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Take It Or Leave It - The Strokes
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Tabbed by:tom murphy
Tuning:standard
C Bb Dm (riff) 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 tough, Enough is enough
We're on the minds of other men I know she was
C* Bb*
I said just take it or leave it, And take it or leave it
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
Oh take it... I said..
Oh he's gonna let you down, He's gonna let you down
He's gonna let you down, And gonna break your back, for a chance
And gonna steal your friends, if he can, He's gonna win someday
C Bb Dm (riff)
C* Bb* Dm*
I fell off the track, Now I can't go back, I'm not like that
C* Bb* Dm*
Boys act too much, Girls act too tough, Enough is enough.
Well on the minds of other girls I know he was.
C* Bb*
I said just take it or leave it, And take it or leave it
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
Oh take it
Solo: C* Ab C* Ab C* Ab (16bars)
I said, he's gonna let you down, He's gonna let you down
He's gonna let you down, And gonna break your back, for a chance
And gonna steal your friends, if he can, He's gonna win someday
C* Ab C* Ab C* Ab
Riff:
C Bb Dm-x2
e|--0--3--3----0--1--1----0---3--3----0--1--1----0---3--3----0--1--1----0-|
B|--0--0--0----0--0--0----0---0--0----0--0--0----0---3--3----3--3--3----3-|
G|--0--0--0----0--0--0----0---0--0----0--0--0----0---2--2----2--2--2----2-|
D|--2--2--2----2--2--2----2---0--0----0--0--0----0---0--0----0--0--0----0-|
A|--3--3--3----3--3--3----3---1--1----1--1--1----1------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C* Bb* Dm* Bb6
e|--3-----------1------------3-------------0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----------3------------3-------------3-----------------------------|
G|--5-----------3------------3-------------0-----------------------------|
D|--5-----------3------------3-------------0-----------------------------|
A|--3-----------1------------5-------------1-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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