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The Killers - Sam’s Town Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, Bm, Em, B, D, Am, C, G#m, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓-↓-↓↑

[G]Nobody [Bm]ever had a [Em]dream round [Bm]here But [G]I don’t really [Em]mind that it’s [B]starting to [Em]get to me [G]Nobody [Bm]ever pulls the [Em]seams round [Bm]here But [G]I don’t really [Em]mind that it’s [B]starting to [Em]get to me [D]I’ve got this [Em]energy be[Am]neath my [G]feet Like [C]something under[D]ground’s gonna [B]come up and [C]carry me [D]I’ve got this [Em]sentimental [Am]heart that [G]beats But [C]I don’t really [D]mind that it’s [B]starting to [C]get to me

[D]Now, “Why [B]do you waste my [Em]time?” Is the [Bm]answer to the [C]question [D]on your [G]mind And I’m [Em]sick of all my [B]judges so [C]scared of [D]what they’ll [B]find But I [Em]know that I can [Bm]make it as long as [C]somebody [D]takes me [G]home Every [G#m]now and [Am]then… [Em] [Bm]

Oh, have you [G]ever seen the [Bm]lights? [Em] [G] [Em] [Bm] Have you [G]ever seen the [Bm]lights? [Em] [G] [Em] [Bm]

[G]I took a [Bm]shuttle on a [Em]shockwave [Bm]ride Where [G]people on the [Em]pen pull the [B]trigger for [Em]accolade [G]I took a [Bm]bullet and I [Em]looked in[Bm]side [G]Running through my [Em]veins an [B]American [Em]masquerade [D]I still [Em]remember Grandma [Am]Dixie’s [G]wake I’d [C]never really [D]known any[B]body to [C]die before [D]Red, white, and [Em]blue upon a [Am]birthday [G]cake My [C]brother he was [D]born on the [B]Fourth of [C]July and that’s

[D]All, so [B]”Why do you waste my [Em]time?” Is the [Bm]answer to the [C]question [D]on your [G]mind And I’m [Em]sick of all my [B]judges so [C]scared of [D]letting me [B]shine But I [Em]know that I can [Bm]make it, as long as [C]somebody [D]takes me [G]home. [Em] [G#m]Every now and [Am]then, [Bm]every now and [C]then [D] You know [G]I [Bm]see [Em]Lon[Bm]don, [C]I [Am]see [G]Sam’s [D]Town [G]Holds [Bm]my [Em]hand [Bm]and [C]let’s [Am]my [G]hair [D]down [G]Rolls [Bm]that [Em]world [Bm]right [C]off [Am]my [G]shoulder [D] [G]I [Bm]see [Em]Lon[Bm]don, [C]I [Am]see [G]Sam’s [D]Town [E]now

Artist The Killers
Album Sam's Town
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 2006
Key G

How to Play Sam's Town on Ukulele?

The Killers - Sam's Town can be played in the key of G using the G, Bm, Em, B, D, Am, C, G#m, E chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For B, To play B, barre fret 2 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 2.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the E string with finger 4, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sam's Town with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.