Ize Of The World chords by The Strokes

Tuning: Standard




The Strokes
Ize of The World

C#m5 E5 Eb5 A5 B5  C#m F#m Abm E  E Open  A

e|--x----x----x---x---x-----4----2----4---7---o--------5--------------------|
B|--x----x----x---x---x-----5----2----4---9---o--------5--------------------|
G|--6----9----8---x---4-----6----2----4---9---1--------6--------------------|
D|--6----9----8---7---4-----6----4----6---9---2--------7--------------------|
A|--4----7----6---7---2-----4----4----6---7---2--------7--------------------|
E|--x----x----x---5---x-----x----2----4---x---o--------5--------------------|

Intro:

C#m5 - E5 - Eb5  A5 - C#m5 - B5

C#m           F#m    Abm      E
I think I know what you mean but watch what you say
 C#m             F#m   Abm     E
'cause they'll be trying to knock you down in some way
 C#m             F#m   Abm   E
Sometimes it feels like the world is falling asleep
 C#m          F#m    Abm    E
How do you wake someone up from inside a dream?

C#m            F#m      Abm     E
Your mind would wander and search for its place in the night
 C#m           F#m     Abm    E
Your body followed this feeling like following light
 C#m           F#m    Abm     E
Once that your music was born it followed you 'round
 C#m           F#m         Abm     E
And then it gave your activities, meaning and let you be loud

F#m         Abm
You're sad but you smile
A        E
It not in your eyes
F#m         Abm
Your eyeballs won't change
     A         Open E
It's the muscles around your eyes

Open E in Chorus

Abm       E
An egg to fertilize
Abm       E
A pulse to stabilize
Abm       E
A body to deodorize
Abm       E
A life to scrutinize
Abm       E
A child to criticize
Abm         E
Young adults to modernize
Abm        E
Citizens to terrorize
Abm          E
Generations to desensiti

Solo: C#m - F#m - B - E  I think 3 times

C#m              F#m     Abm   E
You're dreams are sweet and obsessed and your overworked
 C#m         F#m    Abm    E
You're overtaken by visions of being overlooked
 C#m              F#m
How disappointed would D.(ead) I.(dealistic)
       Abm                E
D.(esperate)I.(nventor)P(ioneer)P.(hilosophers)Be
 C#m           F#m    Abm    E
to see such power in our hands all wasted on greed
 C#m
Am I a prisoner to instincts?
   F#m
Or do my thoughts just live
        Abm
As free and detached
         E
As boats to the dock?
C#m           F#m    Abm        E
Just like when music was born and detached from your heart
C#m           F#m     Abm    E
Is your free time to free minds or for falling apart?

F#m     Abm
Night after night
A        E
You turn out the light
F#m       Abm     A
You don't fall asleep right away
        Open E
"Are we... are we done?"

Abm      E
A desk to organize
Abm        E
A product to advertise
Abm        E
A market to monopolize
Abm         E
Movie stars you idolize
Abm        E
Leaders to scandalize
Abm        E
Enemies to neutralize
Abm       E
No time to apologize
Abm       E
Fury to tranquilize
Abm        E
Weapons to synchronize
Abm       E
Cities to vapor-i

There Ya go. Great song by a great band and hope ya enjoy it.