Band: The Strokes
Track: Alone Together
Album: Is This It
Bass: Nikolai Fraiture
Tabbed By: Tomsk

Drums Intro

Bass Riff

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D|---------------------------5-7----|  x 2
A|-----0-0---7-7---0-0---7-7--------|
E|----------------------------------|

Rhythm

G|---------------------------------|
D|--3-3---3------------------------|
A|-----------3-3---3---5-5---5-----|
E|---------------------------------|
"No choice now, it's too late"

G|---------------------------------|
D|--3-3---3------------------------|
A|-----------3-3---3---5-5---5-----|
E|---------------------------------|
"Let him go, he gave up"
 
Riff x2

"I gave up"

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5---5---3-3---3---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------3-3---3-----3-3---3----5-5---5-----5-5---5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"Lisa said take time for me, dropping him down to his...

Note: this is played twice as long ^

Riff x 2

...Knees"

Chorus

Easier than it sounds

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|x4 
A|--------------------------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|  
E|-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------8-8-8-8--5-5-5--3-|

"Take me away, see i've got to explain"
"Things they are changing such a permanent way"
"Life seems unreal, can we go back to your place"
"Ah you drink too much, makes me drink just the same"

Riff x2

Rhythm

G|---------------------------------|
D|--3-3---3------------------------|
A|-----------3-3---3---5-5---5-----|
E|---------------------------------|

"People try, felt do right"

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5---5---3-3---3---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------3-3---3-----3-3---3----5-5---5-----5-5---5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

"Giving themelves good advice, looking down sometimes felt nice"

Riff x2

Then

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D|----------------------------------|  x4
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
E|----------------------------------|

"He knows it's just a fact to kill to survive" 
"He's earning dollars when you're giving your life"
"Let someone poor soul work 3 hours a day"
"The world is over and I don't care coz"

Chorus

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| x4 
A|--------------------------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|  
E|-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------8-8-8-8--5-5-5--3-|

"I am with you, see i've got to explain"
"Things they are changing such a permanent way"
"Life seems unreal, can we go back to your place"
"You drink too much, makes me drink just the same"

Solo

Nothing for four bars

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D|----------------------------------|  x8
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
E|----------------------------------|

"On the first time that I met your friends"
"A second time I thought it would last" 
"We all like it a little different"

Riff x2

Last note A

Enjoy...