The Killers - Terrible Thing

Capo: 3rd fret

[Intro]
C
e|—————–|
B|——-1———|
G|—0——-0—0-|
D|—–2——-2—| x4
A|-3—————|
E|—————–|

[Verse 1]
C G C
The parking lot is rammed with shotgun pickup trucks
F C
At the Jones Rubber plant where all the guys end up
F C
Beer-drinking boy scouts living life like they ain’t stuck
Am G F
On these quicksand streets with their girls in a sling
Am G C
I’m in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing

[Verse 2]
C G C
‘Round here, we all take up our cross and hang on His holy name
F C
But the cards that I was dealt will get you thrown out of the game
F C
Hey momma, can’t you see your boy is wrapped up in the strangle silk
Am G F
Of this cobweb town where culture is king?
Am G C
I’m in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing

[Chorus]
F Am C
I close my eyes and think of the water
F Am G
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young

[Verse 3]
C G C
Down at Old Mill Park, half the town’s in tow
F C
To crown the Bathing Beauty of the rodeo
F C
While her mother fights back proud tears a young cowboy gives the nod
Am G F
The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God
Am G F
The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God
Am G F
In this barbed wire town of barbed wire dreams
Am G C
I’m in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing

[Chorus]
F Am C
I close my eyes and think of the water
F Am G
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young
F Am C
I close my eyes and think of the water
F Am G
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young