--------------0----3--|

B|--1---1-3---3-1--1---1-3---3--3--|

G|----2--------------2----------0--|

D|------------------------------0--|

A|------------------------------2--|

E|------------------------------3--|

G E Am Bm Dm

e|-3-----------0-------------0----0-------0-----2-----1--|

B|-3---0---0--3--3-0-0---0-3---3--0-------1-----3-----3--|

G|-0-----0-------------0----------1-------2-----4-----2--|

D|-0------------------------------2-------2-----4-----0--|

A|-2------------------------------2-------0-----2--------|

E|-3------------------------------0----------------------|

I wonder what this night will bring

[Chorus 3]

C F Em

I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow

(I hear the sound of bells)

G Ab5 Am F Em

I wanna relearn what I already know

(There's something on the roof)

G F G C F Em Dm Gmaj

Just let me take flight dressed in red through the night on a great big sled

(I wonder what this night will bring)

[Outro]

I wanna wish you Merry Christmas (can't do that)

F Em Dm C (final chords played with bass and strings)

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