Band: The Strokes Track: New York City Cops Album: Is This It? (First Edition) Guitarist(s): Albert Hammond Junior (Guitar 1) Nick Valensi (Guitar 2) Date: 20/09/03 Tabbed by: Tomsk Ok, I tabbed the song from start to finish, this song was removed from the first album in respect of the September 11th events. It's still quite accessible and a well good anthem. I've seen some good versions of this but i've included both guitar parts, great to play with someone else. TomSk Standard Tuning ...Guitar 1 Intro... e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-12/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| ...Guitar 2 Intro... downstrokes Am G Am G Am G Am G Am and G played at e|--5---------3--| B|--5---------3--| G|--5---and---4--| D|--7---------5--| A|--7---------5--| E|--5---------3--| ...Guitar 1 Verse... e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| "Here in the streets so mechanised" "Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life" "Studied all the rules didn't want no part" "But I let you in just to break this heart" e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3/12-| "Even though it was only one night" "it was fucking strange" ...Guitar 2 Verse... Am G x4 ...Guitar 1 Pre-chorus... e|---------------------------12------------12-------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12--13-13-13--12--13-13-13---| G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12---| E|---------------------------12------------12-------------| "Nina's in the bedroom" e|---------------------------10------------10-------------| B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10---| E|---------------------------10------------10-------------| "She said time to go now" e|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5----5-5-5----------------| E|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| "But leaving it ain't easy" e|---------------------------------| B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| "I've got to let go" "I've got to let go" e|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| G|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------------------| "and the hours they ran slow" "I said everynight she just can't stop saying" ...Guitar 2 Pre Chorus... Am "Nina's in the bedroom" G "She said time to go now" D "But leaving it ain't easy" E E "I've got let go, I've got to let go" G "And the hours they ran slow" "I said everynight she just can't stop saying" ...Guitar 1 Chorus... e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| "New York City cops" "New York City cops" e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| "New York City cops" "The ain't too smart" ...Guitar 2... C F "New York City cops" C F "New York City cops" C F "New York City cops" C G "They ain't too smart" ...Guitar 1 Solo... e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x 2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| ...Guitar 2 solo... e|-----------------------------10b14-10p8-------7h10-7---7h87h87h87h87--7-| B|-10b12---10b11-8--8-10b11-8-------------10-10--------8------------------| G|-----------------9---------9--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-8-----10-----8-----10-----8-------7----10----7----10----7------| B|----10-----10----10-----10----10------8-----8----8-----8----8---| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-8-----10-----8-----10-----8--------7----10----7----10----7-7s8-| B|----10-----10----10-----10----10-------8-----8----8-----8-------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ...Guitar 1 Verse... e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| "Oh kill me now cos I let you down" e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| "I swear one day im gonna leave this town" "Stop" Drum Solo e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 2 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-15/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| "Yes Im leaving" "Cos it just won't work" "They act like Romans" "But they dress like Turks" e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| "Sometime, in your prime" "See me, I like the summertime but- hey" ...Guitar 2 Verse... Am G x2 wait for drum solo Am G x4 with some Am note bend at the end ...Guitar 1 Pre-chorus... e|---------------------------12------------12-------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12--13-13-13--12--13-13-13---| G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12---| E|---------------------------12------------12-------------| "Nina's in the bedroom" e|---------------------------10------------10-------------| B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10---| E|---------------------------10------------10-------------| "She said time to go now" e|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5----5-5-5----------------| E|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| "But leaving it ain't easy" e|---------------------------------| B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| "I've got to let go" "I've got to let go OH!" e|---------------------------12------------12-------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12--13-13-13--12--13-13-13---| G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12---| E|---------------------------12------------12-------------| "Trapped in an apartment" e|---------------------------10------------10-------------| B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10---| E|---------------------------10------------10-------------| "She would not let them get her" e|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5----5-5-5----------------| E|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| "She wrote it in a letter" e|---------------------------------| B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| "I've got to come clean" "The authorities they've seen" e|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| G|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------------------| "Darling im somewhere in between" "I said everynight, she just can't stop saying" ...Guitar 2 Pre-chorus... Am "Nina's in the bedroom" G "She said time to go now" D "But leaving it ain't easy" E E "I've got let go, I've got to let go- OH!" Am "Trapped in an apartment" G "She would not let them get her" D "She wrote it in a letter" E E "I got to come clean, the authorities they've seen" G "Darling im somewhere in between" "I said everynight, she just can't stop saying" ...Guitar 1 Chorus... e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| "New York City cops" "New York City cops" e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| "New York City cops" "The ain't too smart" ...Guitar 2 Chorus... C F "New York City cops" C F "New York City cops" C F "New York City cops" C G "They ain't too smart" ...Guitar 1 Last Note... e|---8----| B|---8----| G|---9----| D|---10---| A|--------| E|--------| ...Guitar 2 Last Note... F There, that was exhausting! corrections, queries, typos! please inform Barca_Rocks@hotmail.com Tabbed by TomSk, please rate