The Strokes - New York City Cops
Verse 1
Am
Here in the streets so merchanised
G
Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life
Am
Studied all the rules I don't want no part
G
But I let you in just to break this heart
Am G
Even though it was only one night
Am G
It was fucking strange
Bridge
Am
Nina's in the bedroom
G
She said time to go now
D
But leaving it ain't easy
E
I got to let go
I got to let go
G
And the hours they ran slow
I said everynight she just can't stop saying
Chorus
C
New York City cops
F
New York City cops
C
New York City cops
F
They ain't too smart
New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart
Verse 2
Kill me now cause I let you down
I swear one day I'm going to leave this town
Stop. Yes I'm leaving
Cause it just won't work
They act like Romans but they dress like Turks
Sometime in your prime
See me I like the summertime (but hey)
Bridge
Nina's in the bedroom
She said time to go now
But leaving it ain't easy
I got to let go
I got to let go oh
Verse 3
Trapped in an apartment
She would not let them get her
She wrote it in a letter
I got to come clean
The authorities they've seen
Darling I'm somewhere in between
I said everynight, she just can't stop saying
Chorus
New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart
New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart