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Losing My Edge

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Standard Tuning EADGBe
This is one of the greatest songs of the 2000s and I'm 
surprised nobody else tabbed it out. Granted it is a mostly
percussion based song but I figured I'll add in the chords. 
Cheers!
*The rhythm during the verse is a riff based around the G chord
on the low E string play: |--3-3-0-3-0-3-xx-xx-xx--|  or G  G  E  G  E  G  
Intro: palm mute rhythmically (also through out the first verse: 
Verse 1:
Yeah, I'm losing my edge. 
I'm losing my edge. 
The kids are coming up from behind. 
I'm losing my edge. 
I'm losing my edge to the kids from France and from London. 
But I was there. G  G  E  G  E  G  
Verse 2: (entire verse is based around the riff*
GI was there in 1968. 
GI was there at the first Can show in Cologne. 
GI'm losing my edge. 
GI'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks. 
GI'm losing my edge to the Internet seekers who can tell me every member
Gof every good group from 1962 to 1978. 
GI'm losing my edge. 
GTo all the kids in Tokyo and Berlin. 
GI'm losing my edge to the art-school Brooklynites in little jackets 
Gand borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered eighties. 
GBut I'm losing my edge. 
GI'm losing my edge, but I was there. 
GI was there. 
GBut I was there. 
GI'm losing my edge. 
GI'm losing my edge. 
GI can hear the footsteps every night on the decks. 
GBut I was there. G  G  E  G  E  G  
GI was there in 1974 at the first Suicide practices in a loft in New York City. 
GI was working on the organ sounds with much patience. 
GI was there when Captain Beefheart started up his first band. 
GI told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime." 
GI was there. 
GI was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids. 
GI played it at CBGB's. 
GEverybody thought I was crazy. 
GWe all know. 
GI was there. 
GI was there. 
GI've never been wrong. 
GI used to work in the record store. 
GI had everything before anyone. 
GI was there in the Paradise Garage DJ booth with Larry Levan. 
GI was there in Jamaica during the great sound clashes. 
GI woke up naked on the beach in Ibiza in 1988. 
GBut I'm losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent. 
GAnd they're actually really, really nice. 
GI'm losing my edge. 
GI heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody. 
GEvery great song by the Beach Boys. All the underground hits. 
GAll the Modern Lovers tracks. 
GI heard you have a vinyl of Every Niagra record on German import. 
GI heard that you have a white label of every seminal Detroit Techno hit - 1985, '86, '87. 
GI heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '60s cut and Another box set from the '70s. 
GI hear you're buying a synthesizer and an arpeggiator 
Gand are throwing your computer out the window 
Gbecause you want to make something real. You want to make a Yaz record. 
GI hear that you and your band have sold your guitars and bought turntables. 
GI hear that you and your band have sold your turntables and bought guitars. 
GI hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know. 
GBut have you seen my records? 
GThis Heat, Pere Ubu, Outsiders, Nation of Ulysses, Mars, 
GThe Trojans, The Black Dice, Todd Terry, the Germs, Section 25, 
GAlthea and Donna, Sexual harassment, a-ha, Pere Ubu, Dorothy Ashby, PIL, 
Gthe Fania All-Stars, the Bar-Kays, the Human League, the Normal, Lou Reed, Scott Walker, Monks, Niagra, 
GJoy Division, Lower 48, the Association, Sun Ra, 
GScientists, Royal Trux, 10cc, 
GEric B. and Rakim, Index, Basic Channel, Soulsonic Force ("just hit me"!),
GJuan Atkins, David Axelrod, Electric Prunes, Gil! Scott! Heron!, the Slits, 
GFaust, Mantronix, Pharaoh Sanders and the Fire Engines, the Swans, the Soft Cell, 
Gthe Sonics, the Sonics, the Sonics, the Sonics. 
Outro: 
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
GYou don't know what you Creally want.
G                       C
(till end)

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Losing My Edge

by LCD Soundsystem

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning EADGBe

This is one of the greatest songs of the 2000s and I'm

surprised nobody else tabbed it out. Granted it is a mostly

percussion based song but I figured I'll add in the chords.

Cheers!

*The rhythm during the verse is a riff based around the G chord

G G E G E G

on the low E string play: |--3-3-0-3-0-3-xx-xx-xx--| or

Intro: palm mute rhythmically (also through out the first verse:

Verse 1:

Yeah, I'm losing my edge.

I'm losing my edge.

The kids are coming up from behind.

I'm losing my edge.

I'm losing my edge to the kids from France and from London.

G G E G E G

But I was there.

Verse 2: (entire verse is based around the riff*

I was there in 1968.

I was there at the first Can show in Cologne.

I'm losing my edge.

I'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks.

I'm losing my edge to the Internet seekers who can tell me every member

of every good group from 1962 to 1978.

I'm losing my edge.

To all the kids in Tokyo and Berlin.

I'm losing my edge to the art-school Brooklynites in little jackets

and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered eighties.

But I'm losing my edge.

I'm losing my edge, but I was there.

I was there.

But I was there.

I'm losing my edge.

I can hear the footsteps every night on the decks.

G G G E G E G

But I was there.

I was there in 1974 at the first Suicide practices in a loft in New York City.

I was working on the organ sounds with much patience.

I was there when Captain Beefheart started up his first band.

I told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime."

I was there.

I was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids.

I played it at CBGB's.

Everybody thought I was crazy.

We all know.

I was there.

I've never been wrong.

I used to work in the record store.

I had everything before anyone.

I was there in the Paradise Garage DJ booth with Larry Levan.

I was there in Jamaica during the great sound clashes.

I woke up naked on the beach in Ibiza in 1988.

But I'm losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent.

And they're actually really, really nice.

I'm losing my edge.

I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.

Every great song by the Beach Boys. All the underground hits.

All the Modern Lovers tracks.

I heard you have a vinyl of Every Niagra record on German import.

I heard that you have a white label of every seminal Detroit Techno hit - 1985, '86, '87.

I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '60s cut and Another box set from the '70s.

I hear you're buying a synthesizer and an arpeggiator

and are throwing your computer out the window

because you want to make something real. You want to make a Yaz record.

I hear that you and your band have sold your guitars and bought turntables.

I hear that you and your band have sold your turntables and bought guitars.

I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.

But have you seen my records?

This Heat, Pere Ubu, Outsiders, Nation of Ulysses, Mars,

The Trojans, The Black Dice, Todd Terry, the Germs, Section 25,

Althea and Donna, Sexual harassment, a-ha, Pere Ubu, Dorothy Ashby, PIL,

the Fania All-Stars, the Bar-Kays, the Human League, the Normal, Lou Reed, Scott Walker, Monks, Niagra,

Joy Division, Lower 48, the Association, Sun Ra,

Scientists, Royal Trux, 10cc,

Eric B. and Rakim, Index, Basic Channel, Soulsonic Force ("just hit me"!),

Juan Atkins, David Axelrod, Electric Prunes, Gil! Scott! Heron!, the Slits,

Faust, Mantronix, Pharaoh Sanders and the Fire Engines, the Swans, the Soft Cell,

the Sonics, the Sonics, the Sonics, the Sonics.

Outro:

G C