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Mr. Brightside

The Killers
Rock & alternative 90s & 2000s
KeyC#
Capo1
LevelMedium
Transpose C# 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro

CC/BF
 
 

Verse 1

CC/B
Coming out of my cage
F
And I've been doing just fine
 
Gotta gotta be down
 
Because I want it all
CC/B
It started out with a kiss
F
How did it end up like this?
 
It was only a kiss
 
It was only a kiss
CC/B
Now I'm falling asleep
F
And she's calling a cab
 
While he's having a smoke
 
And she's taking the drag
CC/B
Now they're going to bed
F
And my stomach is sick
 
And it's all in my head
 
But she's touching his
 
 

Pre-Chorus

Am
Сhest now
G
He takes off her dress now
F
Let me go
Am
I just can't look
G
It's killing me
F
And taking control
 
 

Chorus

C
Jealousy
FAm
Turning saints into the sea
GC
Swimming through sick lullabies
FAm
Choking on your alibis
GC
But it's just the price I pay
FAm
Destiny is calling me
GCFmaj7
Open up my eager eyes
AmG
‘Cause I'm Mr. Brightside
 
 

Instrumental

CFadd9AmG
CFadd9AmG
 
Or play tab, all x2
(Actual fret numbers, not relative to the capo.)
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10----10----10----10----|-11----11----11----11----|
D|----11----11----11----11-|----11----11----11----11-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13----13----13----13----|-------------------------|
D|----11----11----11----11-|-13----11----10----11----|
A|-------------------------|----11----11----11----11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 

Verse 2

CC/B
I'm coming out of my cage
F
And I've been doing just fine
 
Gotta gotta be down
 
Because I want it all
CC/B
It started out with a kiss
F
How did it end up like this?
 
It was only a kiss
 
It was only a kiss
CC/B
Now I'm falling asleep
F
And she's calling a cab
 
While he's having a smoke
 
And she's taking the drag
CC/B
Now they're going to bed
F
And my stomach is sick
 
And it's all in my head
 
But she's touching his
 
 

Pre-Chorus

Am
Сhest now
G
He takes off her dress now
F
Let me go
Am
'Cause I just can't look
G
It's killing me
F
And taking control
 
 

Chorus

C
Jealousy
FAm
Turning saints into the sea
GC
Swimming through sick lullabies
FAm
Choking on your alibies
GC
But it's just the price I pay
FAm
Destiny is calling me
GCFmaj7
Open up my eager eyes
AmG
‘Cause I'm Mr. Brightside
 
 

Instrumental

CFadd9AmG
CFadd9AmG
 
 

Outro

CFAmG
I never
CFAmG
I never
CFAmG
I never
CFAmG
I never
End

How to play Mr. Brightside chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Mr. Brightside by The Killers is presented in the key of C#, with a capo at the 1st fret. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 7 distinct chord shapes, including C, C/B, F, Am, G, Fmaj7 and others. You can also explore related material through Rock & alternative, 90s & 2000s.