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Inevitability of Death

The Tragically Hip
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Guitar 1

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2---2--2---2-2-2------------------------2-4p2--------------------|
D|--2---2-2p1---1-h2---2-2p1------------------------2-2-2------------0h2h4-4-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------2-|

Guitar 2 F#

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------0-h2-2-2-2-0-h2-2-2-2-0-h2-2-2-2-0-h2-2-2-2-2-|

Bass

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------7h9------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------7h9----0-h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2--|

Verse 1

F#

Puffy lips, glistening skin, and everything comes rushing in

A

We don't go to hell, the memories of us do

F#

I get a sense of connectedness, exclusive tight but nothing dangerous

A E F#

We don't go to hell, the memories of us do

A B

And if you go to hell, I'll still remember you

Chorus 1

Guitar 1

e|---------2------------------------2----------------------------------------|
B|------2------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2--4---------------------2--4------------------------|
D|---4----------------4-------4----------------4-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bass

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4----2--1-----------------4----2--1-------------------------------|
A|------4-------------2-----------4-------------2----------------------------|
E|---2-------------------------2---------------------------------------------|

F# A E

But I thought you beat the death of inevitability to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the inevitability of death to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the death of inevitability to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the inevitability of death to death just a little bit

Verse 2

F#

Terry's gift is forever green, it got me up and back on the scene

A E

We don't go to hell, just our memories do

F# (mute) F# (mute) F#

Fantastic gap, ---- common space, ---- open concept in your smiling face

A E F#

We don't go to hell, the memories of us do

A B F#

And if you go to hell, I'll still remember you

Chorus 2

F# A E

But I thought you beat the death of inevitability to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the death of inevitability to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the death of inevitability to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the inevitability of death to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the death of inevitability to death just a little bit

F# A E

I thought you beat the inevitability of death to death just a little bit

Outro

F# A E x10

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