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Tragically Hip Boots Or Hearts Guitar Tab

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Boots or Hearts - The Tragically Hip
>From the LP Up to Here

Original transcription by:

Duncan
sports2@genie.geis.com

Editing and changes:
Gord Murdoch
jm94bu@badger.ac.BrockU.CA

Tune A sting down to G
Note: Use an upstroke when striking the the open 3rd string (G)
Intro:

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--42-0--0-0---0--0---0-0--------0--0-0---0-----------0--------0---------|
D-|------0--0-0---0--0---0-0-----------0-0---0--0-/3-2-0--------------------|
G-|-------------0------0------0-3/4--------0----------------0-3/4-----------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--0-0---0--0---0-0--------0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D-|--0-0---0--0---0-0-----------0-0---0--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
G-|------0------0------0-3/4--------0---------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C and D chords alternate between these chords:

C -5- -6- D -7- -8-
chord -5- => -5- chord -7- => -7-
-5- -7- -7- -9-

Fill A Fill B
E--------------- ---------------
B--------------- ---------------
G---------0----- ---------------
D-0-3-2-0------- -32-0-2p0-----
G--------------- -----------3p0-
E--------------- ---------------

Fill C Fill D
---------------- ----------------
--6-5---6-5-3-0- -6-5---6-5-6/8--
--5-5-5-5-5-3-0- -5-5---5-5-5/7--
---------------- -----5-7-5-7/9--
---------------- ----------------
---------------- ----------------
G
Well I think that there's a problem here
G Fill B
her voice just don't sound right
G
but I left myself on her answering machine
G Fill A
said "I'm back in town tonight."
C
I feel I've stepped out of the wilderness
C Fill D
all squint-eyed and confused
G
but even babies raised by wolves
G Fill B
they know exactly when they've been used

CHORUS:

C D
See when it starts to fall apart,
G Fill A
it really falls apart
C D
like boots or hearts, oh when they start
G Fill A
they really fall apart

G
Fingers and toes, fingers and toes,
G Fill C
forty things we share
G
forty-one if you include,
G
the fact that we don't care
C
now you've blocked off most of main street
C Fill D
for your faith parade
G
everyone in town now, they probably all agree
G
I'm lying in the bed I made

CHORUS

SOLO

G
Now you won't even let me talk to you
G
we got some air to clear
G
we'd probably only agree on one thing anyway
G Fill C
that's what the hell is happening here?
C
fingers and toes, fingers and toes
C Fill D
forty things we share
G
forty-one if you include
G
the fact that we don't care

Thanks to Duncan for doing most of the work here. I just made a few changes,
for the better I hope!

Cheers,
Gord
jm94bu@badger.ac.BrockU.ca


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Gord Murdoch "You see...I don't know Neil, I don't
jm94bu@badger.ac.BrockU.CA know Neil."
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario The Tragically Hip
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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i wud give da w
Wanna Be
#1 by i wud give da world 2 frankie if it was mine! at Jun 24, 1983 at 3:20 AM EST
I agree, and i love the comparison of it "falling apart" to "boots or hearts", haha it's so clever and true!
 
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klown
Rhythm Player
#2 by klown at Jun 7, 1996 at 10:59 AM EST
fiiiiiiishy- "but even babies raised by wolves they know exactly when they've been used" You don't think anyone who knows they've been used is bitter? "now you've blocked off most of main street for your faith parade" Seems a little bitter at how self-centered this person is.
 
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Jon
Lead Player
#3 by Jon Shuffler at Aug 27, 2000 at 6:28 PM EST
A bitter breakup song...and it's one of the better ones I've heard. These guys can write the tunes and they make it sound like a country song. They rock out!