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[Intro]
D Em
D Em
D Em
D Em
D Em
D Em
D Em
A
[Verse 1]
DWait time iEms the wDorstEm  
DI can hardlEmy sitD  Em  
DNo one has tEmhe tiDmeEm  
DSomeone's alwEmays laDteEm  
DI look Emfor yDouEm  
And Dyou Emlook fDor meEm  
D  Em
D  A
[Chorus]
GI dDon't know wAhy
BmI caAme dGown
I hDold your Aphone
BmDon't Awake uGp
I hDear a vAoice
BmIn thAe grGound
G D A
[Refrain]
BmTell me, don't F#mtell me
The Bmhard part is tF#melling you
SGomething that yAou would not lGike me to tAell you
TBmell me, don't tF#mell me
The hBmard part is teF#mlling you
SomeGthing that yAou would not liGke me to tell you
[Verse 2]
DWait time iEms to blDameEm  
DMapped out Emfame's a DtripEm  
DWe all have Emthe tiDmeEm  
DSomeone's aEmlways fDedEm  
DI look for EmyouD  Em  
And Dyou looEmk awayD  Em  
D Em
A
[Chorus]
GI dDon't know wAhy
BmI caAme dGown
I hDold your Aphone
BmDon't Awake uGp
I hDear a vAoice
BmIn thAe grGound
G D A
[Refrain]
BmTell me, don't F#mtell me
The Bmhard part is tF#melling you
SGomething that yAou would not lGike me to tAell you
TBmell me, don't tF#mell me
The hBmard part is teF#mlling you
SomeGthing that yAou would not liGke me to tell you

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Call Me Back

by The Strokes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

D Em

[Verse 1]

D Em D Em

Wait time is the worst

D Em D Em

I can hardly sit

D Em D Em

No one has the time

D Em D Em

Someone's always late

D Em D Em

I look for you

D Em D Em

And you look for me

D Em

D A

[Chorus]

G D A

I don't know why

Bm A G

I came down

D A

I hold your phone

Bm A G

Don't wake up

D A

I hear a voice

Bm A G

In the ground

G D A

[Refrain]

Bm F#m

Tell me, don't tell me

Bm F#m

The hard part is telling you

G A G A

Something that you would not like me to tell you

Bm F#m

Tell me, don't tell me

Bm F#m

The hard part is telling you

G A G

Something that you would not like me to tell you

[Verse 2]

D Em D Em

Wait time is to blame

D Em D Em

Mapped out fame's a trip

D Em D Em

We all have the time

D Em D Em

Someone's always fed

D Em D Em

I look for you

D Em D Em

And you look away

D Em

[Chorus]

G D A

I don't know why

Bm A G

I came down

D A

I hold your phone

Bm A G

Don't wake up

D A

I hear a voice

Bm A G

In the ground

G D A

[Refrain]

Bm F#m

Tell me, don't tell me

Bm F#m

The hard part is telling you

G A G A

Something that you would not like me to tell you

Bm F#m

Tell me, don't tell me

Bm F#m

The hard part is telling you

G A G

Something that you would not like me to tell you

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