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Released on July 30th 2001, "Take It Or Leave It" is the final track of the
Strokes' debut album "Is This It". It may be one of the easiest tracks to play
in the whole album, but one of the most powerful ones.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Julian Casablancas (official lyrics)
Music by the Strokes
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Key of C, tempo 4/4, 125 bpm
INTRO
Rhythm gtr. Nick Valensi
| E5 Eb5 D5 C5
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|-------|-----|------|
|-9--8--|-7---|-5----|
|-7--6--|-5---|-3----|
|-7--6--|-5---|-3----|
|-------|-----|------|
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|Lead gtr. Albert Hammond Jr.
|-------|-----|------|
|-------|-----|------|
|-9--8--|-7---|-5vvv-|
|-------|-----|------|
|-------|-----|------|
|-------|-----|------|
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
| slide between these chords
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|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-O||
||O-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------O||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
VERSE I
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
| slide between these chords
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|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-O||
||O-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------O||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
C Bb Dm
Leave me alone, I'm in control, I'm in control
C Bb Dm
And girls act too much, and boys act too much, enough is enough
PRE-CHORUS
C Bb D
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------9---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|
|----10------10--10-|---8------8---8--|---7------7---7--|---7------7---7--|
|-10----10-----10---|-8---8------8----|-5---5------5----|-5---5------5----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-12-12--9-10-10--|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C Bb Dm
Well on the minds of other men, I know she was
CHORUS
C5 Bb5 D5 C5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O|| ||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O|| ||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- || || -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2|| ----------------- ||x4
| slide between these chords
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|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
||O-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10- || ||O-9-12-12-9-10-10-O||
||O-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || ||O-----------------O||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2|| ----------------- ||x4
C Bb
I said just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm
And take it or leave it, and take it or leave it
C Bb
Oh, just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm C
Oh take it
BRIDGE
________________ _______
|1-5. |6.
E5 Eb5 D5 C5
|| ----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
|| ----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
||-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- || |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|| ----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-----------------|
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||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
||-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------O|| |-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-----------------|
E Eb D--C
I say, he's gonna let you down
E Eb D--C E Eb D--C
He's gonna let you down, he's gonna let you down
E Eb D C
And gonna break your back, for a chance
E Eb D C
And gonna steal your friends, if he can
E Eb D
He's gonna win someday
VERSE II (play figure once before verse)
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x3
| slide between these chords
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|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-O||
||O-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------O||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x3
C Bb
I fell off the track, now I can't go back
Dm
I'm not like that
C Bb
Boys act too much, girls act too tough
Dm
Enough is enough
PRE-CHORUS
C Bb D
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------9---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|
|----10------10--10-|---8------8---8--|---7------7---7--|---7------7---7--|
|-10----10-----10---|-8---8------8----|-5---5------5----|-5---5------5----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-12-12--9-10-10--|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C Bb Dm
Well on the minds of other girls, I know he was
CHORUS
_________________________________
|1.
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-O||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
| slide between these chords
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|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10- ||
||O-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
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|2.
D5
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
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|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-10vvvvvv------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
C Bb
I said just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm
And take it or leave it, and take it or leave it
C Bb
Oh, just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm
Oh take it
PRE-SOLO
C5 G#5
|| --------------- ||
|| --------------- ||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-0---O||
||O-5-5-5-5-5-0-6-O||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-0-6- ||
|| -------------4- ||x3
SOLO (rhythm guitar keeps playing chords from PRE-SOLO)
full & fast bends full & slow bend
|---------X---8-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---11p8---|---------------|
|---------------|-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-|-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b------8-|-11b-----------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
hold full bend
|---------8-8-8-|| -----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8--11h8--- || || ------|--------- ||
|---------------|| -11b---11b---11b-|---11b---11b---------8- || || -8vvv-|---11vvv- ||
|---------------||O-----------------|-----------------------O|| ||O------|---------O||
|---------------||O-----------------|-----------------------O|| ||O------|---------O||
|---------------|| -----------------|----------------------- || || ------|--------- ||
|---------------|| -----------------|----------------------- ||x2|| ------|--------- ||x2
let ring
|| -8---8---11--11--- || || -8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11- || |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|| ---8---8---10--10- || || -8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10- || |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
||O------------------O|| ||O---------------------O|| |-----------------|
||O------------------O|| ||O---------------------O|| |-----------------|
|| ------------------ || || --------------------- || |-----------------|
|| ------------------ ||x4|| --------------------- ||X3|-----------------|
Oh that's right!
BRIDGE
E5 Eb5 D5 C5 C5 G#5 C5 G#5
|| ----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
|| ----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
||-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|| |-5-5-5-5-5-0----|-5-5-5-5-5-0----|
||-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|| |-5-5-5-5-5-0-6--|-5-5-5-5-5-0-6--|
||-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-0-6--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-6--|
|| ----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-------------4--|-------------4--|
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|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
||-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|| |----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------O|| |----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-------------4--|-------------4--|
E Eb D--C
He's gonna let you down
E Eb D--C E Eb D--C
He's gonna let you down, he's gonna let you down
E Eb D C
And gonna break your back, for a chance
E Eb D C
And gonna steal your friends, if he can
E Eb D C5-G#5 C5--G#5
He's gonna win someday, oh he will
