Hey guys, this is one of my favorite songs by the Strokes so it really surprised me to see a lack of
well thought-out chord sheets to play this song solo. Luckily, almost all of it is straight up power chord
structure stuff, so playing this should be fairly easy.
(Chords Library)
F# 244322
D#m x68876
A#m 688666
G#m 466444
C# x46664
C#sus4 x46674
G#m7 464574
B 799877
Automatic stop
[Verse]
F# D#m
So many fish there in the sea
A#m
I wanted you, you wanted me
F# D#m
That's just a phase, it's got to pass
A#m
I was a train moving too fast
[Bridge]
G#m F#
Didn't understand what to see
G#m
Yeah, then I got a different view
C# C#sus4
It's you...no.
[Pre-Chorus Riff, totally optional]
F# A#m
F# A#m
[Chorus]
F# C# D#m
Wait, I'ma gonna give it a break.
G#7
I'm not you friend,
B
I never was.
F# C#
I said wait, I'ma gonna give it a break.
G#7
I'm not your friend,
B
I never was... No.
[Verse]
F# D#m
So many fish there in the sea
A#m
She wanted him, he wanted me
F# D#m
That's just a phase, it's got to pass
A#m
I was a train moving too fast
[Bridge]
G#m
Yeah, I know you warned me
F#
But this is too important
G#m
Now I got a different view
C# C#sus4
It's you...
[Pre-Chorus Riff, once again it's optional]
F# A#m
F# A#m
[Chorus]
F# C# D#m
Why can't you wait, I'ma gonna give it a break.
G#7
I'm not you friend,
B
I never was.
F# C# D#m
I said wait, I'ma gonna give it a break.
G#7
I'm not your friend,
B
I never was.
B/F#
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Alternatively you can play this for the main riff if you want
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[Verse]
F# D#m
So many fish there in the sea
A#m C#
I wanted you, you wanted me
F# D#m
That's just a phase, it's got to pass
A#m C#
I was a train moving too fast
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But personally I don't think it sounds as good as strumming the A#m for two bars.
Thanks for reading guys, hope this helped!
