Chords for The Killers - A Matter Of Time
Tempo:
140.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A] [E]
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[C#] [Bm] [B] I can feel [A] it.
[E] Maybe I can [A] heal [B] it.
You're feeling by your own.
Now you keep them under [A] lock and key.
You [D]
[Em] got me driving through the streets for an answer to the [B] mystery.
We're
[G] still [D] weak on [A] Charleston Avenue.
[G] Outside [D] that vacant Starlight [A] Motel.
I see [G] you laughing with [D] your girlfriends.
[A] Not a care in the world, [Bm] not a burden [A]
on [Em] your mind.
It was a matter [Bm] of time.
There's a panic in this house and it's bound to [E] surface.
[Em] Just walking through the front door makes me [D]
nervous.
[Bm]
It's creeping up the floorboards, got me wondering where I [F#] stand.
[D]
[Em] Got a book of matches in [Bm] my hand.
[G]
When we [D] first met, [A] headstrong and filled with doubt.
[G] Just enough [D] hustling tables that summer to [A] take you out.
I [G] was falling back on [D] forever.
Then [A] you told me about your [Bm] heart.
You [A] laid it on the [G] line.
[F#] [F#m]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[A] [B]
[G] Your [F#] girlfriend, [A] not a care in the [B] [A]
[Em]
world.
It [G] was a [A] matter
[D] [A] [G] of time.
We find [A] ourselves a place [Bm] we belong [A] and live forever.
[D] Ain't that what it's all [A] about?
[G] Make the pause [A] and keep it [Bm] calm.
Hell [A] or high water, we figure [G] it out.
It was the night, [A] it was the moon, [Bm] it was the green [A] grass in the garden.
The [D] victory and [A] the sin.
[G] I know you're weary.
[A] Look at me flailing [B] in the corner.
Here's a towel [D] gone floating.
[G]
It was [D] a matter [G] of time.
Can't you see that [A] it's tearing [Bm] me up [A] inside?
Look [D] what's laid in our [A] feet.
Now [G] the wretches of [A] broken dreams [Bm] and burned [A] out egos.
And [Em] it's here [D] on our [G] street.
[Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A] [E]
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[C#] [Bm] [B] I can feel [A] it.
[E] Maybe I can [A] heal [B] it.
You're feeling by your own.
Now you keep them under [A] lock and key.
You [D]
[Em] got me driving through the streets for an answer to the [B] mystery.
We're
[G] still [D] weak on [A] Charleston Avenue.
[G] Outside [D] that vacant Starlight [A] Motel.
I see [G] you laughing with [D] your girlfriends.
[A] Not a care in the world, [Bm] not a burden [A]
on [Em] your mind.
It was a matter [Bm] of time.
There's a panic in this house and it's bound to [E] surface.
[Em] Just walking through the front door makes me [D]
nervous.
[Bm]
It's creeping up the floorboards, got me wondering where I [F#] stand.
[D]
[Em] Got a book of matches in [Bm] my hand.
[G]
When we [D] first met, [A] headstrong and filled with doubt.
[G] Just enough [D] hustling tables that summer to [A] take you out.
I [G] was falling back on [D] forever.
Then [A] you told me about your [Bm] heart.
You [A] laid it on the [G] line.
[F#] [F#m]
[A]
[G] [F#]
[A] [B]
[G] Your [F#] girlfriend, [A] not a care in the [B] [A]
[Em]
world.
It [G] was a [A] matter
[D] [A] [G] of time.
We find [A] ourselves a place [Bm] we belong [A] and live forever.
[D] Ain't that what it's all [A] about?
[G] Make the pause [A] and keep it [Bm] calm.
Hell [A] or high water, we figure [G] it out.
It was the night, [A] it was the moon, [Bm] it was the green [A] grass in the garden.
The [D] victory and [A] the sin.
[G] I know you're weary.
[A] Look at me flailing [B] in the corner.
Here's a towel [D] gone floating.
[G]
It was [D] a matter [G] of time.
Can't you see that [A] it's tearing [Bm] me up [A] inside?
Look [D] what's laid in our [A] feet.
Now [G] the wretches of [A] broken dreams [Bm] and burned [A] out egos.
And [Em] it's here [D] on our [G] street.
[Bm]
Key:
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Bm
B
A
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D
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_ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] I can feel [A] it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Maybe I can [A] heal [B] it. _ _ _ _ _
_ You're feeling by your own.
Now you keep them under [A] lock and key.
You _ [D] _
[Em] got me driving through the streets for an answer to the [B] mystery.
_ We're _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ still [D] weak on [A] Charleston _ Avenue. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Outside [D] that vacant Starlight [A] Motel.
_ _ _ I see [G] you laughing with [D] your girlfriends. _
[A] Not a care in the world, [Bm] not a burden [A]
on [Em] your mind. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It was a matter [Bm] of time. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a panic in this house and it's bound to [E] surface. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Just walking through the front door makes me [D]
nervous.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's creeping up the floorboards, got me wondering where I [F#] stand.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Got a book of matches in [Bm] my hand.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ When we [D] first met, _ [A] headstrong and filled with doubt. _ _ _
[G] _ Just enough [D] hustling tables that summer to [A] take you out. _ _
I [G] was falling back on [D] forever. _
Then [A] you told me about your [Bm] heart.
You [A] laid it on the [G] line.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Your [F#] girlfriend, _ [A] not a care in the _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ world.
It [G] was a [A] matter _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] of time.
_ _ _ _ We find [A] ourselves a place [Bm] we belong [A] and live forever.
[D] Ain't that what it's all [A] about?
_ [G] Make the pause [A] and keep it [Bm] calm.
Hell [A] or high water, we _ figure [G] it out. _ _ _ _ _
It was the night, [A] it was the moon, [Bm] it was the green [A] grass in the garden.
The [D] victory and [A] the sin. _ _
[G] I know you're weary.
[A] Look at me flailing [B] in the corner.
Here's a towel [D] gone floating.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ It was [D] a matter [G] of time.
_ Can't _ you see that [A] it's tearing [Bm] me up [A] inside?
Look [D] what's laid in our [A] _ feet.
Now [G] the wretches of [A] broken dreams [Bm] and burned [A] out egos.
And [Em] it's here [D] on our [G] street.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] I can feel [A] it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Maybe I can [A] heal [B] it. _ _ _ _ _
_ You're feeling by your own.
Now you keep them under [A] lock and key.
You _ [D] _
[Em] got me driving through the streets for an answer to the [B] mystery.
_ We're _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ still [D] weak on [A] Charleston _ Avenue. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Outside [D] that vacant Starlight [A] Motel.
_ _ _ I see [G] you laughing with [D] your girlfriends. _
[A] Not a care in the world, [Bm] not a burden [A]
on [Em] your mind. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It was a matter [Bm] of time. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a panic in this house and it's bound to [E] surface. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Just walking through the front door makes me [D]
nervous.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's creeping up the floorboards, got me wondering where I [F#] stand.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Got a book of matches in [Bm] my hand.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ When we [D] first met, _ [A] headstrong and filled with doubt. _ _ _
[G] _ Just enough [D] hustling tables that summer to [A] take you out. _ _
I [G] was falling back on [D] forever. _
Then [A] you told me about your [Bm] heart.
You [A] laid it on the [G] line.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Your [F#] girlfriend, _ [A] not a care in the _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ world.
It [G] was a [A] matter _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] of time.
_ _ _ _ We find [A] ourselves a place [Bm] we belong [A] and live forever.
[D] Ain't that what it's all [A] about?
_ [G] Make the pause [A] and keep it [Bm] calm.
Hell [A] or high water, we _ figure [G] it out. _ _ _ _ _
It was the night, [A] it was the moon, [Bm] it was the green [A] grass in the garden.
The [D] victory and [A] the sin. _ _
[G] I know you're weary.
[A] Look at me flailing [B] in the corner.
Here's a towel [D] gone floating.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ It was [D] a matter [G] of time.
_ Can't _ you see that [A] it's tearing [Bm] me up [A] inside?
Look [D] what's laid in our [A] _ feet.
Now [G] the wretches of [A] broken dreams [Bm] and burned [A] out egos.
And [Em] it's here [D] on our [G] street.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _