The Strokes

What Ever Happened(Tabs)

The Strokes

Key: B

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Tabbed by Nick Jones [email protected] 
 
 
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.
	        

Written by Julian Casablancas

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