Chords by: justins03

Standard Tuning

The Strokes
Ize of The World

C#m5  E5 (022xxx@1)Eb5 (xx134x@1)A5 (x022xx@1)B5 (x244xx@1) C#m (x13321@4)F#m (244222@1)Abm (133111@4)E (022100@1) EOpen (022100@1)  A (x02220@1)e|--x----x----x---x---x-----4----2----4---7---o--------5--------------------|
B|--x----x----x---x---x-----5----2----4---9---o--------5--------------------|
G|--6----9----8---x---4-----6----2----4---9---1--------6--------------------|
D|--6----9----8---7---4-----6----4----6---9---2--------7--------------------|
A|--4----7----6---7---2-----4----4----6---7---2--------7--------------------|
E|--x----x----x---5---x-----x----2----4---x---o--------5--------------------|

Intro:

C#m5 - E5 - Eb5   A5 - C#m5 - B5

C#m (x13321@4)                   F#m (244222@1)     Abm (133111@4)         EI (022100@1)think I know what you mean but watch what you say
 C#m (x13321@4)                       F#m (244222@1)    Abm (133111@4)        E'cause (022100@1)they'll be trying to knock you down in some way
 C#m (x13321@4)                       F#m (244222@1)    Abm (133111@4)    ESometimes (022100@1)it feels like the world is falling asleep
 C#m (x13321@4)                  F#m (244222@1)     Abm (133111@4)     EHow (022100@1)do you wake someone up from inside a dream?

C#m (x13321@4)                      F#m (244222@1)          Abm (133111@4)        EYour (022100@1)mind would wander and search for its place in the night
 C#m (x13321@4)                    F#m (244222@1)       Abm (133111@4)     E (022100@1)
Your body followed this feeling like following light
 C#m (x13321@4)                   F#m (244222@1)     Abm (133111@4)        EOnce (022100@1)that your music was born it followed you 'round
 C#m (x13321@4)                   F#m (244222@1)               Abm (133111@4)        EAnd (022100@1)then it gave your activities, meaning and let you be loud

F#m (244222@1)               Abm (133111@4)You're sad but you smile
A (x02220@1)             EIt (022100@1)not in your eyes
F#m (244222@1)                AbmYour (133111@4)eyeballs won't change
          A (x02220@1)                Open E (022100@1)It's the muscles around your eyes

Open E in Chorus

Abm (133111@4)           EAn (022100@1)egg to fertilize
Abm (133111@4)            EA (022100@1)pulse to stabilize
Abm (133111@4)           EA (022100@1)body to deodorize
Abm (133111@4)            EA (022100@1)life to scrutinize
Abm (133111@4)            EA (022100@1)child to criticize
Abm (133111@4)                EYoung (022100@1)adults to modernize
Abm (133111@4)             ECitizens (022100@1)to terrorize
Abm (133111@4)                  EGenerations (022100@1)to desensiti

Solo: C#m - F#m - B - E   I think 3 times

C#m (x13321@4)                         F#m (244222@1)       Abm (133111@4)    E (022100@1)You're dreams are sweet and obsessed and your overworked
 C#m (x13321@4)               F#m (244222@1)      Abm (133111@4)     EYou're (022100@1)overtaken by visions of being overlooked
  C#m (x13321@4)                         F#mHow (244222@1)disappointed would D.(ead) I.(dealistic)
             Abm (133111@4)                             E (022100@1)D.(esperate)I.(nventor)P(ioneer)P.(hilosophers)Be
 C#m (x13321@4)                    F#m (244222@1)      Abm (133111@4)     E (022100@1)to see such power in our hands all wasted on greed
 C#m (x13321@4)                
Am I a prisoner to instincts?
     F#m (244222@1)            
Or do my thoughts just live
               AbmAs (133111@4)free and detached
                 EAs (022100@1)boats to the dock?
C#m (x13321@4)                    F#m (244222@1)      Abm (133111@4)             EJust (022100@1)like when music was born and detached from your heart
C#m (x13321@4)                    F#m (244222@1)        Abm (133111@4)     EIs (022100@1)your free time to free minds or for falling apart?

F#m (244222@1)       AbmNight (133111@4)after night
A (x02220@1)              EYou (022100@1)turn out the light
F#m (244222@1)            Abm (133111@4)       AYou (x02220@1)don't fall asleep right away
                Open E"Are (022100@1)we... are we done?"

Abm (133111@4)          EA (022100@1)desk to organize
Abm (133111@4)              EA (022100@1)product to advertise
Abm (133111@4)              EA (022100@1)market to monopolize
Abm (133111@4)               EMovie (022100@1)stars you idolize
Abm (133111@4)             E (022100@1)Leaders to scandalize
Abm (133111@4)             EEnemies (022100@1)to neutralize
Abm (133111@4)            ENo (022100@1)time to apologize
Abm (133111@4)           EFury (022100@1)to tranquilize
Abm (133111@4)              EWeapons (022100@1)to synchronize
Abm (133111@4)           ECities (022100@1)to vapor-i

There Ya go. Great song by a great band and hope ya enjoy it.