The Strokes

The Adults Are Talking

The Strokes


Tom: A

[Intro] Gm  C  F  Bb
        Gm  C  F

[Riff]

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-5--5-5-8-8-5--5-5-5--8-8-------8-8-------7-7-------7-7---------7-7-------7-7-7----|
A|-------------------------------7--7-7---7--7-7-----8--8-8----8--8-8-----5--5-5------5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-5--5-5-8-8-5--5-5-5--8-8-------8-8-------7-7-----|
A|-------------------------------7--7-7---7--7-7-----8---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

[Primeira Parte]

        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
  
[Segunda Parte]

     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 
 
[Refrão]

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
  
( F  Dm  F  Dm )
( F  Dm  C )

[Terceira Parte]

     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
 
[Refrão]

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

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 )
( Gm  C  F  Bb )

Gm  C  F       Bb
   Stockholders
 
Gm               C
Same shit 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
 
[Final] Gm  C  F