Ahead By A Century
The Tragically Hip (1996)
Strum
| D - X u - u d u |
Riff:
[D]
D u u u u d u
A|-0-----0---0---0-|---0-0-0---------|
E|-2-----0-------2-|---2-2-2-0h2-0h2-| h=hammer-on
C|-2-----2-------2-|---2-2-2---------|
G|-2-----2-------2-|---2-2-2---------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Simple Riff:
[D]
A|-----------0-----|-----------------|
E|-2-----0-------2-|---------0-2-0-2-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro Riff - Play 4x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] ... First thing we'd | climb a tree |
| [D] ... and maybe | then we'd talk |
| [D] ... or sit si- | lently |
| [D] ... and listen | to our thoughts |
| [C] ... Illusions of | someday |
| [D] ... casting a | golden light |
| [C] ... no dress re- | hearsal |
| [D] ... this is | our life |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Pre-Chorus
| [D] And that's where the | hornet stung me |
| [C] ... and | I had a feverish |
| [D] dream... | with revenge and |
| [C] doubt ... to- | night we smoke them |
| [D] ou-ou-ou-out | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | ... |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] ... Stare in the | morning shroud |
| [D] ... and then the | day began |
| [D] ... I til- | ted your cloud
| [D] ... you til- | ted my hand |
| [C] ... Rain falls in | real time |
| [D] ... and rain fell | through the night |
| [C] ... no dress re- | hearsal |
| [D] ... this is | our life |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Pre-Chorus
| [D] But that's when the | hornet stung me |
| [C] ... and | I had a serious |
| [D] dream... | with revenge and |
| [C] doubt ... to- | night we smoke them |
| [D] ou-ou-ou-out | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | [G] |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | ... and disappointment is |
Riff 4x
| [D] gettin' me down | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 4/20/18 JJ
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The Tragically Hip (1996)
Strum
| D - X u - u d u |
Riff:
[D]
D u u u u d u
A|-0-----0---0---0-|---0-0-0---------|
E|-2-----0-------2-|---2-2-2-0h2-0h2-| h=hammer-on
C|-2-----2-------2-|---2-2-2---------|
G|-2-----2-------2-|---2-2-2---------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Simple Riff:
[D]
A|-----------0-----|-----------------|
E|-2-----0-------2-|---------0-2-0-2-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro Riff - Play 4x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] ... First thing we'd | climb a tree |
| [D] ... and maybe | then we'd talk |
| [D] ... or sit si- | lently |
| [D] ... and listen | to our thoughts |
| [C] ... Illusions of | someday |
| [D] ... casting a | golden light |
| [C] ... no dress re- | hearsal |
| [D] ... this is | our life |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Pre-Chorus
| [D] And that's where the | hornet stung me |
| [C] ... and | I had a feverish |
| [D] dream... | with revenge and |
| [C] doubt ... to- | night we smoke them |
| [D] ou-ou-ou-out | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | ... |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] ... Stare in the | morning shroud |
| [D] ... and then the | day began |
| [D] ... I til- | ted your cloud
| [D] ... you til- | ted my hand |
| [C] ... Rain falls in | real time |
| [D] ... and rain fell | through the night |
| [C] ... no dress re- | hearsal |
| [D] ... this is | our life |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Pre-Chorus
| [D] But that's when the | hornet stung me |
| [C] ... and | I had a serious |
| [D] dream... | with revenge and |
| [C] doubt ... to- | night we smoke them |
| [D] ou-ou-ou-out | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | [G] |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | ... and disappointment is |
Riff 4x
| [D] gettin' me down | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 4/20/18 JJ
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