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
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Dm G#
If we don't watch the sun
Gm C
It will rise
Dm G#
If we don't take our time
Gm C
It's not wise
Putting posters up
For your band (Hey, we're playing ... come by)
Now I'll tear them down
With my hand
Dm C Bb
I didn't want to notice
F
Didn't know the gun was loaded
Dm C Bb
Didn't really know this
F
What kind of asshole drives a Lotus?
Gm F
Come here and go get with me
C
I wanna see you Wednesday
F Em
Come on, come on, come over
Dm
Take it off your shoulder
Gm F
Come on and pull me over
C
We gotta get to work now
F Em
Sliding it off your shoulder
Dm
As we're falling over
Dm G# Gm C
Oh, welcome to Japan!
Scuba-dancing!
Touchdown!
Dm C Bb
I didn't want to notice
F
Didn't know the gun was loaded
Dm C Bb
Didn't really know this
F
What kind of asshole drives a Lotus?
I didn't want to bore you
Didn't wanna pick up your shit for ya
I've been ready to do this
I'll be there
Gm F C F Em Dm
Come here and go get with me
I wanna see you Wednesday
Come on, come on, come over
Take it off your shoulder
Come on and pull me over
We gotta get to work now
Sliding it off your shoulder
As we're falling over
Dm
You did it alone
C
You did it for fun
Bb F
You did it for everyone who's on the run
Dm
You're not just a friend
C
You're me born again
Bb F
We'll be in this race until the very end
Dm
He lives on the phone
C
He cheats on his clone
Bb F
You'll never believe me 'til you're on your own
Dm C Bb F
Comes in once a month
And he never leaves
He said he is broken
Yet he lives free
Didn't wanna floor ya
I didn't wanna be there for ya
Didn't wanna warn ya
I'll be there
If we don't watch the sun
Gm C
It will rise
Dm G#
If we don't take our time
Gm C
It's not wise
Putting posters up
For your band (Hey, we're playing ... come by)
Now I'll tear them down
With my hand
Dm C Bb
I didn't want to notice
F
Didn't know the gun was loaded
Dm C Bb
Didn't really know this
F
What kind of asshole drives a Lotus?
Gm F
Come here and go get with me
C
I wanna see you Wednesday
F Em
Come on, come on, come over
Dm
Take it off your shoulder
Gm F
Come on and pull me over
C
We gotta get to work now
F Em
Sliding it off your shoulder
Dm
As we're falling over
Dm G# Gm C
Oh, welcome to Japan!
Scuba-dancing!
Touchdown!
Dm C Bb
I didn't want to notice
F
Didn't know the gun was loaded
Dm C Bb
Didn't really know this
F
What kind of asshole drives a Lotus?
I didn't want to bore you
Didn't wanna pick up your shit for ya
I've been ready to do this
I'll be there
Gm F C F Em Dm
Come here and go get with me
I wanna see you Wednesday
Come on, come on, come over
Take it off your shoulder
Come on and pull me over
We gotta get to work now
Sliding it off your shoulder
As we're falling over
Dm
You did it alone
C
You did it for fun
Bb F
You did it for everyone who's on the run
Dm
You're not just a friend
C
You're me born again
Bb F
We'll be in this race until the very end
Dm
He lives on the phone
C
He cheats on his clone
Bb F
You'll never believe me 'til you're on your own
Dm C Bb F
Comes in once a month
And he never leaves
He said he is broken
Yet he lives free
Didn't wanna floor ya
I didn't wanna be there for ya
Didn't wanna warn ya
I'll be there
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