Machu Picchu chords by The Strokes

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Dm C
Dm C G

Verse:

Dm                C
I'm putting your patience to the test
Dm              C     G
I'm putting your body on the line, for less
Dm               C
And didn't you know there was a choice?
Dm              C   G
It's never yours but someone else's voice

G Gm

Dm            C
Sellin' your body to the street
Dm                 C     G
I'm sending your girlfriends to the night, for cheap
Dm            C
Wearing a jacket made of meat
Dm             C    G
Sealing a letter made with horse's feet
  G     Gm
And now you've heard that


Chorus:

Dm      G
Waves turn to grey
Dm     G
Life in the shade
 Dm   G
A violent crime
  Dm      G
And that's the USA
Dm        G
Platinum's on the rise
Dm       G
Playboys in the sky
Dm         G
I'm just trying' to find...
 Dm       G
A mountain I can climb.

Bridge:
Dm G
Dm G

Dm C
Dm C G

Verse:
Dm                C
I'm putting your patience to the test
Dm              C     G
I'm putting your body on the line, for less
Dm               C
And didn't you know there was a choice?
Dm              C   G
It's never yours but someone else's voice
  G     Gm
And now you've seen that...


Chorus:

Dm        G
Blondes turn to grey
Dm      G
Life in the shade.
 Dm    G
A violent crime,
  Dm      G
And that's the USA
Dm       G
Porn's on the rise
Dm        G
Psycho's in disguise.
Dm         G
I'm just tryin' to find...
 Dm       G
A mountain I can climb.

G Dm
G Dm

G              Dm
Darling, ain't nobody gonna tell us
            G
They're gonna be oh so jealous
           Dm
We're gonna be oh so silent
              G
They're gonna be stoned in silence
          Dm
I didn't want to ask you baby
G         Dm7 Dm       G
 I didn't want to have to ask anybody baby
         Dm7 Dm
Is anyone asking may-be?
        G  G7
Can anyone even hear me?

Dm C

Dm
Why are you waiting
C      G
 beyond the door?

G Gm

Chorus:

Dm      G
Life turns to dust,
      Dm     G
And rain it turns to rust.
Dm      G
Gossip is the truth
  Dm         G
And money pays for the lies we trust.
   Dm       G
Your love is a surprise
     Dm        G
Homeless saints are in disguise
Dm         G
I'm just tryin' to find
    Dm        G
A nice place for you and I

G Dm
G Dm