The Dark Canuck Chords by The Tragically Hip

Tempo:
87.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

B

D

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Tragically Hip - The Dark Canuck chords
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[C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G]
This one is for [Em] you, [B] and it [C] goes on and on [G] and on,
when nothing seems to do, [C] but when the doubtless and [G] the wrong ask,
can I help [Em] you [B] in that way that [C] says I [G] can't?
Or claim we're all the same, just [C] inconsistent?
[Em]
[Bm] Pretend [G] all understanding [C] turned out to be [G] pretense,
then pretend the pretense of [C] understanding.
How long does it take [Eb] depends, you can cast [B] your [C] doubts,
turn them inside out, [D] hang them upside [C] down,
[G] till their heart falls out.
[C] Answers, 48 [G] hours, let your heart all out.
[Dm] [G] Short answers, 48 [C] hours, till [G] their heart falls out.
[C] Short answers, [G] 48 hours, let your heart all out.
Summon up all your [C] power.
[D] [C]
[G] [Em]
[Bm] [G] If you need a good connection, drugs, or a strong [C] tolerance of [G] alcohol,
too little religious [Eb] [C] education, some pain [Bm] threshold.
[G] If from the outside [C] there's no demand for what you [G] do,
inside there's an army [C] waiting for that marching orders from [B] you.
Come sit on my swing [C] seat, come sit on my porch,
have [D] Lieutenant Knight smoke your [C] cigarettes if you like,
[B] cards, you can cast your [C] doubts, turn them inside out,
[D] hang them upside down, [C] [G] till their heart falls out.
[C] Short answers, 48 [G] hours, let your heart all out.
[Dm]
[G] Short answers, [C] 48 hours, [G] till their heart falls [Eb] out.
Short [C] answers, 48 [G] hours, let your heart all out.
[Dm]
[G] [C] Summon up all your power.
It goes on and [B] on and on.
[E] [B]
[Db] [B]
You ever get home, let's don't compare,
let's relinquish all our holidays,
and drive-in premieres.
[C] [D]
[C] If we ever get home, [D] we're [G] gonna have [C] memory children,
Apple, [D] Timo, and [C] Mattron, we know,
that's [D] what I'm gonna [C] name them.
We get celebrity [B] skin,
the illusion of touch,
we're [E] gonna talk about nothing,
turn up, [B] turn up.
[C] [D] If [C] we ever get home, [D]
[C] and the subject comes up,
[D] war isn't for [C] children, war [G] is nothing,
turn [C] down [G] the clouds of blood and [A] end up just
[G] in the misty towers, [A] honking narrow floors.
[B] [C] Like a driving devil,
[A] the beast, yeah, [G] at the heart of darken [A] up.
[G] Ah, it's jaws in the darken [C] up,
[G] should we stay for the darken [G] up?
[C] Yeah, [G] everyone [C] hands [G] up,
who's for the darken up?
[C] Who's for the night, who's coming up?
[Eb] It's still dark, I'm out.
[G] [C] [Eb]
[G]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
B
12341112
D
1321
Eb
12341116
C
3211
G
2131
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming The Tragically Hip - The Dark Canuck chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, G, G and C in sequence. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 87. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This one is for [Em] you, [B] and it [C] goes on and on [G] and on,
when nothing seems to do, _ [C] but when the doubtless and [G] the wrong ask,
can I help [Em] you [B] in that way that [C] says I [G] can't?
Or claim we're all the same, just [C] inconsistent?
_ [Em] _
[Bm] Pretend [G] all understanding [C] turned out to be [G] pretense,
then pretend the pretense of [C] understanding.
How long does it take [Eb] depends, you can cast [B] your [C] doubts,
turn them inside out, [D] hang them upside _ [C] down, _
[G] till their heart falls out.
_ [C] Answers, 48 [G] hours, let your heart all out.
_ [Dm] [G] Short answers, 48 [C] hours, till [G] their heart falls out.
[C] Short answers, [G] 48 hours, let your heart all out.
Summon up all your [C] power. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ If you need a good connection, drugs, or a strong [C] tolerance of [G] alcohol,
too little religious [Eb] [C] education, some pain [Bm] threshold.
[G] If from the outside [C] there's no demand for what you [G] do,
inside there's an army [C] waiting for that marching orders from [B] you.
Come sit on my swing [C] seat, come sit on my porch,
have [D] Lieutenant Knight smoke your [C] cigarettes if you like,
[B] cards, you can cast your [C] doubts, turn them inside out,
[D] hang them upside down, [C] _ _ [G] till their heart falls out.
[C] Short answers, 48 [G] hours, let your heart all out.
[Dm]
[G] Short answers, [C] 48 hours, [G] till their heart falls [Eb] out.
Short [C] answers, 48 [G] hours, let your heart all out.
[Dm] _
[G] _ [C] Summon up all your power. _ _
It goes on and [B] on and on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You ever get home, _ _ _ _ let's don't compare, _
_ _ _ let's relinquish all our holidays,
_ _ _ and drive-in _ _ premieres.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[C] If we ever get home, _ _ _ [D] we're [G] gonna have [C] memory children,
Apple, [D] Timo, and [C] Mattron, we know,
_ _ that's [D] what I'm gonna [C] name them.
We get celebrity [B] skin, _
_ the illusion of touch, _
_ _ we're [E] gonna talk about nothing,
_ turn up, [B] turn up.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] If [C] we ever get home, _ _ _ [D] _
[C] and the subject comes up,
_ [D] war isn't for [C] children, _ _ _ war [G] is nothing,
turn [C] down _ _ [G] the clouds of blood and [A] end up _ just
[G] in the misty towers, [A] honking narrow _ floors.
[B] [C] Like a driving devil,
[A] the beast, yeah, [G] at the heart of darken [A] up.
_ [G] Ah, it's jaws in the darken [C] up,
[G] _ _ should we stay for the darken [G] up?
_ [C] Yeah, [G] _ everyone [C] hands [G] up,
_ who's for the darken up?
[C] _ _ Who's for the night, who's coming up?
_ _ _ [Eb] It's still dark, I'm out.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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