• Song:

    12 51 Acoustic

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

This includes the chords and tab of the song "12:51" by The Strokes from
their sophomore album, "Room on Fire" (2003). If there are any doubts or corrections, 
feel free to leave a comment.

Chords:

(If you don't own a Capo click on "Up 2 Half Steps - Transpose" at the top
of the tab, and play those chords).

CAPO ON 1ST.

D (000232)
 G (320033)
Em (022000) or you can also use Em7  (022030)
 A (002220) or you can also use Asus4(002230)
Bm (024432)
Gm (310033)

Verse 1:

D (xx0232@1)                GTalk (320003@1)to me now I'm older
     Em (022000@1)                    AYour (x02220@1)friend told you 'cause I told her
D (xx0232@1)                     GFriday (320003@1)nights have been lonely
Em (022000@1)                      AChange (x02220@1)your plans and then phone me

Break:

D (xx0232@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)(x4)

Verse 2:

D (xx0232@1)                 GWe (320003@1)could go and get 40s
Em (022000@1)              AFuck (x02220@1)goin' to that party
   D (xx0232@1)                      GOh (320003@1)really, your folks are away now?
Em (022000@1)                     AAlright, (x02220@1)let's go, you convinced me

Break:

D (xx0232@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)(x4)

Chorus:

Gm (355333@1)          D12:51 (xx0232@1)is the time my voice
          GmFound (355333@1)the words I sought
           DIs (xx0232@1)it this stage I want?
    Gm (355333@1)               DThe (xx0232@1)world is shutting out, for us
        GmWe (355333@1)were tense for sure
       DBut (xx0232@1)we was confident

Verse 3:

D (xx0232@1)                  GKiss (320003@1)me now that I'm older
Em (022000@1)              AI (x02220@1)won't try to control you
D (xx0232@1)                     GFriday (320003@1)nights have been lonely
Em (022000@1)                  ATake (x02220@1)it slow but don't warn me

Verse 4:

D (xx0232@1)                 GWe'd (320003@1)go out and get 40's
Em (022000@1)                AThen (x02220@1)we'd go to some party
D (xx0232@1)                       GOh (320003@1)really, your folks are away now?
 Em (022000@1)               AAlright (x02220@1)I'm coming...

I'll be right there  (fading)

Tab:

Verses 1 & 3:

E ---------------|---------------|
 B -/9------9-----|---------------|
 G ---911-9--11-9-|-11-89-811-9-8-| x2
 D ---------------|---------------|
 A ---------------|---------------|
 E ---------------|---------------|

Verse 2:

E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B -9------9----|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9--11-9|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|

Verse 4:

E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B 9-----12-10-9-|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|

Break:

E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

E ----10-------|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10-------|
 B -13----12-13-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12-|
 G -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E -12-----10--------10---|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10--------|
 B -----13--- 12--10---12-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12~-|
 G ---9---------9---------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 D -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 A -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 E -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|



If that confuses any of you, here it is with both the chords and tab at the same time.

Verse 1:

D (xx0232@1)                GTalk (320003@1)to me now I'm older
     Em (022000@1)                    AYour (x02220@1)friend told you 'cause I told her
D (xx0232@1)                     GFriday (320003@1)nights have been lonely
Em (022000@1)                      AChange (x02220@1)your plans and then phone me

E ---------------|---------------|
 B -/9------9-----|---------------|
 G ---911-9--11-9-|-11-89-811-9-8-| x2
 D ---------------|---------------|
 A ---------------|---------------|
 E ---------------|---------------|

Break:

D (xx0232@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)(x4)

E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|

D (xx0232@1)                 GWe (320003@1)could go and get 40s
Em (022000@1)              AFuck (x02220@1)goin' to that party
   D (xx0232@1)                      GOh (320003@1)really, your folks are away now?
Em (022000@1)                     AAlright, (x02220@1)let's go, you convinced me

E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B -9------9----|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9--11-9|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|

Break:

D (xx0232@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)(x4)

E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|

Gm (355333@1)          D12:51 (xx0232@1)is the time my voice
          GmFound (355333@1)the words I sought
           DIs (xx0232@1)it this stage I want?

E ----10-------|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10-------|
 B -13----12-13-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12-|
 G -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Gm (355333@1)               DThe (xx0232@1)world is shutting out, for us
        GmWe (355333@1)were tense for sure
       DBut (xx0232@1)we was confident

E -12-----10--------10---|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10--------|
 B -----13--- 12--10---12-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12~-|
 G ---9---------9---------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 D -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 A -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 E -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|

Verse 3:

D (xx0232@1)                  GKiss (320003@1)me now that I'm older
Em (022000@1)              AI (x02220@1)won't try to control you
D (xx0232@1)                     GFriday (320003@1)nights have been lonely
Em (022000@1)                  ATake (x02220@1)it slow but don't warn me

E ---------------|---------------|
 B -/9------9-----|---------------|
 G ---911-9--11-9-|-11-89-811-9-8-| x2
 D ---------------|---------------|
 A ---------------|---------------|
 E ---------------|---------------|

Verse 4:

D (xx0232@1)                 GWe'd (320003@1)go out and get 40's
Em (022000@1)                AThen (x02220@1)we'd go to some party
D (xx0232@1)                       GOh (320003@1)really, your folks are away now?
 Em (022000@1)               AAlright (x02220@1)I'm coming...

E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B 9-----12-10-9-|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|

I'll be right there  (fading)

E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
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