The Strokes - What Ever Happened?

      
 
 Written by The Strokes
 Tabbed by Nick Jones nick.jones14@virgin.net
 
 Chords
 B E C#m E/G# 
     

 e---x----x-----x------x----
 B---4----9-----5------9----
 G---4----9-----6------9----
 D---4----9-----6------9----
 A---2----7-----4------11---
 E---x----x-----x------x----
 

 
 INTRO
 PM............

 e------------
 B------------
 G------------
 D------------
 

 A-22222222222 
  

 E------------
 

 
 B                      
 I want to be forgotten,
       E                         
 and I don't want to be reminded.
           C#m                            
 You said "please don't make this harder."
 E               
 No, I won't yet.
 
 B                     
 I wanna be beside her,
 E                    
 She wanna be admired.
          C#m                             
 You said "please don't make this harder."
 E               E/G# 
 No, I won't yet.
 
 SOLO

 e--------------------------------
 B--------------------------------
 G-13----------------13----11----- x2
 D---13-16--13---------13----13---
 A------------16-14------14----14-
 E--------------------------------
 e--------------------------------
 B-12-0-9-0-11--14-0-11-12--11-9--
 G-------------------------------- x2
 D--------------------------------
 A--------------------------------
 E--------------------------------
 

 
 in the solo section the 2nd guitar plays the chord pattern shown below:

 e---------------------------
 B---------------------------
 G----------------9---8------
 D-9--8-----------11--9------
 A-11-9----------------------
 E---------------------------
 

 
 VERSE

 e--------------------------------
 B--------------------------------
 G----------------9--------8------
 D-9--8-----------11-------9------
 A-11-9---------------------------
 E--------------------------------
 

 Oh dear, is it really all true?

 G-----------------------------9--------8-----------
 D-9--------8------------------11-------9-----------
 A-11-------9---------------------------------------
 

 Did they offend us and they want it to sound new?

 G-------------------9--------8--------
 D-9--------8--------11-------9--------
 A-11-------9--------------------------
 

 Top ten ideas for countdown shows...

 G--------------------------------9--------8------
 D-9---------8--------------------11-------9------
 A-11--------9------------------------------------
 

 Whose culture is this and does anybody know?

 G------------------------9--------8----------
 D-9---------8------------11-------9----------
 A-11--------9--------------------------------
 

 I wait and tell myself "life ain't chess,"

 G--------------------------------------
 D-9-------8----------------------------
 A-11------9----------------------------
 

 But no one comes in and yes, you're alone...

 e-----------------------------
 B-----------------------------
 G-----------------------------
 D-13-13-13--13---13--13--13--- x4
 A-14-14-14-(11)-(11)(11)(11)-- 11 on A string indicates bass note,
 E----------------------------- i think the guitar continues playing
 

 14th fret on A string.

 e----------------
 B----------------
 G-18------13-----
 D-18------13-----
 A-16------11-----
 E----------------
 

 You don't miss me, I know.

 G----------------9----------8------
 D-9--8-----------11---------9------
 A-11-9-----------------------------
 

 Oh Tennessee, what did you write?

 G------------------------9-----------8------
 D-9------8---------------11----------9------
 A-11-----9----------------------------------
 

 I come together in the middle of the night.

 G--------------------9--------8------
 D-9--8---------------11-------9------
 A-11-9-------------------------------
 

 Oh that's an ending I can't write, 'cause

 G--------------------------------------
 D-9-------8----------------------------
 A-11------9----------------------------
 

 I've got you to let me down.
 
 PM............

 e------------
 B------------
 G------------
 D------------
 

 A-22222222222 
  

 E------------
 

 
 B                      
 I want to be forgotten,
       E                         
 and I don't want to be reminded.
           C#m                            
 You said "please don't make this harder."
 E               
 No, I won't yet.
 
 B                     
 I wanna be beside her,
 E                    
 She wanna be admired.
          C#m                             
 You said "please don't make this harder."
 E               E/G# 
 No, I won't yet.