The Strokes – Hard To Explain (Guitar Intro)

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[Intro] G Gmaj7 A5/G Am7 Am Am7 D C Am7 G A5/G G A5/G [Verse 1]
 G     Gaug    Em     Am7 Am Am7
Was an honest man

D                     D
Asked me for the phone

D                     D
Tried to take control

    C
Oh, I don't see it that way

Am7
I don't see it that way
G A5/G G A5/G
G      Gaug     Em     Am7 Am  Am7
We shared some ideas

D                     D
All obsessed with fame

D                      D
Says we're all the same

C
I don't see it that way

Am7
I don't see it that way
[Pre-Chorus]
G              Em
Raised in Carolina

Bm      D
I'm not like that

G             Em
Tryin' to remind her

Bm      D
When we go back
[Chorus]
  G
I missed the last bus

     G
I'll take the next train

  Bm
I try, but you see

     Am
It's hard to explain

  G
I said the right things

    G
But act the wrong way

  Bm
I like it right here

    Am
But I cannot stay

  G
I watched the TV

   G
Forget what I'm told

      Bm
Well, I am too young

    Am
And they are too old

    G
The joke is on you

     G
This place is a zoo

       Bm
You're right, it's true
[Solo] G Gmaj7 A5/G Am7 Am Am7 D C Am7 G A5/G G A5/G [Verse 2]
G          Gaug      Em  Am7 Am Am7
He said he can't decide

D                     D
I shake my head to say

D                      D
Everything's just great

    C
Oh, I just can't remember

Am7
I just can't remember
[Pre-Chorus]
G             Em
Raised in Carolina (she says)

Bm      D
I'm not like that

G           Em
Tryin' to remind her

Bm      D
When we go back
[Chorus]
  G
I said the right things

    G
But act the wrong way

  Bm
I like it right here

    Am
But I cannot stay

  G
I watched the TV

   G
Forget what I'm told

Bm
I am too young

    Am
And they are too old

     G
I'll make it you see

    G
I'm ever so pleased

   Bm
Pretend to be nice

   Am
So I can be mean

  G
I missed the last bus

     G
I'll take the next train

  Bm
I try, but you see

     Am
It's hard to explain