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Band: The Tragically Hip
Song: Cordelia
Tab: el sancco (sancco@hotmail.com)
I doubt many people have heard of this song, let alone the band,
but here is a tab to one song of theirs anyway. Wow! This is a
long tab. Anyway, enjoy, and i hope it helps. If you wish to
claim credit for this tab please email me before hand, thanks.
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----3-----3-------1-----1-----1-----1-----|
G|---0-----0-----0-------------0-----0-----0-----0---| PLAY
D|-----0-----0-----0----0--------3-----3-----3-----3-| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-|
D|-----0-----0-----0-------------0-----0-----0-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0---------0---|
D|-----3-----3-----3-------------0-------3p0-3-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3---------|
B|-3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3---------6---3-|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-------------|
D|-----0-----0-----0-------------0-----0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-1---------1-------1-1-----------------|
G|-----0-------0---0-----0-------------0-|
D|---------------3---------5-3h5-3p0-3---|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---0---0-------0---0-----0---0-------0-| PLAY
D|-5---5---3-3-5---5-----5---5---3p0-3---| x3
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|---0---0-----|
D|-5---5---3-5-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
E|-------------------------|
B|--11--10---8-------------|
G|--12--10---9-------------|
D|--12--10--10-----8-8---5-|
A|--10---8--10-----8-8---5-|
E|-----------8-----6-6---3-|
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------0-----0---------0-| PLAY
D|--3h5---3h5-----------0-| x4
A|--------------1h3-------|
E|------------------1h3---|
"Tin can man..."
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|-------3
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
Guitar Man Lead Player |
#1 by Guitar Man at Dec 19, 1971 at 7:07 AM EST |
| "Tin-can man" may be an allusion to the Wizard of Oz character "the Tin Man" who's limbs where chopped off one by one with his own axe, enchanted by the Wicked Witch of the west. Each time, the limb was replaced with one made of tin until nothing was left of him but tin. Lacking a heart, he is unable to feel anything for someone he used to love, and so begins his journey to the Emerald City in search of a heart. A "tin man" still means someone without a heart. Why NickChopper didn't mention this is beyond me since he obviously caught the reference as well. You can also tie a string to a tin-can man and drag it from a car, and it will bounce along the pavement as if it had a life of its own. | |
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Chris Average |
#2 by Chris Essery at Aug 27, 1973 at 12:04 PM EST |
| Cordelia was the daughter of King Lear that stuck by his side when his other daughters tried to overthrow him. Gord is telling whoever that he's not as loyal as Cordelia, he won't be there. | |
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dimebag 66' Average |
#3 by dimebag 66' at Aug 11, 1991 at 6:14 AM EST |
| This is one of my favourite Hip songs that is NOT a single. I hate always hearing the first two songs from Road Apples (Little Bones, Twist My Arm) at bars and on the radio, but never hearing this one. The fact that Macbeth is refered to in the lyrics is a great indicator that Gord is in fact referring to Cordelia, the daughter of Shakespear's King Lear. | |
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Maggotkill Average |
#4 by Maggotkill at Jun 1, 1992 at 7:36 PM EST |
| Could this be about a man about a feisty beautiful woman? "Tin can man..." and the rest of the stanza to me symbolizes a car driving away from a wedding. I don't fully know because Gord Downie can write some freaky poetry. I do know that Cordelia was the virtuous child of King Lear. Could it be about a sinful man marrying a pure virgin? I don't know but I do love this song. Road Apples is the best album by The Hip. | |
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Jimmy "Hoffa" Average |
#5 by Jimmy "Hoffa" at Mar 22, 1994 at 8:01 PM EST |
| I heard Gord say one time that This song is about a beautiful women | |
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Dakota Lead Player |
#6 by Dakota Sparks at Jan 16, 2005 at 6:23 AM EST |
| "Treading the boards" means to act on stage. Macbeth is often referred to as the Scottish play since it is considered bad luck to speak the name while in a theatre. Most of you probably already know this. | |
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jo_silverhawk Average |
#7 by jo_silverhawk at Apr 18, 2005 at 6:09 PM EST |
| I think one theme of this song could be stagefright. 'Angst on the planks, spitting from a bridge', could be the same thing as peeping out from behind a curtain to see how many people are in the audience. Couple that with the fact that King Lear is a commonly produced Shakespeare play. I dunno, its a possibility | |
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