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You Talk Way Too Much by The Strokes

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For your own amusement, take the part labeled "verse riff 1", shift it up
a fret, and play it by itself. Just do it. (P.S. - It only works if you've
already heard the Is This It album.)

NOTE - The bass usually plays eighth notes on the chords' roots.


			"You Talk Way Too Much"
			 (Julian Casablancas)
			     The Strokes
			  Room On Fire, 2003


Intro:

	Nick, 4x:

	E                        A
	v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
	------------------------|------------------------|
	------------------------|------------------------|
	------------------------|9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-|
	9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-|11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-|
	11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
	0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|------------------------|

Verse 1 (Albert plays chords):

	verse riff 1 (Nick):

	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	8-----6---------|8-----6---------|6---------------|6---------------|
	----------------|----------------|------9---------|------9---------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

	verse riff 2 (Nick):

	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	8-----6---------|--8-----6-------|6---------------|--6-------------|
	----------------|----------------|------9---------|--------9-------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

	verse riff 1, 2x:

	A (577655)
	Now we're out...
	            E (x7999x)
	I said it's my fault...
	A
	Can't make good...
	   E
	It won't stop, I...

	verse riff 2, 2x:

	A
	Give me some time, I just...
	E
	Give me some time, I just...
	A
	Give me some time, I just...
	E
	Give me some time, I just...

	Nick (eighth notes):

	E/G# (x1999x)
	       1
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Chorus:

	E (x7999x)          B7/A (x0981x)
	                              0
	  You talk...      much
	E                   A (x11919)
	                        21 0
	  You talk...      much
	F#m (x91919)    B (x11111)
	       1 0          43121
	  It's only...  end
	A               B
	  It's only...  end...hey

Instrumental, 2x:

	Nick:

	A
	v        v       v        v        v        v       v        v
	` ` `  ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `  ` ` ` ` `  ` ` `  ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `  ` ` ` ` `
	----12-11--9---------14-12--11----|----12-11--9-----14--12-11--------|
	----------------------------------|------------------------------14--|
	----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
	----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
	----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
	----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

	E
	v           v           v           v
	`  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `
	16-16-12-14----14----12-16-16-12-14-------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|

	v           v           v           v
	`  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `  `
	16-16-12-14----14----12-16-16-12-14-------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|
	------------------------------------------------|

	Albert:

	A
	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
	4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|
	2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
	----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|

	E
	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|
	2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
	1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
	2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
	----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|

Verse 2:

	We don't get the...
	He says why not...
	Forget what you...
	'Cause it won't stop...

	Give 'em some time, they...
	Give 'em some time, they...
	Give 'em some time, they...
	Give 'em some time, they...

(Repeat chorus)

Repeat chorus, w/ different lyrics:

	"You're not supposed to...
	You taught me too...
	Is this how it...
	Is this how it...

Coda:

	Nick (Albert plays chords), 4x:

	E7                       A7
	v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
	------------------------|------------------------|
	------------------------|10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-|
	9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-|9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-|
	9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-|11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-|
	11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
	0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|------------------------|

	bass riff (last 2 times):

	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|
	2-2-2-0-0-0-----|----------------|
	------------2-2-|0-0-0-----------|
	----------------|------3-3-3-0-0-|


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