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Under Control

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[Verse 1]
I don't want to wC#aste D#myour timeC#  
I don't want to wFmaste F#your timeFm.F#  Fm  D#m  
I just want to sC#ay D#m  C#  
I've got to FmsayF#,Fm  F#  Fm  D#m  
We worked C#hard, D#mdarlingC#  
We don't Fmhave no coD#mntrol
We're under contrC#ol
[Chorus]
G#I don't want to do it D#myour way,
G#I don't want to do it D#myour way
G#I don't want to give it to you, D#myour way.
G#I don't want to G#know...
[Verse 2]
I don't want to cC#hange D#myour mindC#,
I don't want to FmchanF#ge the worFmld.F#  Fm  D#m  
I just want to wC#atch D#mit go bC#y.
I just want Fmto F#watch Fmyou F#go FmbyD#m.
We were yoC#ung, D#mdarlingC#  
We don't Fmhave no coD#mntrol
We're out of conC#trol
[Solo]
F#  C#   F#   C#
F#  C#   F#   C#
[Chorus]
G#I don't want to do it D#myour way,
G#I don't want to do it D#myour way
G#I don't want to give it to you, D#myour way.
G#I don't want to G#know...
[Verse 3]
I don't want to C#changD#me your minC#d,
I don't want to wFmaste F#your timeFm.F#  Fm  D#m  
I just want to kC#now D#myou're aC#lright.
I've got to FmknoF#w you'Fmre F#alrFmighD#mt;
You are yoC#ung, D#mdarlingC#  
For now, Fmbut not foD#mr long
Under control.C#  
[Outro]
Fm D#m F# Fm D#m C#

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Under Control

by The Strokes

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D#m

[Verse 1]

C# D#m C#

I don't want to waste your time

Fm F# Fm F# Fm D#m

I don't want to waste your time.

C# D#m C#

I just want to say

Fm F# Fm F# Fm D#m

I've got to say,

C# D#m C#

We worked hard, darling

Fm D#m

We don't have no control

We're under control

[Chorus]

G# D#m

I don't want to do it your way,

G# D#m

I don't want to do it your way

G# D#m

I don't want to give it to you, your way.

G# G#

I don't want to know...

[Verse 2]

C# D#m C#

I don't want to change your mind,

Fm F# Fm F# Fm D#m

I don't want to change the world.

C# D#m C#

I just want to watch it go by.

Fm F# Fm F# Fm D#m

I just want to watch you go by.

C# D#m C#

We were young, darling

Fm D#m

We don't have no control

We're out of control

[Solo]

F# C# F# C#

[Chorus]

G# D#m

I don't want to do it your way,

G# D#m

I don't want to do it your way

G# D#m

I don't want to give it to you, your way.

G# G#

I don't want to know...

[Verse 3]

C# D#m C#

I don't want to change your mind,

Fm F# Fm F# Fm D#m

I don't want to waste your time.

C# D#m C#

I just want to know you're alright.

Fm F# Fm F# Fm D#m

I've got to know you're alright;

C# D#m C#

You are young, darling

Fm D#m

For now, but not for long

Under control.

[Outro]

Fm D#m F# Fm D#m C#

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