New Orleans is Sinking

Song

Song: New Orleans is Sinking

Album: Up To Here

Artist: The Tragically Hip

Standard Tuning: E-A-D-G

Transcribed by: Dave Ross @ CanadianBass

4/4

Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E

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Bourbon blues on the street loose and..

Tom what's wrong what's going on

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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I can't forsake a dixie dead shake..

He said hey north you're south shut your big...

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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My memory is muddy... river that I'm in New Orleans is sinking

Ain't got no picture.. got no souvenirs baby she don't know me

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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I don't wanna swim

thinking about...

E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E

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Colonel(Tom)

E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E

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E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 8x

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Pale as a lightbulb sucking up to.....stoke the fire

hands in the river looked up to the..said hey man thanks

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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picking out the...scenery saw a little cloud

sometimes I feel so good I gotta scream she said Gordie baby

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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little like me she said I swear to God

E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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she (1st time only) I had my.. Hey Oh

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E

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No My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in

E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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New Orleans is... I don't wanna..

E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x

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E E E E E E E E 12x W

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Duration Legend

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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; + - note tied to previous; R - rest

Tablature Legend

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h - hammer-on

S - slide

Misc Legend

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| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)