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FAMILY BAND Tragically Hip
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Tabbed by: Pat Malavi
pat.malavi@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Chords (all are partial bar chords):
C x355xx
G 355xxx
F 133xxx
D x577xx
F2
Intro:
Guitar 1 (repeat many times): C
Guitar 2 riff (repeat three times):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---10-10-10-10---7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 riff (last time):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
C
I cant smell a rat when its all rat
C
I cant find one in an elevator
C
My mind doesnt work so bad
C
But I am a poor exterminator, thats right
C
I cant destroy entirely
C
Or annihilate a little later
C
I cant see the entire city
C
But Im not a bad exterminator
Chorus:
C G F C
Im just a shade shy of true wickedness
G F C
Im a shade shy of truly loving it, yeah
G F C G
There are other things Id rather be doing
F
Even nothing
D
Even nothing
C
Even nothing with you
Verse 2:
C
One day Ill make some honest rock n roll
C
Full of handclaps and gang vocals
C
Im gonna get all the children involved
C
Were gonna get lost on all you locals
Chorus:
C G F C
Well be a shade shy of true wickedness
G F C
Well be a shade shy of truly loving this, yeah
G F C G
There are other things well rather be doing, sure
F
Even nothing
D
Even nothing
C
Even nothing with you
Bridge:
D
Well load out through the snow through
F2
Small groups of people smoking
C
Hey, get that kick drum loaded
G D
Into the backseat folded down
Well go virtually unnoticed
F2 C
Whats gripping the city aint hitting the town
Chorus:
C G F C
Well be a shade shy of true wickedness
G F C
Well be a shade shy of truly loving this, yeah
G F C
There are other things that well surely miss
Bridge:
D
Well load out through the snow through
F2
Small groups of people smoking
C
Hey, get that kick drum loaded
G D
Into the backseat folded down
Well go perfectly unnoticed
F2 C
Whats gripping the city aint hitting the town
