The Strokes – New York City Cops (Guitar Tab)

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Is This It? / Hard To Explain Single Tabbed by Johnlennon1984 Note: This song was removed from the album shortly after its release due to Sep. 11 and replaced with its B-side, "When It Started". When the track lineup changed, so did the album cover. It is now a picture of the big bang theory. The Strokes perform this song live differently than on the original album version. This is the album version. Guitar 2 Played by Albert Hammond, Jr.

[Intro]
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E|-12/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|

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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3------|

[Verse 1]
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3------|
Here in the streets so mechanised
Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life
Studied all the rules didn't want no part
But I let you in just to break this heart

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Even though it was only one night
It was fucking strange

[Verse 2]
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D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-12-12--14-14-14-0--------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-0--------|
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Nina's in the bedroom

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G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10h12--12-12-12-10-10h12--12-12-12-0--|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10h12--12-12-12-10-10h12--12-12-12-0--|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-0--|
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She said time to go now                                    but

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D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7-5-5h7--7-7-7-0---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-0---------------------|
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Leavin' it ain't easy                      I

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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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Got to let go
Oh I got to let go          and the

[Pre-Chorus]
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B|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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D|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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Hours they ran slow
I said everynight she just can't stop sayin'

[Chorus]
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G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
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New York City cops
New York City cops 

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G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
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New York City cops
They ain't too smart

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G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
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New York City cops
New York City cops 

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G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
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New York City cops
They ain't too smart

Guitar Solo
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B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                              Well

Post-Guitar Solo
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3------|
Kill me now, 'cause I let you down
I swear one day we're gonna leave this town.               Stop.

Drum Solo
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                                                         Yes I'm

Post-Drum Solo
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Leavin' 
'Cause it just won't work
They act like Romans
But they dress like Turks

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Sometime, in your prime
See me, I like the summertime but, hey

[Verse 2 Again] Nina's in the bedroom She said time to go now But leavin' it ain't easy I got to let go I got to let go Oh! [...And Again Just With Different Lyrics:] Trapped in an apartment She would not let them get her She wrote it in a letter I got to come clean The authorities they've seen Darling I'm [Then Comes The Pre-Chorus] Somewhere in between I said everynight every night, she just can't stop sayin' [Then The Chorus] New York City cops New York City cops New York City cops They ain't too smart New York City cops New York City cops New York City cops They ain't too smart

And Then Play And Hold This Chord
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The Song's Over Now! ************************************ / = slide from one note to the next h = hammer-on the next note ************************************