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Dire Wolf

The Tragically Hip
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Chords in this song4

Song

This here is the D-THING riff that the song is based around. Try and make it work for you and your
style....there are also all sorts of fills here and there. You'll have to figure that our yourself.
e|----2h3----7s>5--2h3--3p2---------------|
B|----3------8-----3----3-----------------|
G|----2------7-----2----2-----------------|
D|----0------0-----0----0-----------------|
A|----x------x-----x----x-----------------|
E|----x------x-----x----x-----------------|
D-THING
in that September off
Isle aux Morts
the desultory sea
grew more so through the night
and made one think of
tawny ports,
as aspen tremblin'
in tomorrow's thorough light
and of Tallulah Bankhead
and Canada Lee
D-THING
somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping
and done with acting
past the Dire Wolf's lair
on a Newfoundland's paws
D-THING
close to nowhere
and halfway across

Chorus

but never more 'here' 
expanse getting broader 
though bigger boats been 
done by less water
though better boats been done by this water
G A D-THING
though better boats been done by less water
D-THING
in that September off
Isle aux Morts
colourable seas
grew more to through the night
And made one think of
yawnin' shores
D-THING
Gambier-bleached
in tomorrow's thorough light
and the Tallulah Bankhead
and Canada Lee
D-THING
somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping
they learned to love sleep

Chorus

at the Dire Wolf's crest 
the Newfoundland paused 
desolate's best 
was gotten across 
we were never more 'here'
expanse getting broader 
when better boats been 
done by this water 

Solo

D-THING

Chorus

at the Dire Wolf's best 
the Newfoundland paused 
so desperate as 
to be a lost cause 
you were never more hear 
expanse getting broader 
when better boats been 
done by this water 
where bigger boats been done by less water
and betting boats been done by this water
when bigger boats been done by less water
and better boats been done by this water

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