Artist: The Killers
Song: Don't Shoot Me Santa
Album: None (christmas special)
Tuning: Half-Step Down
(Very nice to play on a acoustic guitar)
>>If you see a "B/E" its up to you to play a "B", a "E" or a "B/E",
Scroll down for special chords and Riffs<<
//Intro/Verse\ E A (Bb)
Oh Santa, i’ve been waiting on you
B/E B
That’s funny kid, because I’ve been coming for you
G# C#m
Oh Santa, i’ve been killing just for fun
F#m F#m*
Well the party’s over kid... Because I Because I got a bullet in my gun!
B
A bullet in your what?
(Santa’s got a bullet in his gun
You know it, Santa’s got a bullet in his gun)
//Chorus\ E
Don’t shoot me Santa Claus
B
I’ve been a clean living boy, i promise you
Cm C#m
Did every little thing you asked me to
B A B
I can’t believe the things I’m going through
E
Don’t shoot me Santa Claus
B
Well no one else around believes me
Cm C#m
But the children on the block they tease me
B A B
I couldn’t let them off that easy
//Verse\ E A Bb
Oh Santa, it’s been a real hard year
B/E
There just ain’t no getting around this
B
Life is hard, but look at me. I turned out alright
G# C#m
Hey Santa, why don’t we talk about it? ... Work it out
F#m
Believe me, this ain’t what I wanted, I love all you kids, you know that
F#m*
Hell, I remember when you were just ten years old,
playing out there in the desert
B
Just waiting for a sip of that sweet Mojave rain
(In the sweet Mojave rain
The boy was on his own)
//Chorus\ E
Don’t shoot me Santa Claus
B
I’ve been a clean living boy, i promise you
Cm C#m
Did every little thing you asked me to
B A B
I can’t believe the things I’m going through
E
Hey Santa Claus
B
Well no one else around believes me
Cm C#m
But the children on the block they tease me
B A B
I couldn’t let them off that easy
//Bridge\\ (+ "Christmas-Like Guitar Part)
A B
They had it coming, so why can’t you see?
E A
I couldn’t turn my cheek no longer
F#m
The sun is going down and Christmas is near
B * E (E)
Just look the other way and I’ll disappear forever
Woo!!!
>>--Guirar Solo--<<
//Chorus\ E
Don’t shoot me Santa Claus
B
Well no one else around beLIEVes me
Cm C#m
But the children on the street they tease me
B A (A)
I couldn’t let them off that easy
B (B) B (B)
Beliiiiieeve me
E
Santa
C#m A B (final chord-->) E
Santa ....
//Riffs\Christmas-Like Guitar Part:
E--15-14-15---12-14---11-12------11-----------------|
B-----------------------------14-----12-14----------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
* after "disappear" play this riff:
E------4---------4~---------|
B-------------5-------------|
G----------4----------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Guitar Solo:
E---[11-11--14-14--11-11--12-12]-x4---19b21r19~---12~----|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E-----11--11-----12----11------------|
B---------12~----------12~-----------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
E--11(~)----12-12--11-11--14-14--11-11-x2--11-11--12-11h12p11--9--11---------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------12~----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10---9-9--10---7-7--9---5-5--7-(5)--5/7--7-7--7/9--9-9--9/10--10-10--10/12-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Special Chords:
B/E F#m*
E---------3------------------|
B---------2------------------|
G---4-----2------------------|
D---2-----2------------------|
A---2------------------------|
E--(0)-----------------------|