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Step 1 / 20Position: 5

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This is an acoustic version of The Strokes' You Only Live Once.
I've played this many times, it works great on an acoustic guitar :) - Sam
Capo on 4, all chords relative to capo. Rhythm for the verse is DUDUDU U U UD D
When playing 'C' chord, add your pinky finger to the 3rd fret of the e string.
(Don't know the actual name for this chord)
C7   C   G    D
C7OooooooCoooooh, Gooooooh Doooooooh
[Verse 1]
Some people think they're always C7right,C  
Others are quiet and uptGightD  
Others, they seem so very C7nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, Coh oh,
Inside they might feel sad and wGrong, Doh no,
29 different attriC7butes,C  
Only 7 that you Glike, oh Doh,
20 ways to see the wC7orld,  Coh oh,
20 ways to start a fGight, oDh oh,
a-don't don't don't get up!
Am  C   Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
ch-ch-ch-ch I Gcan't Bsee Dthe sunCshine,
Woah, AmI'll be CwaDsus2iting fDor you baby,
      G        B       D'cos I'm Cthrough.
Sit me dAmown,C  Dsus2  D  
Shut me Gup,B  D  C  
I'll calAmm down,C  Dsus2  D  
And IG'll get alBong wDith you.C  
C         C7         G             D
[Verse 2]
C7OooooooCoooooh, Gooooooh oDooooooh
Oh, men don't notice what they C7got,C  
Women think of that a lGot,D  
One thousand ways to please your C7man, oh Coh,
Not even one requires a pGlan, I kDnow.
And countless odd religions C7too,C  
It doesn't matter which you cGhoose, oDh no,
One stubborn way to turn your C7back, oh oCh,
This I've tried and I reGfuse, oDh oh,
Don't don't don't get up!
Am  C   Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
ch-ch-ch-ch I Gcan't Bsee Dthe sunCshine,
Woah, AmI'll be CwaDsus2iting fDor you baby,
      G        B       D'cos I'm Cthrough.
Sit me dAmown,C  Dsus2  D  
Shut me Gup,B  D  C  
I'll calAmm down,C  Dsus2  D  
And IG'll get alBong wDith you.C  
[Outro]
(For the outro I usually do the same rhythm with the tab)
e|--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3--3---5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2-2--2--|
B|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--3--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2-2--2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

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You Only Live Once

by The Strokes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

This is an acoustic version of The Strokes' You Only Live Once.

I've played this many times, it works great on an acoustic guitar :) - Sam

Capo on 4, all chords relative to capo. Rhythm for the verse is DUDUDU U U UD D

When playing 'C' chord, add your pinky finger to the 3rd fret of the e string.

(Don't know the actual name for this chord)

C7 C G D

Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh

[Verse 1]

C7 C

Some people think they're always right,

G D

Others are quiet and uptight

C7 C

Others, they seem so very nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, oh oh,

G D

Inside they might feel sad and wrong, oh no,

C7 C

29 different attributes,

G D

Only 7 that you like, oh oh,

C7 C

20 ways to see the world, oh oh,

G D

20 ways to start a fight, oh oh,

a-don't don't don't get up!

Am C Dsus2 D

[Chorus]

G B D C

ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,

Am C Dsus2 D

Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,

G B D C

'cos I'm through.

Am C Dsus2 D

Sit me down,

G B D C

Shut me up,

Am C Dsus2 D

I'll calm down,

G B D C

And I'll get along with you.

C C7 G D

[Verse 2]

C7 C G D

Ooooooooooooh, ooooooh oooooooh

C7 C

Oh, men don't notice what they got,

G D

Women think of that a lot,

C7 C

One thousand ways to please your man, oh oh,

G D

Not even one requires a plan, I know.

C7 C

And countless odd religions too,

G D

It doesn't matter which you choose, oh no,

C7 C

One stubborn way to turn your back, oh oh,

G D

This I've tried and I refuse, oh oh,

Don't don't don't get up!

Am C Dsus2 D

[Chorus]

G B D C

ch-ch-ch-ch I can't see the sunshine,

Am C Dsus2 D

Woah, I'll be waiting for you baby,

G B D C

'cos I'm through.

Am C Dsus2 D

Sit me down,

G B D C

Shut me up,

Am C Dsus2 D

I'll calm down,

G B D C

And I'll get along with you.

[Outro]

(For the outro I usually do the same rhythm with the tab)

e|--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3--3---5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2-2--2--|

B|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--3--|

G|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5---4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2-2--2--|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

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