You Only Live Once The Strokes
Released on July 24th, 2006, "You Only Live Once" was the 3rd single
for the Strokes' 3rd album "First Impressions of Earth", it is one
of the top songs in the Strokes' setlist, maybe on the top 5.
It reached #35 on US Modern Rock Billboard.
Lyrics by Julian Casablcas
Music by the Strokes
Key of E major
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INTRO
[E]
[E] [B] [F#]
[E]Ooooooo-ooooo-o[B]oooooh[F#]
VERSES
Some people think they're always [E]right
Others are quiet and up[B]tight[F#]
Others they seem so very [E]nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, oh oh!
Inside they might feel sad and [B]wrong, oh [F#]no!
29 different attri[E]butes
And only 7 that you [B]like, uh [F#]oh!
20 ways to see the [E]world, oh oh!
Or 20 ways to start a [B]fight[F#]
PRE-CHORUS
N.C.
Oh, don't, don't, don't
Get up[C#m] [E] [G#m] [F#]
(Tch tch tch tch) [B]I can't [D#m]see the [F#]sun[E]shine
[C#m]I'll be [E]wai[G#m]ting [F#]for you baby[B] [D#m]
'[F#]Cause I'm [E]through
CHORUS
Sit me dow[C#m]n[E] [G#m] [F#]
Shut me [B]up[D#m] [F#] [E]
I'll calm [C#m]down[E] [G#m] [F#]
And [B]I'll get [D#m]along [F#]with [E]you
INTERLUDE
[E] [B] [F#]
[E]Ooooooo-ooooo-o[B]oooooh[F#]
VERSES
Oh, men don't notice what they [E]got
Women think of that a [B]lot[F#]
A thousand ways to please your [E]man, oh oh!
Not even one requires a [B]plan, I [F#]know
Countless odd religions [E]too
It doesn't matter which you [B]choose, oh [F#]oh!
One stubborn way to turn your [E]back, oh oh!
This I've tried, and now re[B]fuse, oh [F#]oh!
PRE-CHORUS
N.C.
Oh, don't, don't, don't
Get up[C#m] [E] [G#m] [F#]
(Tch tch tch tch) [B]I can't [D#m]see the [F#]sun[E]shine
[C#m]I'll be [E]wai[G#m]ting [F#]for you baby[B] [D#m]
'[F#]Cause I'm [E]through
CHORUS
Sit me dow[C#m]n[E] [G#m] [F#]
Shut me [B]up[D#m] [F#] [E]
I'll calm [C#m]down[E] [G#m] [F#]
And [B]I'll get [D#m]along [F#]with [E]you, alright
OUTRO
[B]Shut me up
Shut me up up up up up
And I'll get along with you
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