Machu Picchu chords by The Strokes

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
DmDm C majorC
DmDm C majorC G+G

Verse:

DmDm                C majorC
I'm putting your patience to the test
DmDm              C majorC     G+G
I'm putting your body on the line, for less
DmDm               C majorC
And didn't you know there was a choice?
DmDm              C majorC   G+G
It's never yours but someone else's voice

G+G G minorGm

DmDm            C majorC
Sellin' your body to the street
DmDm                 C majorC     G+G
I'm sending your girlfriends to the night, for cheap
DmDm            C majorC
Wearing a jacket made of meat
DmDm             C majorC    G+G
Sealing a letter made with horse's feet
  G+G     G minorGm
And now you've heard that

Chorus:

DmDm      G+G
Waves turn to grey
DmDm     G+G
Life in the shade
 DmDm   G+G
A augmentedA violent crime
  DmDm      G+G
And that's the USA
DmDm        G+G
Platinum's on the rise
DmDm       G+G
Playboys in the sky
DmDm         G+G
I'm just trying' to find...
 DmDm       G+G
A augmentedA mountain I can climb.

Bridge:
DmDm G+G
DmDm G+G

DmDm C majorC
DmDm C majorC G+G

Verse:
DmDm                C majorC
I'm putting your patience to the test
DmDm              C majorC     G+G
I'm putting your body on the line, for less
DmDm               C majorC
And didn't you know there was a choice?
DmDm              C majorC   G+G
It's never yours but someone else's voice
  G+G     G minorGm
And now you've seen that...

Chorus:

DmDm        G+G
Blondes turn to grey
DmDm      G+G
Life in the shade.
 DmDm    G+G
A augmentedA violent crime,
  DmDm      G+G
And that's the USA
DmDm       G+G
Porn's on the rise
DmDm        G+G
Psycho's in disguise.
DmDm         G+G
I'm just tryin' to find...
 DmDm       G+G
A augmentedA mountain I can climb.

G+G DmDm
G+G DmDm

G+G              DmDm
Darling, ain't nobody gonna tell us
            G+G
They're gonna be oh so jealous
           DmDm
We're gonna be oh so silent
              G+G
They're gonna be stoned in silence
          DmDm
I didn't want to ask you baby
G+G         Dm7Dm7 DmDm       G+G
 I didn't want to have to ask anybody baby
         Dm7Dm7 DmDm
Is anyone asking may-be?
        G+G  G7G7
Can anyone even hear me?

DmDm C majorC

DmDm
Why are you waiting
C majorC      G+G
 beyond the door?

G+G G minorGm

Chorus:

DmDm      G+G
Life turns to dust,
      DmDm     G+G
And rain it turns to rust.
DmDm      G+G
Gossip is the truth
  DmDm         G+G
And money pays for the lies we trust.
   DmDm       G+G
Your love is a surprise
     DmDm        G+G
Homeless saints are in disguise
DmDm         G+G
I'm just tryin' to find
    DmDm        G+G
A augmentedA nice place for you and I

G+G DmDm
G+G DmDm

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