{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1827542,"song":"Hard To Explain","artist":"The Strokes","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11403589-hard-to-explain-chords-by-the-strokes/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1827542?type=chord","rating":4.87028,"votes":82,"content":"[tab][Intro]\r\n (Open chord voicing)\r\n [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\ne|----3----7----0----0----x----x----x----|----3----0----0----0----2----0----0----|\r\nB|----3----8----1----1----7----5----5----|----3----3----1----1----3----1----1----|\r\nG|----4----7----2----0----7----5----5----|----0----0----2----0----2----0----0----|\r\nD|----5----9----2----2----7----5----5----|----0----2----2----2----0----2----2----|\r\nA|----5----7----0----3----5----3----0----|----2----2----0----3---------3----0----|\r\nE|-------------------3-------------------|----3----0---------3-------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n Was an honest man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAsked me for the phone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nTried to take control[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I don't see it that way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't see it that way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n Oh, we shared some ideas[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll obsessed with fame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSays we're all the same[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I don't see it that way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] \r\nI don't see it that way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Pre-Chorus 1]\r\n (Open chord voicing)\r\n [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\ne|----------3-----7-----2-----0----------|----------3-----0-----2-----0----------|\r\nB|----------3-----8-----3-----1----------|----------3-----3-----3-----1----------|\r\nG|----------4-----7-----4-----2----------|----------0-----0-----4-----2----------|\r\nD|----------5-----9-----4-----2----------|----------0-----2-----4-----2----------|\r\nA|----------5-----7-----2-----0----------|----------2-----2-----2-----0----------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------|----------3-----0----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] \r\nRaised in Carolina[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n I'm not like that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] \r\nTrying to remind her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n When we go back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI missed the last bus, I'll take the next train[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI try but you see, it's hard to explain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI say the right things, but act the wrong way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI like it right here, but I cannot stay[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI watch the TV, forget what I'm told[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWell I am too young, and they are too old[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe joke is on you, this place is a zoo[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\nYou're right, it's true[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nHe says he can't decide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI shake my head to say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverything's just great[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I just can't remember[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nI just can't remember[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] \r\nRaised in Carolina [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe says, I'm not like that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] \r\nTrying to remind her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n When we go back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI say the right things, but act the wrong way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI like it right here, but I cannot stay[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI watch the TV, forget what I'm told[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWell I am too young, and they are too old[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh man can't you see, I'm nervous so please[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nPretend to be nice, so I can be mean[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI missed the last bus, we take the next train[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nI try but you see, it's hard to explain[/tab]","plain_text":"G Em7 Am C/G D C Am7\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG Em7 Am C/G D C Am7\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]","chords":["G","Em7","Am","C/G","D","C","Am7","B","A","E","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}