A: 577655
B: 799877
E: x79997
E/A: x09997
A7: 575655
C#m: 9.11.11.999
F#m: 244222
The intro is a bit random and goes on for quite a while - ur gonna have to ad-lib
it a bit. It takes a while to get the strum pattern sorted cos it changes throughout
the song, so good luck boyo's.
Intro: A B E(let ring)
E(fast strums down)E E E
E/A E/A E/A E/A
E E E E
E/A E/A E/A E/A
(E - E/A goes on for about 40 seconds, ad-lib)then..
E E A7 A7
C#m B A B
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/libertines/cant_stand_me_now_crd.html ]
Verse 1:
E(let ring)
An ending fitting for the start
A(let ring)
You twist and tore our love apart
C#m(strum) B
Your light fingers through the dark
A B
Shattered the lamp into darkness they cast us
E(let ring)
No, you've got it all wrong way round
A(let ring) C#m(strum)
You shot me up, and blamed it on the brown
B
Cornered the boy kicked out to the world
A B
The World kicked back, a lot fuckin' harder now.
Pre-chorus:
E
If you wanna try, if you wanna try
C#m
There's no worse you could do, uh oh oh
E
I know you lie, I know you lie
C#m
But I'm still in love with you
B A
Uh oh oh, can't take me anywhere, I take you anywhere
B A
You can't take me anywhere, I can take you anywhere
F#m B
Oh I'll take you anywhere that you wanna go
Chorus:
E(quietly) A
Oh, you can't stand me now, (no, you can't stand me now)
E
You can't stand me now, (Oh, you can't stand me now)
A
You can't stand me now, (No, you can't stand me now)
E
You can't stand me now, (Oh, you can't stand me now)
Verse 2:
E A
Have we done enough to keep it together?
C#m B
Or do we just keep on pretending
A B
And hope our luck is never ending, no.
E A
You tried to pull the wool, I wasn't feeling too clever
C#m B
And you take all that you lending
A
Until you needed mending, no.
Pre-chorus 2: (same as before)
Chorus 2: (same as before)
Chrous 3:
E A
Oh, you can't stand me now, (no, you can't stand me now)
E
You can't stand me now, (Oh, you can't stand me now)
A
You can't stand me now, (No, you can't stand me now)
E
No you can't stand me now.
Outro:
E
Oh, oh, oh, oh
A
No, no, no, no
E E A A
C#m B A B
E(let ring)
