The Killers - Tranquilize (feat. Lou Reed): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tranquilize (feat. Lou Reed)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m
Time it tells, living in my hometown.
Wedding bells, they begin easy.
Live it down, Baby don't talk that much.
Baby knows, that Baby don't tease me.
E
In the park, we could go walking.
 A
Down in the dark, we could go sailing.
C#m
On the sea.

C#m
Always here, always on time, close call.
Was it love, or was it just easy?
Money talks, when people need shoes and socks.
Steady boys, I think that she needs me.
E                                 A
I was just sipping on something sweet.
                A
I don't need political process.

C#m
I got this feeling that they're
 G#m
gonna break down the door.
E
I got this feeling that they're
 F#m
gonna come back for more.
C#m                        G#m
See, I was thinking that I lost my mind,
E                          F#m
but it's been getting to me all this time
     G#
and don't stop dragging me down.

Chorus:
 E            B
Silently, reflection
C#m                 A
turns my world to stone.
 E             B
Patiently, correction
C#m             G#
leaves us all alone.
     A                B
And sometimes I'm a-travelling,
      C#m                  B  A   B
but tonight this engine's failing.

    C#m               A
And I still hear the children playing:

Kick the can, kick the can, skip and blackjack
Steal a car and ring a round-rosey
Rock and roll, candy land, boogeyman
Run away and give me your sneakers

Acid rain, when Abel looked up at Cain
We began the weeping and wailing
A hurried high from pestilence, pills and pride
It's a shame, we could've gone sailing
But heaven knows
Heaven knows everything
Tranquilize

I got this feeling that they're
going to break down the door
I got this feeling they they're
going to come back for more
See I was thinking that I lost my mind
But it's been getting to me all this time
And it don't stop dragging me down

Chorus

   C#m                 A
And I still hear the children playing.
 B                 F#m              E
Dead beat dancers, come to us and stay.

        B                   C#m
'Cos I don't care where you been
       B                    E
and I don't care what you seen.
          C#m               A
We're the ones who still believe
           B             E
and we're looking for a page
         B                C#m
in that lifeless book of hope,
        B                    E
where dreams might help you cope.
          C#m             A
Where the bushes and the bombs,
   B            E
oh-oh, tranquillise.



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tranquilize (feat. Lou Reed)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tranquilize (feat. Lou Reed)" by The Killers.

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