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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- 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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Chords}
Fm 8-10-10-9-8
Bbm 688666
Ab 466544
Cm 35543
Eb x6888x
Fm 8-10-10-9-8
Db 9-11-11-10-9-9
Dbmaj7 9-x-10-10-9-8
Bbm 688666
Eb x6888x
Eb7 x68889
Standard Tuning EADGBe
[Intro]
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
[Verse 1]
Fm Bbm
Unchain me It's not my midnight yet
Fm Bbm
Act like a fox but think like a sheep (Wall Street)
Fm Bbm
Unchain me cause this is my bank's advice
Fm Bbm
We're gonna give it back to you, some other day
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Bbm
Take off from the runway
Fm Bbm
Thinking of a sad day
Fm Bbm
Racing down the highway
Fm Bbm
Looking at me sideways
[Chorus]
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
[Verse 2]
Fm Bbm
Unchain me, it's time
Fm Bbm
I know the way uptown
Fm
Unchain me
Bbm Fm
I'm waiting for the time
Bbm
get you with your pajamas on
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Bbm
Take off from the runway
Fm Bbm
Thinking of a sad day
Fm Bbm
Playing with his new toys
Fm Bbm
Looking at the sad boys
[Chorus]
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
[Bridge]
Ab Cm Eb
And we take what we like from them
Ab Cm Eb
And then say: "What do you want from me?"
[Guitar Solo]
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
[Bridge 2]
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
Fm Db Dbmaj7
don't wait so long
Bbm Eb Eb7
way too long
Fm Db Dbmaj7
they wait too long
Bbm Eb Eb7
i can't stay awake too long
Fm Db Dbmaj7
i never wait for some
Bbm Eb Eb7
other gene-ration
Fm Db Dbmaj7
i'll wait somewhere
Bbm Eb
alone, get it in your head
Eb7
get out of (my way)
[Chorus]
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
[Outro]
Ab Cm Eb
Ohhhh
Ab Cm Eb
Ohhhh
Fm 8-10-10-9-8
Bbm 688666
Ab 466544
Cm 35543
Eb x6888x
Fm 8-10-10-9-8
Db 9-11-11-10-9-9
Dbmaj7 9-x-10-10-9-8
Bbm 688666
Eb x6888x
Eb7 x68889
Standard Tuning EADGBe
[Intro]
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
[Verse 1]
Fm Bbm
Unchain me It's not my midnight yet
Fm Bbm
Act like a fox but think like a sheep (Wall Street)
Fm Bbm
Unchain me cause this is my bank's advice
Fm Bbm
We're gonna give it back to you, some other day
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Bbm
Take off from the runway
Fm Bbm
Thinking of a sad day
Fm Bbm
Racing down the highway
Fm Bbm
Looking at me sideways
[Chorus]
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Fm Bbm
Fm Bbm
[Verse 2]
Fm Bbm
Unchain me, it's time
Fm Bbm
I know the way uptown
Fm
Unchain me
Bbm Fm
I'm waiting for the time
Bbm
get you with your pajamas on
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Bbm
Take off from the runway
Fm Bbm
Thinking of a sad day
Fm Bbm
Playing with his new toys
Fm Bbm
Looking at the sad boys
[Chorus]
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
[Bridge]
Ab Cm Eb
And we take what we like from them
Ab Cm Eb
And then say: "What do you want from me?"
[Guitar Solo]
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
[Bridge 2]
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
Fm Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Eb Eb7
Fm Db Dbmaj7
don't wait so long
Bbm Eb Eb7
way too long
Fm Db Dbmaj7
they wait too long
Bbm Eb Eb7
i can't stay awake too long
Fm Db Dbmaj7
i never wait for some
Bbm Eb Eb7
other gene-ration
Fm Db Dbmaj7
i'll wait somewhere
Bbm Eb
alone, get it in your head
Eb7
get out of (my way)
[Chorus]
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
Ab
What side you standing on?
Cm Eb
What side you standing on?
[Outro]
Ab Cm Eb
Ohhhh
Ab Cm Eb
Ohhhh
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