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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Intro + Verse Chorus + Bridge + Outro
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C5 x355xx A# x1333x (first time and third time)
D5 x577xx C x3555x
Dm x5776x
A# x8876x (second time)
[Intro]
C5 D5
C5 D5
C5 D5
C5 D5
[Verse 1]
C5 D5
Eighties people dancing, oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, always get it right
C5 D5
I'd listen but I can't tonight, I can't tonight, I can't tonight
C5 D5
Well it’s something that you do to get it right
C5 D5
End up reviled for it, yeah that's the thanks I get
[Chorus 1] (see chord definition above for different A# shapes)
A# C
I don't understand
Dm A#
Your fucked-up system, this sinister city
A# C
Try to sell the water, try to sell the air
Dm
Try to sell your daughter, try to sell her hair
[Verse 2]
C5 D5
C5 D5
We all want to watch the fight, is it on Sunday?
C5 D5
Hide in a hole with a gun in your hand in front of someone you want dead
C5 D5
I guess, hiding in your suit
[Solo]
C5 D5
C5 D5
[Verse 3]
C5 D5
I did not know that, they’re bringing me back to my past
C5 D5
I got my head in my hand, I got my head in my-, I- I got my head in my hand
C5 D5
I got my head in-, I got my head in-, it’s just something that you do to get it right
C5 D5
End up reviled for it, yeah that's the thanks I get
[Chorus 2] (see chord definition above for different A# shapes)
A# C
Jail, that's what you get
Dm A#
Stepping to the system, profiting from war
A# C
Fighting as the victim, always wanting more
Dm A#
Trying to trick your brothers, get them to fight it for ya
[Bridge]
A#
I cannot believe my eyes
C
Darling I can tell you lies
Dm
Coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago
Dm
I don't know geography all that well
[Outro]
A# C
Yeahhh, yeah
Dm A#
Defying Western logic, even if it shows you’re wrong
A# C
I guess that's a classic, been with us all along
D5 C5
------------- --------------------------------------
C5 x355xx A# x1333x (first time and third time)
D5 x577xx C x3555x
Dm x5776x
A# x8876x (second time)
[Intro]
C5 D5
C5 D5
C5 D5
C5 D5
[Verse 1]
C5 D5
Eighties people dancing, oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, always get it right
C5 D5
I'd listen but I can't tonight, I can't tonight, I can't tonight
C5 D5
Well it’s something that you do to get it right
C5 D5
End up reviled for it, yeah that's the thanks I get
[Chorus 1] (see chord definition above for different A# shapes)
A# C
I don't understand
Dm A#
Your fucked-up system, this sinister city
A# C
Try to sell the water, try to sell the air
Dm
Try to sell your daughter, try to sell her hair
[Verse 2]
C5 D5
C5 D5
We all want to watch the fight, is it on Sunday?
C5 D5
Hide in a hole with a gun in your hand in front of someone you want dead
C5 D5
I guess, hiding in your suit
[Solo]
C5 D5
C5 D5
[Verse 3]
C5 D5
I did not know that, they’re bringing me back to my past
C5 D5
I got my head in my hand, I got my head in my-, I- I got my head in my hand
C5 D5
I got my head in-, I got my head in-, it’s just something that you do to get it right
C5 D5
End up reviled for it, yeah that's the thanks I get
[Chorus 2] (see chord definition above for different A# shapes)
A# C
Jail, that's what you get
Dm A#
Stepping to the system, profiting from war
A# C
Fighting as the victim, always wanting more
Dm A#
Trying to trick your brothers, get them to fight it for ya
[Bridge]
A#
I cannot believe my eyes
C
Darling I can tell you lies
Dm
Coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago
Dm
I don't know geography all that well
[Outro]
A# C
Yeahhh, yeah
Dm A#
Defying Western logic, even if it shows you’re wrong
A# C
I guess that's a classic, been with us all along
D5 C5
The Suicide Mach (...)
The Summer Set
The Sunday Drive (...)
The Sundays
The Super Insurg (...)
The Taxpayers
The Tea Party
The Technicolors
The Teddy Bears
The Tellers