The Strokes

You Only Live Once Acoustic Chords

by The Strokes

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I've played this many times, it works great on an acoustic guitar :) - Sam Capo on 4, all chords relative to capo. Rhythm for the verse is DUDUDUDU U U UD D When playing 'C' chord, add your pinky finger to the 3rd fret of the e string.  (Don't know the actual name for this chord) C7   C   G    D C7     C       G       D Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh                                  C7         C Some people think they're always right,                          G        D Others are quiet and uptight                  C7                           C Others, they seem so very nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, oh oh,                                 G     D Inside they might feel sad and wrong, oh no,                   C7       C 29 different attributes,                 G       D             Only 7 that you like, oh oh,                     C7     C 20 ways to see the world,  oh oh,                     G     D 20 ways to start a fight, oh oh,
a-don't don't don't get up! A   C   D               G     D      C ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,        A       C      D Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,  G          D             C                  'cos I'm through.         A         C         D Sit me down,         G         D         C Shut me up,            A         C         D I'll calm down,      G         D         C And I'll get along with you. C         C7         G             D C7     C       G        D Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh                               C7        C Oh, men don't notice what they got,                        G        D Women think of that a lot,                                 C7      C One thousand ways to please your man, oh oh,                          G       D Not even one requires a plan, I know.                             C7       C And countless odd religions too,                              G       D It doesn't matter which you choose, oh no,                               C7        C One stubborn way to turn your back, oh oh,                         G      D This I've tried and I refuse, oh oh, Don't don't don't get up! A   C   D             G        D       C ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,        A       C       D Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,  G          D             C                  'cos I'm through.          A       C       D Sit me down,          G       D       C Shut me up,             A      C       D I'll calm down,       G         D         C And I'll get along with you. For the outro i usually do the same rhythm with the    e||--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3--3---5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2-2--2--|   B||--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--3--|   G||--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2-2--2--|   D||-----------------------------------------------------|   A||-----------------------------------------------------|   E||-----------------------------------------------------|

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