New York City Cops

The Strokes

Continues after the ad
Key:
Is This It? / Hard To Explain Single
Tabbed by Johnlennon1984

/ = slide from one note to the next
h = hammer-on the next note

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
on the original album version. This 
is the album version.

Guitar 2
Played by Albert Hammond, Jr.

Intro
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Verse 1
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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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Nina's in the bedroom
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She said time to go now             
                       but
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Leavin' it ain't easy               
       I
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Continues after the ad
Got to let go
Oh I got to let go          and the

Pre-Chorus
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Hours they ran slow
I said everynight she just can't 
stop sayin'

Chorus
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New York City cops
New York City cops
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New York City cops
They ain't too smart
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New York City cops
New York City cops
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New York City cops
They ain't too smart

Guitar Solo
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                          Well

Post-Guitar Solo
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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!
Song details
Composition: Julian Casablancas
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New York City Cops

The Strokes

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