NYC Cops Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays479

NYC Cops by The Strokes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, D, E, C, Csus4 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
Text
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Speed
  			 
Intro/Riff: 
 
  Am               G 
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-0-3-0-3--| 4x 
 
"Oh! I meant - Ah! 
No, I didn't mean that at all ...UUHHH" 
 
 
VERS0 1: 
(Riff) 
Here in the streets, I'm Mack the Knife, 
rise to the bottom of the meaning of life 
 
Studied all the rules and I want no part, but I let you in just to break this heart 
 
Even though it was only one night, it was fucking strange 
 
 
PONTE: 
  Am 
E--8-      ----------------7/8--7/8-- 
B-10- x8   ----------------9/10-9/10- 
G--9-      ----------------8/9--8/9-- 
   Minutes in the bedroom, 
 
  G 
E--7      -----------------6/7--6/7- 
B--8  x8  -----------------7/8--7/8- 
G--7      -----------------6/7--6/7- 
   She said, "Time to go now" 
 
  D 
E--2      -----------------1/2--1/2- 
B--3  x8  -----------------2/3--2/3- 
G--2      -----------------1/2--1/2- 
   But leaving it ain't easy 
 
  E 
E-4      -------------------------- 
B-5  x16 -------------------------- 
G-4      -------------------------- 
  I've got to let go 
  Oh, I've got to let go 
 
 
  G 
E-7      -------------------------- 
B-8  x16 -------------------------- 
G-7      -------------------------- 
  And the hours they went slow 
  I said every night, she just can't stop saying: 
 
 
REFRÃO: 
   C        Csus4 
E--8-      ---8-- 
B--8-      ---8-- 
G--9-   x8 --10-- x8 
D-10-      --10-- 
A----      ------ 
E----      ------ 
 
C                    -| 
New York City cops,   | 
F                     | 
New York City cops,   | 2x 
C                     | 
New York City cops,   | 
F		  G   | 
They ain?t too smart -| 
 
 
SOLO: 
e-------------------------10b--8-----7h10-7---7h87h87h87h8 etc--- 
B-10b--10b8---8--10b-8-----------10---------8-------------------- 
G-----------9----------9----------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e--8----10----8----10----8-----7---10---7---10---7---- 
B----10----10---10----10---10----8----8---8----8---8-- 
G----------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------- 
 
e--8----10----8----10----8-----7---10---7---10---7-8-- 
B----10----10---10----10---10----8----8---8----8------ 
G----------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------- 
 
VERSO 2: 
 
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-0-3-0-3--| 2x 
 
Oh, kill me now, 'cause I let you down 
I swear one day I?m gonna leave this town 
Stop! 
 
 
 
VERSO 3: 
 
e------------------------------ 
B--5-5-5-5------8--5--8--5--8-- 
G-7b7b7b7b etc--7--4--7--4--7-- x2 
D------------------------------ 
A------------------------------ 
E------------------------------ 
 
e------------------------------------------------------- 
B-12-10--12-12-10--12-10--12-12-10----5-5-5-5----------- 
G-11-9---11-11-9---11-9---11-11-9-----7b7b7b7b etc------ 
D------------------------------------------------------- 
A------------------------------------------------------- 
E------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Yes, I'm leaving 'cause it just won't work 
Honey, they act like rollers but they dress like Turks 
Sometime in your prime, treat me hot like the summertime 
But, hey 
 
 
PONTE: (como na primeira vez - 2x) 
 
Am 
Minutes in the bedroom, 
  G 
She said, "Time to go now" 
     D 
But leaving it ain't easy 
      E 
I've got to let go 
Oh, I've got to let go 
     Am 
Oh, tapping an apartment 
     G 
She would not let them get her 
      D 
She wrote it in a letter 
	  E 
Oh, I've got to come clean 
I'd be a God in this scene 
	    G 
No no, I'm somewhere in between 
I said every night, She just can't stop saying: 
 
 
REFRÃO:  
C 
New York City cops, 
F 
New York City cops, 
C 
New York City cops, 
F		  G 
They ain?t too smart 
C 
New York City cops, 
F 
New York City cops, 
C 
New York City cops, 
F		  G 
They ain't too smart 
C... 
 
 
Ass: Álvaro Cobain 
 
 
 
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Contribuição: Álvaro([email protected]) 

    	

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