Sam's Town

Tuning: Drop Db ( Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb 
)

Intro (let chords ring)
     B              C#m            
|--3~--3~--3~--3~---1~--1~--1~--
|--5~--5~--5~--5~---3~--3~--3~--
|--5~--5~--5~--5~---2~--2~--2~--
|--5~--5~--5~--5~---0~--0~--0~--
|--3~--3~--3~--3~---------------
|-------------------------------
  A                      F#m
||1~---1~--1~--1~--1~---3~--3~--3~--
||3~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--
||2~---3~--3~--3~--3~---3~--3~--3~--
||0~---3~--3~--3~--3~---5~--5~--5~--
||-----1~--1~--1~--1~---5~--5~--5~--
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3~--| 
3~--| 
3~--| 
5~--| 
5~--| 
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For the next part of the intro 
brandon starts on the keys and then 
dave enters
on guitar, if you want to learn to 
play the keyboard part of the intro
go to 
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0OicJ4-j3oo for a guide.

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Verse (x2)

Nobody ever had a dream round here.
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|--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12--5-5-5-
|--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12--5-5-5-
P.M...............................
  ..
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||5--12-12-12-12--8--8--8--8--5--5--
||5--12-12-12-12--8--8--8--8--5--5--
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||5--5--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--| 
||5--5--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--| 
..............................  

Pre-Chorus (x2)

For the next bit i've shown both the
 guitar and bass line on the same 
staff
just to try and give the feel of the
 whole song but obviously you won't 
be
able to play them both.

I've got this energy beneath my fee
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|-----10----------11----------13-
|--10----10----12----12----12----
|-----------------------10-------
|8----------10-------------------
|--------------------------------
  t...                              
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||--------11--------8--------10--------6-------8--|-----10-------7--| 
||12---10----10---8---8---10----10---7---7---8---8|--10--------7----| 
||---8--------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
||--------------6-------8----------5-------6------|8---------5------| 
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Bass

eb|------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------
Db|------------------------------
Ab|------------------3-3-3-3-1-1-
Db|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-------------

e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|1-1-------------------------------
D|----1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-

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---|--Last-----------| 
---|--Time-----------| 
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1--|--3~-----0~------| 

Chorus (x3) (let chords ring)

...time is the answer to the quest
|--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3--5-5-5-
|--3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--6-6-6-
|--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--5-5-5-
|--5-5-5----0-0-0-----------------
|--5-5-5--------------------------
|---------------------------------
  ion...
||-2-2-2--| 
||-3-3-3--| 
||-2-2-2--| 
||-0-0-0--| 
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||--------| 

the last time through the chorus add
 this section on the end

..now and then
|--2--3--------3----5----5-5-5-5-
|--3--4-------4-----7----7-7-7-7-
|--4--5------5------7----7-7-7-7-
|--4--5-----5-------7----7-7-7-7-
|--2--3----3--------5----5-5-5-5-
|--------------------------------

||5-5-5--| 
||7-7-7--| 
||7-7-7--| 
||7-7-7--| 
||5-5-5--| 
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Bridge

Have you ever seen the light...   
|-----------13-----------------
|-----13-15----15-13-15--------
|--15--------------------------
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|------------------------------
                            Have you
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||15b16r15-13-----------------13-15----15-13-15----15b16r15-13--------| 
||------------15-7---------15----------------------------------15-14--| 
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Verse 2 and Pre-chorus 2 are 
repeated exactly the same as before

Chorus 2 (x3) (let chords ring)

...time is the answer to the quest
|--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3--5-5-5-
|--3-3-3----3-3-3----4-4-4--6-6-6-
|--3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3--5-5-5-
|--5-5-5----0-0-0-----------------
|--5-5-5--------------------------
|---------------------------------
  ion...
|||-2-2-2--| 
|||-3-3-3--| 
|||-2-2-2--| 
|||-0-0-0--| 
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on the third time through skip the 
marked chord and go striaght into 
the following

home...                 every now 
|-1-1-1--0-0-0--3-3-3--2-2-2--3-3-
|-3-3-3--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-3-3--4-4-
|-3-3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3--4-4-4--5-5-
|-3-3-3--2-2-2--5-5-5--4-4-4--5-5-
|-1-1-1--0-0-0--5-5-5--2-2-2--3-3-
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  and  then 
||3---5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-
||4---7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-
||5---7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-
||5---7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-
||3---5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-
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||6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
||8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
||8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
||8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
||6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
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Ending x4

I see london...
18-18-17----15----------18-18-17----15----------18-18-17----15-------------------------------------|

---------18----18-15-18----------
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-|18----18-15-18----------18----18-
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15-13---15-18-15-13---15-18-15-13| 
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