Hard To Explain chords by The Strokes
Guitar chords with lyrics
"Hard To Explain"
(Julian Casablancas)
The Strokes
Is This It, 2001
Intro:
[4 measure drum beat]
main riff (guitar 1 (Albert, rt. channel); guitar 2 (Nick, lft.
channel) plays chords):
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G Em Am
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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C/G D
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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----------------|----------------|3---1/--5-------|7-------5-------|
5---7/--9-------|----------------|------------5---|----5-------5---|
----------7~~---|--------5~~~----|----------------|----------------|
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C
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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3---1/--5-------|7-------5\------|----------------|----------------|
------------5---|----------------|0-------2/------|4\----2---------|
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Am
v v v v v v v v
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0-------2/------|4\----2---------|
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link riff (bass):
G (guitar 2: 355433 muted; guitar 1: x1111x not muted)
0222
G G/B
v v v v v v v v
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------------------------|------------9--9--9--9--|
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-------------|
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G G/A
v v v v v v v v
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10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
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Verse 1:
(w/ main riff:)
G Em Am C/G
Was... honest man
D
Asked me for...
(D)
Tried to...
C
Oh, I don't see...
Am
I don't see...
(w/ link riff:)
G G/B G G/A
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 2:
(w/ main riff, hold final note and Am chord two extra bars:)
We shared some...
All obsessed...
Says we're all...
Oh, I don't see...
I don't see it...
Pre-Chorus (guitar 1 plays G (x1111x) thru-out pre-chorus):
0222
G Em
Raised... Carolina (2x only: she says)
G/B G/A
I'm... like...
G Em
Trying... remind...
G/B G/A
When... go back
Chorus 1:
chorus riff (4x, guitar 2, guitar 1 plays G (x1111x) thru-out chorus):
0222
v v v v v v v v v
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------|------------------------|------------------------|
------|------------------------|------------------------|
9--12-|---9--10----9-----9--12-|---9--10----9--------9--|
------|------------------------|------------------10----|
------|------------------------|------------------------|
v v v v v v v v
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---------------------9--|------------------------|
---10-12----10----10----|---10-12----10----9--12-|
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
full band tacet here on 4th repeat of 1st chorus
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
end cold here on 4th repeat of 2nd chorus
G
I missed the last bus...
G/B G/A
I try, but you see... hard to...
G
I say the right things...
G/B G/A
I like it right... I cannot...
G
I watch the TV, forget...
G/B G/A
Well, I am too young... they are...
G
The joke is on you...
G/B (full band tacet)
You're right... true
(Repeat intro)
Verse 3 (as per verse 2):
Says he can't...
Shake my head...
Everything's just...
Oh, I just can't...
I just can't...
(Repeat pre-chorus)
Chorus 2:
I say the right things...
I like it right here...
I watch the TV, forget...
Well, I am too young...
I'll make it, you see...
Pretend to be nice so...
I missed the last bus...
G/B G/A [end cold]
I try, but you see... hard to explain
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