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Released on July 24th, 2006, "You Only Live Once" was the 3rd single
for the Strokes' 3rd album "First Impressions of Earth", it is one
of the top songs in the Strokes' setlist, maybe on the top 5.
It reached #35 on US Modern Rock Billboard.
Lyrics by Julian Casablcas
Music by the Strokes
Key of E major
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INTRO
E
E B F#
EOoooooo-ooooo-oBoooooh F#
VERSES
Some people think they're always Eright
Others are quiet and upBtight F#
Others they seem so very Enice, nice, nice, nice, nice, oh oh!
Inside they might feel sad and Bwrong, oh F#no!
29 different attriEbutes
And only 7 that you Blike, uh F#oh!
20 ways to see the Eworld, oh oh!
Or 20 ways to start a Bfight F#
PRE-CHORUS
N.C.
Oh, don't, don't, don't
Get up C#m E G#m F#
(Tch tch tch tch) BI can't D#msee the F#sunEshine
C#mI'll be EwaiG#mting F#for you baby B D#m
'F#Cause I'm Ethrough
CHORUS
Sit me dowC#mn E G#m F#
Shut me Bup D#m F# E
I'll calm C#mdownE G#m F#
And BI'll get D#malong F#with Eyou
INTERLUDE
E B F#
EOoooooo-ooooo-oBoooooh F#
VERSES
Oh, men don't notice what they Egot
Women think of that a Blot F#
A thousand ways to please your Eman, oh oh!
Not even one requires a Bplan, I F#know
Countless odd religions Etoo
It doesn't matter which you Bchoose, oh F#oh!
One stubborn way to turn your Eback, oh oh!
This I've tried, and now reBfuse, oh F#oh!
PRE-CHORUS
N.C.
Oh, don't, don't, don't
Get up C#m E G#m F#
(Tch tch tch tch) BI can't D#msee the F#sunEshine
C#mI'll be EwaiG#mting F#for you baby B D#m
'F#Cause I'm Ethrough
CHORUS
Sit me dowC#mn E G#m F#
Shut me Bup D#m F# E
I'll calm C#mdownE G#m F#
And BI'll get D#malong F#with Eyou, alright
OUTRO
BShut me up
Shut me up up up up up
And I'll get along with you