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]
C Dm Em Dm
C Dm Em Dm
Okay I see how it is now
C Dm
You don't have time to play with me anymore
Em Dm
That’s how it goes I guess
C Dm
Fuck the rest
Em Dm
Be right there honey
[Verse]
C Dm
I’m gonna take my time to say
Em Dm
Take my time today
C Dm
I’m gonna take what comes my way
Em Dm
Take what they give me
C Dm
Yeah I want my money now
Em Dm
But he is not around
C Dm
You better hold my money safe
Em Dm
What's your emergency
[Chorus]
Gsus4 G
And for the first time
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
In my life
Gsus4 G Cmaj7 Fmaj7
I’m gonna get my-self right
Dm
Just get into trouble
G
Be there on the double
[Verse]
C Dm
Place your bets this time
Em Dm
Decides to let it ride
C Dm
I tr-I tried to take a roll
Em Dm
But the dice are on parole
C Dm
I won't look down your dress
Em Dm
Bet you bend down as a test
C Dm
I cannot wait to chase it all
Em Dm
Yeah I saw it in my crystal ball
C Dm
Friday night the shining light
Em Dm
The secret for a spy
C Dm
I got a better idea
Em Dm
I'll bet you on the side
C Dm
When I get up in your face
Em Dm
You know it’s no surprise
C Dm
Ah baby why's it so hard to read
Em Dm
the sentence in my eyes
[Chorus]
Gsus4 G
And for the fourth time
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Chains on your legs
Gsus4
It’s been a while
G
Did this all for you my baby doll
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
You ignored your life
Dm
We’ll do it together
G
I’ll be there whenever
[Verse]
C Dm
Oh you took a minute break
Em Dm
And said thumbs up they’re okay
C Dm
I’m going to watch the tidal wave
Em Dm
It’s hard to chase away
C Dm Em Dm
ohhhhhh
C Dm Em Dm
Ohhhhhh
[Outro]
Cmaj7 Am
Cmaj7 Am
Got to chase away
Cmaj7 Am
Cmaj7 Am
Hard to chase away
Cmaj7 Am
It’s hard to chase away
Cmaj7 Am
Cmaj7
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