The Strokes - Hard to Explain

      [Verse 1]
 G     Em     Am
Was an honest man
D                     D
Asked me for the phone
 D                   D
Tried to take control
    C
Oh, I don't see it that way
Am
I don't see it that way

G         Em     Am
We shared some ideas
D                     D
All obsessed with fame
D                      D
Says we're all the same
C
I don't see it that way
Am
I don't see it that way

[Pre-Chorus]
G             Em
Raised in Carolina
Bm      D
I'm not like that
G           Em
Tryin' to remind her
Bm      D
When we go back

[Chorus]
  G
I missed the last bus
     G
I'll take the next train
  Bm
I try, but you see
     Am
It's hard to explain
  G
I said the right things
    G
But act the wrong way
  Bm
I like it right here
    Am
But I cannot stay
  G
I watched the TV
   G
Forget what I'm told
      Bm
Well, I am too young
    Am
And they are too old
    G
The joke is on you
     G
This place is a zoo
       Bm
You're right, it's true

[Verse 2]
G          Em      Am
He said he can't decide
D                     D
I shake my head to say
D                      D
Everything's just great
    C
Oh, I just can't remember
Am
I just can't remember

[Pre-Chorus]
G             Em
Raised in Carolina (she says)
Bm      D
I'm not like that
G           Em
Tryin' to remind her
Bm      D
When we go back

[Chorus]
  G
I said the right things
    G
But act the wrong way
  Bm
I like it right here
    Am
But I cannot stay
  G
I watched the TV
   G
Forget what I'm told
Bm
I am too young
    Am
And they are too old
     G
I'll make it you see
    G
I'm ever so pleased
   Bm
Pretend to be nice
   Am
So I can be mean
  G
I missed the last bus
     G
I'll take the next train
  Bm
I try, but you see
     Am
It's hard to explain