What is that first chord played in the song ...

[Spudmurphy]

... played by the Killers "When you were young" ?

 

[Downtera]

E, i think

 

[Grand Wazoo]

The guitar is tuned to drop d and that chord is:

e= 9th fret
b= open
g= 9th fret
d= 9th fret
a= 7th fret
d= X

as seen here: The Killers - When You Were Young Guitar Tab | Songsterr

 

[Spudmurphy]

The guitar is tuned to drop d and that chord is:

e= 9th fret
b= open
g= 9th fret
d= 9th fret
a= 7th fret
d= X

as seen here: The Killers - When You Were Young Guitar Tab | Songsterr

I wasn't far off but hey thanks Wazoo - that's it.

Not sure if I'll go with Drop D though!

 

[TNT]

I love chords like that, that are somewhat hard to "nail" correctly!!