The Strokes

Modern Girls And Old Fashioned Men

The Strokes


Tom: A

You are?
A                                        D
Modern girls always have to go (right on time)
                                                  A
Old-fashioned men always want a mistress(you were right)
                                         D
Modern girls always get their way (I was wrong)
                                         A
Modern men dream of what they can't say (???)
        D
That's alright (Right, right, right, right)
         A
I don't belong
Bm
Why you gotta say it if you know it's something wrong?
E
Says that he'll apologize and it won't take too long
Bm                                 E
Well you don't wanna trust nobody else
A
(Time) There's a few things that are gonna have to change
          D
(I'm your son) Everyone has the same opinion
            A
(Won't you please?) Your time is almost over
           D
(Don't be mean) We won't get the chance to do this over
         A
That's alright (Right, right, right, right)
         D
I don't belong
Bm
I don't want the imprint of your key upon my nose
E
You don't have to tell no one 'cause no one wants to know
Bm
That you don't have no happiness at all
             D       A
Oh yes we're falling down (Oh yes we're falling down) [x7]
            D      A
So fucking help me up
Bm                   E
Always thinking bout yourself (You don't love me)
Bm                   E
Always thinking bout yourself (I am an animal)
Bm                   E
Always thinking bout yourself (I am not practical)
Was I?