Tournament Of Hearts Chords by The Weakerthans
Tempo:
138.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Now the lounge is full of farmers [C] for a 7.30 drop.
[A] Teammates all left before they had to [Bb] buy a round.
When they [F] pull a 50-50 [C] and I've lost again I'll go.
[A] Maybe have one more round worth of [Bb] snowy grove.
All
[G] championship banners [Bb] going yellow on the wall.
[G] Add my name when it [C] gets [Em] closer to [Bb] last call.
[F] So a hero brings my bottle, [C] hold it up and let it bend.
[A] Figures of two rings battling an [Bb] extra hand.
[F] And I'm peeling off the label, [C] sticky old corner guard.
[A] Dance down the sheet to the tune of hurry, [Bb] hurry hard.
[G] My popcorn squeaks with question, [Bb] wonders why I'm not at home.
Where [G] you wait beside a [D] silent [Bb] telephone.
[F] Doodle [G] circles within [C] [D] circles all [Bb] alone.
Have [G] to stop myself from climbing [Bb] on the table full of empties to [F] yell.
Why, [C]
[Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
[C]
[Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [G] to stay?
I slide right through the [Bb] day, always [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no
[C] [Am]
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[Am] never, [F] never, ever, [G]
ever.
[Bb] Circa 1963, [F] girls staring [G] [C] glaring
[Bb] disapprovingly.
From [F] their framing [C] that old [D]
photograph [Bb] is me.
And [G] I know you're out there waiting for [Bb] an answer I can't give you so tell [F] me.
Why, [C]
[Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
[C]
[Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [Gm] to stay?
Roll right through our [Bb] years, drift right through our [Gm] months, [G] slide right through our [Bb] days, always [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no never, never, ever, ever.
[Fm]
[Bb]
[N]
[A] Teammates all left before they had to [Bb] buy a round.
When they [F] pull a 50-50 [C] and I've lost again I'll go.
[A] Maybe have one more round worth of [Bb] snowy grove.
All
[G] championship banners [Bb] going yellow on the wall.
[G] Add my name when it [C] gets [Em] closer to [Bb] last call.
[F] So a hero brings my bottle, [C] hold it up and let it bend.
[A] Figures of two rings battling an [Bb] extra hand.
[F] And I'm peeling off the label, [C] sticky old corner guard.
[A] Dance down the sheet to the tune of hurry, [Bb] hurry hard.
[G] My popcorn squeaks with question, [Bb] wonders why I'm not at home.
Where [G] you wait beside a [D] silent [Bb] telephone.
[F] Doodle [G] circles within [C] [D] circles all [Bb] alone.
Have [G] to stop myself from climbing [Bb] on the table full of empties to [F] yell.
Why, [C]
[Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
[C]
[Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [G] to stay?
I slide right through the [Bb] day, always [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no
[C] [Am]
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[Am] never, [F] never, ever, [G]
ever.
[Bb] Circa 1963, [F] girls staring [G] [C] glaring
[Bb] disapprovingly.
From [F] their framing [C] that old [D]
photograph [Bb] is me.
And [G] I know you're out there waiting for [Bb] an answer I can't give you so tell [F] me.
Why, [C]
[Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
[C]
[Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [Gm] to stay?
Roll right through our [Bb] years, drift right through our [Gm] months, [G] slide right through our [Bb] days, always [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no never, never, ever, ever.
[Fm]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
C
F
G
A
Bb
C
F
Now the lounge is full of _ farmers [C] for a 7.30 drop.
_ _ [A] Teammates all left before they had to [Bb] buy a round. _ _ _ _
When they [F] pull a 50-50 [C] and I've lost again I'll go.
_ [A] Maybe have one more round worth of [Bb] snowy grove.
All _ _
_ _ [G] _ championship _ banners [Bb] going yellow on the wall. _
[G] Add my name when it [C] gets [Em] closer to [Bb] last call. _ _ _ _ _
[F] So a hero brings my bottle, [C] hold it up and let it bend. _
_ [A] _ Figures of two rings battling an [Bb] extra hand. _ _ _ _
[F] And I'm peeling _ off the label, [C] sticky old corner guard.
_ [A] Dance down the sheet to the tune of hurry, [Bb] hurry hard. _ _ _ _
[G] My popcorn squeaks with question, _ [Bb] wonders why I'm not at home.
Where [G] you wait beside a [D] silent [Bb] telephone. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Doodle [G] circles within [C] _ [D] circles all [Bb] alone.
Have _ _ _ _ [G] to stop myself from climbing _ [Bb] on the table _ full of empties to [F] yell.
Why, _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [G] to stay?
I slide right through the [Bb] day, _ _ _ always [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ never, [F] never, ever, [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ ever. _
[Bb] Circa _ _ 1963, _ [F] girls staring [G] _ [C] glaring _ _
_ [Bb] _ disapprovingly. _ _ _
From [F] their framing [C] that old _ [D]
photograph [Bb] is me. _ _ _ _
And [G] I know you're out there waiting for [Bb] an answer I can't give you so tell [F] me.
Why, _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [Gm] to stay?
_ Roll right through our [Bb] years, _ drift right through our [Gm] months, _ [G] slide right through our [Bb] days, _ _ always _ [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no never, never, ever, ever. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [A] Teammates all left before they had to [Bb] buy a round. _ _ _ _
When they [F] pull a 50-50 [C] and I've lost again I'll go.
_ [A] Maybe have one more round worth of [Bb] snowy grove.
All _ _
_ _ [G] _ championship _ banners [Bb] going yellow on the wall. _
[G] Add my name when it [C] gets [Em] closer to [Bb] last call. _ _ _ _ _
[F] So a hero brings my bottle, [C] hold it up and let it bend. _
_ [A] _ Figures of two rings battling an [Bb] extra hand. _ _ _ _
[F] And I'm peeling _ off the label, [C] sticky old corner guard.
_ [A] Dance down the sheet to the tune of hurry, [Bb] hurry hard. _ _ _ _
[G] My popcorn squeaks with question, _ [Bb] wonders why I'm not at home.
Where [G] you wait beside a [D] silent [Bb] telephone. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Doodle [G] circles within [C] _ [D] circles all [Bb] alone.
Have _ _ _ _ [G] to stop myself from climbing _ [Bb] on the table _ full of empties to [F] yell.
Why, _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [G] to stay?
I slide right through the [Bb] day, _ _ _ always [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ never, [F] never, ever, [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ ever. _
[Bb] Circa _ _ 1963, _ [F] girls staring [G] _ [C] glaring _ _
_ [Bb] _ disapprovingly. _ _ _
From [F] their framing [C] that old _ [D]
photograph [Bb] is me. _ _ _ _
And [G] I know you're out there waiting for [Bb] an answer I can't give you so tell [F] me.
Why, _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] why can't I draw right off to what I want [F] to say?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] Why can't I ever stop where I want [Gm] to stay?
_ Roll right through our [Bb] years, _ drift right through our [Gm] months, _ [G] slide right through our [Bb] days, _ _ always _ [F] throwing hackwood.
Right off, no never, never, ever, ever. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _