The Killers - "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
(Tabbed by nuke126@gmail.com)
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This is the true way to play the song. I watched many live videos and this is exactly
Dave Keuning plays. All the other tabs for the song are wrong (not being a jackass, it's
the truth). The chords may look odd, but Dave played jazz guitar in high school and it
his playing.
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Tune a 1/2 step down (flat tuning, EbAbDbGbBbeb)
chords used:
Em: 0-7-0-9-8-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D: x-x-0-7-8-0-----------------------------------------------------|
C: 8-7-0-9-8-x-----------------------------------------------------|
G: x-x-17-16-15-15-------------------------------------------------|
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Intro:
helicopter and synth noise plays then guitar comes in:
Em
eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| 4x
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
bass comes in, then you play:
Em D
eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h9-9-9-9-|
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
C
eb|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| 2x (Em, D, C)
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
Eb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
Verse 1:
C
We took a walk that night, but it wasn't the same
Em D C
We had a fight on the promenade out in the rain
Em D C
She said she loved me, but she had somewhere to go
Em D
She couldn't scream while I held I close
C
I swore I'd never let her go
Chorus 1:
eb|------------------------------------------------------||
bb|--------10----------10----------10----12----10--------||
gb|-12-----------12----------12--------------------------|| 2x
db|----12-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----||
ab|------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------------------------------------||
Tell me what you want to know, ah come on ah come on ah come on
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
bb|--------10----------10----------10----12----13--------|
gb|-12-----------12----------12--------------------------|
db|----12-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----|
ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
There ain't no motive for this crime
G
eb|--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--||
bb|--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--||
gb|--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--|| 2x
db|--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--||
ab|------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------------------------------------||
'cause Jenny was a friend of mine, so come on, oh come on, oh come on, whooaaooo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/killers/jenny_was_a_friend_of_mine_tab_ver_5.html ]
Em D
eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h9-9-9-9-|
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
C
eb|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| 2x (Em, D, C)
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
Eb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
Verse 2:
C
I know my rights, I've been here all day and it's time
Em D C
For me to go, so let me know if it's alright
Em D C
I just can't take this, I swear I told you the truth
Em D
She couldn't scream while I held I close
C
I swore I'd never let her go
Chorus 2:
eb|------------------------------------------------------||
bb|--------10----------10----------10----12----10--------||
gb|-12-----------12----------12--------------------------|| 2x
db|----12-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----||
ab|------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------------------------------------||
Tell me what you want to know, ah come on ah come on ah come on
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
bb|--------10----------10----------10----12----13--------|
gb|-12-----------12----------12--------------------------|
db|----12-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----|
ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
And then you whisper in my ear
G
eb|--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--||
bb|--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--||
gb|--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--|| 2x
db|--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--||
ab|------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------------------------------------||
I know what you're doing here, so come on, oh come on, oh come on
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
bb|--------10----------10----------10----12----13--------|
gb|-12-----------12----------12--------------------------|
db|----12-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----|
ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
There ain't no motive for this crime
G
eb|--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--||
bb|--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--||
gb|--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--|| 2x
db|--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17--||
ab|------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------------------------------------||
'cause Jenny was a friend of mine, oh come on, oh come on, oh come on, whooaaooo
Outro:
Em
eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||8x
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Em D
eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h9-9-9-9-|
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
C
eb|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| 4x (Em, D, C)
db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
Eb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
then end on Em
