The Strokes - The Modern Age

      
 
 The Modern Age
 
 intro
 
 part 1 (x4)

 E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---------
 B---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---------
 G---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---------
 D---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---------
 A-----------------------------
 E-----------------------------
 

 
 part 2a (x2)
 chord: D 
 

 E-----------------------------
 B-----------------------------
 G--11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9------
 D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
 A---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
 E-----------------------------
 

 
 part 2b (x2)
 chord: G 
 

 E-----------------------------
 B-----------------------------
 G---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
 D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
 A---7--7--7--7---5-5-5-5------
 E-----------------------------
 

 
 (repeat part 2a & 2b two times each until the chorus)
 
 D (part 2a) 
 
 Up on a hill, thatДs where we begin
 G (part 2b) 
 
 This little story, a long time ago,
 etc.
 
 chorus:
 
 G D/F# * 
  
 Leavin' just in time
 Em ** 
 
 Stayed here for a while
 F#m 
 
 Rollin' in the ocean
 A 
 
 Trying to catch her eye
 D/F# 
 
 We're caught, and say it's easy
 Em 
 
 Do it just to please me
 F#m 
 
 Tomorrow it is different
 A 
 
 So I pretend, I pretend
 D 
 
 I'm leavin'
 
 lead guitar in chorus:
 D/F# 
 

 E------------------------------------------------
 B------------------------------------------------
 G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
 D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
 A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
 E------------------------------------------------
 

 Em 
 

 E------------------------------------------------
 B------------------------------------------------
 G---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
 D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
 A---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
 E------------------------------------------------
 

 
 F#m 
 

 E------------------------------------------------
 B------------------------------------------------
 G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
 D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
 A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
 E------------------------------------------------
 

 
 A 
 

 E------------------------------------------------
 B------------------------------------------------
 G----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
 D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
 A----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-
 E------------------------------------------------
 

 
 (solo: D - G)
 (then goes back to part 2a & part 2b)
 
 last chorus:
 
 G D/F# * 
  
 Leavin' just in time
 Em ** 
 
 Stayed here for a while
 F#m 
 
 Rollin' in the ocean
 A 
 
 Trying to catch her eye
 D/F# 
 
 We're caught, and say it's easy
 Em 
 
 Do it just to please me
 F#m 
 
 Tomorrow it is different
 A Gm 
  
 And this is why I'm leavin'
 
 obs:
 * = iДm not sure about the name of this chord. anyway, it is played like this:

 E--2-- E--x--
 B--3-- B--7--
 G--2-- or G--7--
 D----- D--7--
 A----- A--9--
 E--2-- E--x--
 

 
 ** = this chord is played like this:

 E--3-- E--x-- E-----
 B--5-- B--8-- B-----
 G--4-- or G--9-- but not like this G-----
 D--2-- D--9-- D--2--
 A--x-- A--7-- A--2--
 E----- E-----