The Adults Are Talking

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UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro:
   Gm  C  F  Bb
   Gm  C  F
 
Verse 1:
             F
They've been saying
                Dm
"You‘re sophisticated"
           F
They're complaining
       Dm
Overeducated
        F
You are saying
                   Dm
All the words I'm dreaming
             C
Say it after me
 
Say it after me
 
Verse 2:
          F
They will blame us
            Dm
Crucify and shame us
         F
We can‘t help it
            Dm
If we are a problem
       F
We are trying
                 Dm
Hard to get your attention
                     C
I'm climbing up your wall
 
Climbing up your wall
 
Chorus:
Gm
Don‘t go there 'cause you'll never return
           C
I know you think of me when you think of her
             F
But then it don't make sense when you're trying hard
          Bb
To do the right thing but without recompense
             Gm
And then you did something wrong and you said it was great
            C
And now you don't know how you could ever complain
               F
Because you're all confused 'cause you want me to
             Bb
But then you want me to do the same as you
 
Instrumental:
   F  Dm  -x3-
   C
 
Verse 3:
          F
You were waitin'
          Dm
For the elevator
         F
You were sayin'
                   Dm
All the things I'm dreaming
        F
No more askin'
             Dm
Questions or excuses
              C
Information's here
 
Here and everywhere
 
Chorus 2:
Gm
Don‘t go there 'cause you'll never return
           C
I know you think of me when you think of her
             F
But then it don't make sense when you're trying hard
          Bb
To do the right thing but without recompense
             Gm
And then you did something wrong and you said it was great
            C
And now you don't know how you could ever complain
               F
Because you're all confused 'cause you want me to
             Bb
But then you want me to do the same as you
 
Bridge:
Gm             C
I don't want anything
F               Bb
  I know it's not
              Gm
It's not your fault
             C
I don't want anyone
F       Bb
  As I do  in life for
Gm
You
 

    C   F  Bb
Ahh --      oooh
 
Gm  C  F  Bb  -x2-
 
Gm  C  F            Bb
       Stockholders
 
Outro:
Gm                      C
Same xxxx different life
                       F
I‘ll get it right some time
            Bb
Maybe not tonight
            Gm
Maybe not tonight
            C
Maybe not tonight
            F
Maybe not tonight
            Bb
Maybe not tonight
 
Outro: Gm  C  F
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Album: The New Abnormal

From the same album
  1. Selfless
  2. The Adults Are Talking
  3. Why are Sundays so Depressing
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The Strokes is an American rock band from Manhattan, New York, United States, formed in 1998. The band rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in garage rock/post-punk revival. The band consists of Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (lead guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (rhythm guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass guitar) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums and percussion).

Upon the release of their debut album, Is This It, in 2001, the group was met with much critical acclaim, being hailed by some as the “saviors of rock and roll.

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