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Oblivius Chords by The Strokes

Oblivius chords by The Strokes

Guitar chords with lyrics

[Intro]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
G|--8-----13-12---13-12---13-12-13-12h13p12p10---13---12-10--| |
D|--8--------------------------------------------------------| |
A|--6--------------------------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
G|--------12-10---12-10---12-10-12-10h12p10p8----12---10-8---| |
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
                                                               | x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
G|--------13-12---13-12---13-12-13-12h13p12p10---13---12-10--| |
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
G|--------12-10---12-10---12-10-12-10h12p10p8----------------| |
D|-----------------------------------------------11b13br11---| |
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| |


[Verse 1]

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          Untame me,                               it's not my midnight yet

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          Act like a wolf but think                like a sheep (Wall Street)

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          Untame me,                               cause this is my best advice

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          We're gonna give it                      back to you, some other day


-- Repeat intro riff --


[Pre-Chorus 1]

e|--11----------11------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--13----13----13--13--14----11----|--13----------13------------------|
G|--------13--------13--15----12----|--13----13----13--13--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------|--------15--------15--13----11----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Take  off  from the run---way,     think-ing   of  a   sad   day

e|--11----------11------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--13----13----13--13--14----11----|--13----------13------------------|
G|--------13--------13--15----12----|--13----13----13--13--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------|--------15--------15--13----11----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Ra----cing down the high--way,     look--ing   at  me  side--ways


[Chorus 1]

    G#                               Cm                       D#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|x2
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|

     G#
What side are you standing on?
     Cm                D#
What side you standing on?
     G#
What side are you standing on?
     Cm                D#
What side you standing on?


-- Repeat intro riff --


[Verse 2]

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          Untame me,                               it's time

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          I know the way                           uptown

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          Unchain me,                              I've waited for the time

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-11--13-11--13-11--13-11--13----11--|--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11-----9----|
G|--13-12--13-12--13-12--13-12--13----12--|--12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
          To get you with your pajamas on


[Pre-Chorus 2]

Verse guitar above repeats with pre-chorus guitar below:

e|--11----------11------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--13----13----13--13--14----11----|--13----------13------------------|
G|--------13--------13--15----12----|--13----13----13--13--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------|--------15--------15--13----11----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Take  off  from the run---way,     think-ing   of  a   sad   day

e|--11----------11------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--13----13----13--13--14----11----|--13----------13------------------|
G|--------13--------13--15----12----|--13----13----13--13--12----10----|
D|----------------------------------|--------15--------15--13----11----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Play--ing  with the new   toys,    look—ing    at  the sad   boys


[Chorus 2]

    G#                               Cm                       D#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|x2
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|

     G#
What side are you standing on?
     Cm                D#
What side you standing on?
     G#
What side are you standing on?
     Cm                D#
What side you standing on?


[Post-Chorus]

    G#                               Cm                       D#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|x2
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|

      G#           Cm         D#
And we take what we hide from them
        G#                 Cm        D#
And then say, "what do you want from me?"


[Solo]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10br-9---------8br-8-----------|
G|--11br-10----8-10-11br-10----8-10-----------8-10-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

    +
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10br-9----11br-11---13br-13~~--|
G|--11br-10----8-10-11br-10----8-10--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Bridge]


e|-------8---------8---------8---------8----|------9---------9---------9---------9-----|
B|--9---------9---------9---------9---------|-9---------9---------9---------9----------|
G|----10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10-|---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10--|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

e|-------9---------9---------9---------9----|------11--------11--------11--------11----|
B|-11--------11--------11--------11---------|-11--------11--------11--------11---------|
G|----10--10----10--10----10--10----10---10-|----12--12----12--12----12--12----12--12--|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


The way somewhere, way to know

Anyway, anyway, the change to know

I never learned to fly, anytime we change

Away, away, away, away


[Chorus 3]

    G#                               Cm                       D#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|x2
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|

     G#
What side you standing on?
     Cm                D#
What side you standing on?
     G#
What side you standing on?
     Cm                D#
What side you standing on?
   G#
Oh what side you standing on?
     Cm       D#
What side you standing on?


[Outro]

G#                                            Cm                     D#
O-oh-oh oh-oh o-oh-oh, o-oh-oh oh-oh o-oh-oh, o-oh-oh oh-oh o-oh-oh, o-oh-oh oh-oh o-oh-oh
G#                                            Cm                     D#
O-oh-oh oh-oh o-oh-oh, o-oh-oh oh-oh o-oh-oh, o-oh-oh oh-oh o-oh-oh


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| br  Bend-release
| +   Pitch harmonic
| ~   Vibrato
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