Biography:
Julian Casablancas (born August 23, 1978 in New York City, New York) is the lead singer and songwriter of the American rock band The Strokes
Julian Casablancas is half American and half Danish and the son of John Casablancas and Jeanette Christiansen. His parents divorced when he was young. He attended kindergarten with future bandmate Nikolai Fraiture.
Early in his teens, Julian's father sent him to the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. This was where Julian first met Albert Hammond Jr., one of few other American students on campus.
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(I will be adding the missing layers of the song as I figure them out, so check back frequently)
E A D G B E
Db: x 4 6 6 6 4
Ab: 4 6 6 5 4 4
Eb: x 6 8 8 8 6
Fm: x 8 10 10 9 8
Intro: Db
Db
Somewhere along the way my hopefulness turned to sadness
Ab
Somewhere along the way my sadness turned to bitterness
Eb
Somewhere along the way my bitterness turned to anger
Ab
Somewhere along the way my anger turned to vengeance
Db
And the ones that I make pay
Are never the ones who deserve it
Ab
and the ones who deserve it they'll never understand it
Eb
Yes, I know I am going to hell in a purple basket
Ab
At least I will be in another world, while you're pissing on my casket
Ab Db Fm Eb
How could you be Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
So perfect for me? Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
Why can't you ignore Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
The things I did before?
Db
Somewhere along the way exacting vengeance gave excitement
Ab
Somewhere along the way that excitement turned to pleasure
Eb
Somewhere along the way that pleasure turned to madness
Ab
Sooner or later that kind of madness turns into pain
Db
And the ones that I made pay were never ones who deserved it
Ab
Those who helped me along the way, I smacked them as I thanked them
Eb
Yes, I know I am going to hell in a leather jacket
Ab
At least I will be in another world, while you're pissing on my casket
All that I can do now is sing a song of faded glory
And all you got to do is sit there look great and make them horny
Together we will sing songs and tell exaggerated stories
About the way we feel today, and tonight and in the morning
(There are two separate guitars here, but they play mostly the same notes. And I'm too lazy
to tab them both)
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------6-----------6---4-------|--------4-----------4---------------------|
G|-6---6---6---6---6---6-----6---|--5---5---5---5---5---5-------------------|
D|---6-------6---6---------6-----|----6-------6---6-------6-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------4-----------4-----------|---------9-------------9H11P9-------------|
G|-3---3---3---3---3---6-3-------|--8----8---8----8----8--------8-----------|
D|---5-------5---5---------5-----|----10-------10---10------------10--------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Ab Db Fm Eb
How could you be Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
So perfect for me? Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
Why can't you ignore Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
The things I did before?
Eb
And take all your fears
Eb
And pretend they're all true
Eb
And take all your plans
Eb
And pretend they fell through
Eb Ab Db Fm Eb
And that's what it's like, Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
That's what it's like for most people in this world
Ab Db Fm Eb
The rich or the poor Oh
Ab Db Fm Db
Muslims or Jews Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
When roles are reversed Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
Opinions are too No, oh oh
(play this next part [part A] six times, with a variation to the last part of the
third and sixth)
e|-11----16----11----16-------13----16----13----16--------------------------|
B|----13----13----13----13-------13----13----13----16-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15----18----15----18----15----18----15----18-----------------------------|
B|----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*variation (if your guitar doesn't have 23 frets then slightly bend the 22nd. it's
tricky, but doable.):
e|-15----18----15----18----18----21----21----23-----------------------------|
B|----16----16----16----16----16----16----18----20--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab Db Fm Eb
That's all I'm gonna say now
Ab Db Fm Eb
Before they come knockin' on my door now
(play this part until the end of the song. After two repetitions, play part A
again along with this)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--14--13--14--16--14--13--14--11--13--11--13--11--13--11--13-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: Ab Db Fm Eb
E A D G B E
Db: x 4 6 6 6 4
Ab: 4 6 6 5 4 4
Eb: x 6 8 8 8 6
Fm: x 8 10 10 9 8
Intro: Db
Db
Somewhere along the way my hopefulness turned to sadness
Ab
Somewhere along the way my sadness turned to bitterness
Eb
Somewhere along the way my bitterness turned to anger
Ab
Somewhere along the way my anger turned to vengeance
Db
And the ones that I make pay
Are never the ones who deserve it
Ab
and the ones who deserve it they'll never understand it
Eb
Yes, I know I am going to hell in a purple basket
Ab
At least I will be in another world, while you're pissing on my casket
Ab Db Fm Eb
How could you be Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
So perfect for me? Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
Why can't you ignore Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
The things I did before?
Db
Somewhere along the way exacting vengeance gave excitement
Ab
Somewhere along the way that excitement turned to pleasure
Eb
Somewhere along the way that pleasure turned to madness
Ab
Sooner or later that kind of madness turns into pain
Db
And the ones that I made pay were never ones who deserved it
Ab
Those who helped me along the way, I smacked them as I thanked them
Eb
Yes, I know I am going to hell in a leather jacket
Ab
At least I will be in another world, while you're pissing on my casket
All that I can do now is sing a song of faded glory
And all you got to do is sit there look great and make them horny
Together we will sing songs and tell exaggerated stories
About the way we feel today, and tonight and in the morning
(There are two separate guitars here, but they play mostly the same notes. And I'm too lazy
to tab them both)
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------6-----------6---4-------|--------4-----------4---------------------|
G|-6---6---6---6---6---6-----6---|--5---5---5---5---5---5-------------------|
D|---6-------6---6---------6-----|----6-------6---6-------6-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------4-----------4-----------|---------9-------------9H11P9-------------|
G|-3---3---3---3---3---6-3-------|--8----8---8----8----8--------8-----------|
D|---5-------5---5---------5-----|----10-------10---10------------10--------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Ab Db Fm Eb
How could you be Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
So perfect for me? Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
Why can't you ignore Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
The things I did before?
Eb
And take all your fears
Eb
And pretend they're all true
Eb
And take all your plans
Eb
And pretend they fell through
Eb Ab Db Fm Eb
And that's what it's like, Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
That's what it's like for most people in this world
Ab Db Fm Eb
The rich or the poor Oh
Ab Db Fm Db
Muslims or Jews Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
When roles are reversed Oh
Ab Db Fm Eb
Opinions are too No, oh oh
(play this next part [part A] six times, with a variation to the last part of the
third and sixth)
e|-11----16----11----16-------13----16----13----16--------------------------|
B|----13----13----13----13-------13----13----13----16-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15----18----15----18----15----18----15----18-----------------------------|
B|----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*variation (if your guitar doesn't have 23 frets then slightly bend the 22nd. it's
tricky, but doable.):
e|-15----18----15----18----18----21----21----23-----------------------------|
B|----16----16----16----16----16----16----18----20--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab Db Fm Eb
That's all I'm gonna say now
Ab Db Fm Eb
Before they come knockin' on my door now
(play this part until the end of the song. After two repetitions, play part A
again along with this)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--14--13--14--16--14--13--14--11--13--11--13--11--13--11--13-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: Ab Db Fm Eb
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Julie Deply
Julie Doiron
Julie Feeney
Julie London
Juliette Armanet
Julio Iglesias
Julio Jaramillo
Julio Y Agosto
Julius Frucik