Biography:
The Strokes is an American rock band from Manhattan, New York, United States, formed in 1998. The band rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in garage rock/post-punk revival. The band consists of Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (lead guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (rhythm guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass guitar) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums and percussion).
Upon the release of their debut album, Is This It, in 2001, the group was met with much critical acclaim, being hailed by some as the "saviors of rock and roll.
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Other songs:
- 12:51
- Ask Me Anything
- At The Door
- Automatic Stop
- Between Love And Hate
- Call It Fate, Call It Karma
- Call Me Back
- Chances
- Gratisfaction
- Hard To Explain
- Hawaii
- Heart In A Cage
- I'll Try Anything Once
- Is This It?
- Last Night
- Last Nite
- Machu Picchu
- Modern Girls And Old Fashioned Men
- On The Other Side
- Razor Blade
- Razorblade
- Reptilia
- Soma
- Someday
- Somedayy
- Taken For A Fool
- The End Has No End
- The Modern Age
- Threat Of Joy
- Under Control
- Under Cover Of Darkness
- Undercontrol
- What Ever Happened
- You Only Live Once
- 12 51
- 15 Minutes
- 80S Comedown Machine
- A Minor 4
- All The Time
- Alone Together
- Barely Legal
- Call It Fate Call It Karma
- Clear Skies
- Drag Queen
- Electricityscape
- Elephant Song
- Evening Sun
- Fear Of Sleep
- Games
- Happy Ending
- I Cant Win
- Ill Try Anything Once
- Is This It
- Ize Of The World
- Juicebox
- Killing Lies
- Life Is Simple In The Moonlight
- Meet Me In The Bathroom
- Metabolism
- New York City Cops
- Oblivius
- One Way Trigger
- Partners In Crime
- Red Light
- Slow Animals
- Take It Or Leave It
- Tap Out
- The Way It Is
- Trying Your Luck
- Two Kinds Of Happiness
- Vision Of Division
- Welcome To Japan
- When It Started
- You Talk Way Too Much
- Youre So Right
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This is an acoustic version of The Strokes' You Only Live Once.
I've played this many times, it works great on an acoustic guitar :) - Sam
Capo on 4, all chords relative to capo. Rhythm for the verse is DUDUDU U U UD D
When playing 'C' chord, add your pinky finger to the 3rd fret of the e string.
(Don't know the actual name for this chord)
C7 C G D
C7 C G D
Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh
[Verse 1]
C7 C
Some people think they're always right,
G D
Others are quiet and uptight
C7 C
Others, they seem so very nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, oh oh,
G D
Inside they might feel sad and wrong, oh no,
C7 C
29 different attributes,
G D
Only 7 that you like, oh oh,
C7 C
20 ways to see the world, oh oh,
G D
20 ways to start a fight, oh oh,
a-don't don't don't get up!
Am C Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
G B D C
ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,
Am C Dsus2 D
Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,
G B D C
'cos I'm through.
Am C Dsus2 D
Sit me down,
G B D C
Shut me up,
Am C Dsus2 D
I'll calm down,
G B D C
And I'll get along with you.
C C7 G D
[Verse 2]
C7 C G D
Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh
C7 C
Oh, men don't notice what they got,
G D
Women think of that a lot,
C7 C
One thousand ways to please your man, oh oh,
G D
Not even one requires a plan, I know.
C7 C
And countless odd religions too,
G D
It doesn't matter which you choose, oh no,
C7 C
One stubborn way to turn your back, oh oh,
G D
This I've tried and I refuse, oh oh,
Don't don't don't get up!
Am C Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
G B D C
ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,
Am C Dsus2 D
Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,
G B D C
'cos I'm through.
Am C Dsus2 D
Sit me down,
G B D C
Shut me up,
Am C Dsus2 D
I'll calm down,
G B D C
And I'll get along with you.
[Outro]
(For the outro I usually do the same rhythm with the tab)
e|--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3--3---5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2-2--2--|
B|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--3--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2-2--2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
I've played this many times, it works great on an acoustic guitar :) - Sam
Capo on 4, all chords relative to capo. Rhythm for the verse is DUDUDU U U UD D
When playing 'C' chord, add your pinky finger to the 3rd fret of the e string.
(Don't know the actual name for this chord)
C7 C G D
C7 C G D
Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh
[Verse 1]
C7 C
Some people think they're always right,
G D
Others are quiet and uptight
C7 C
Others, they seem so very nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, oh oh,
G D
Inside they might feel sad and wrong, oh no,
C7 C
29 different attributes,
G D
Only 7 that you like, oh oh,
C7 C
20 ways to see the world, oh oh,
G D
20 ways to start a fight, oh oh,
a-don't don't don't get up!
Am C Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
G B D C
ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,
Am C Dsus2 D
Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,
G B D C
'cos I'm through.
Am C Dsus2 D
Sit me down,
G B D C
Shut me up,
Am C Dsus2 D
I'll calm down,
G B D C
And I'll get along with you.
C C7 G D
[Verse 2]
C7 C G D
Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh
C7 C
Oh, men don't notice what they got,
G D
Women think of that a lot,
C7 C
One thousand ways to please your man, oh oh,
G D
Not even one requires a plan, I know.
C7 C
And countless odd religions too,
G D
It doesn't matter which you choose, oh no,
C7 C
One stubborn way to turn your back, oh oh,
G D
This I've tried and I refuse, oh oh,
Don't don't don't get up!
Am C Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
G B D C
ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,
Am C Dsus2 D
Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,
G B D C
'cos I'm through.
Am C Dsus2 D
Sit me down,
G B D C
Shut me up,
Am C Dsus2 D
I'll calm down,
G B D C
And I'll get along with you.
[Outro]
(For the outro I usually do the same rhythm with the tab)
e|--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3--3---5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2-2--2--|
B|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--3--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2-2--2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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