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Boots Or Hearts

The Tragically Hip
Chords & TabKeyGbeginner
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Chords in this song5

Intro

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4\2-0--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|---------------      e|---------------|
B|---------------      B|---------------|
G|---------0-----      G|---------------|
D|-0-3-2-0-------      D|-3\2-0-2p0-----|
G|---------------      G|-----------3p0-|
E|---------------      E|---------------|
[Fill C] [Fill D]
e|----------------     e|----------------|
B|--6-5---6-5-3-0-     B|-6-5---6-5-6/8--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-3-0-     G|-5-5---5-5-5/7--|
D|----------------     D|-----5-7-5-7/9--|
G|----------------     G|----------------|
E|----------------     E|----------------|

Verse 1

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

Chorus

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

Verse 2

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

Chorus

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

Verse 3

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

Chorus

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