One Great City

Song

Artist: The Weakerthans

Song: One Great City!

Tuning: Standard, with Capo at 4th fret.

Tabbed By: Tom Grimes

AIM S/N: LastYearsEnemy

This is my first tab, so please give me some feedback.

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1.

2. Late afternoon, another day is nearly done.

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1. A darker grey is breaking through a lighter one.

2. A thousand sharpened elbows in the underground.

3. That hollow hurried sound,

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1. feet on polished floor.

2. And in the dollar store,

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1. And counting loonies trying not to say I hate...

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1. Winnipeg. The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late.

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1. The crowded rider's restlessness enunciates.

2. The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway.

3. The same route everyday.

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1. And in the turning lane,

2. Someone's stalled again.

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1. He's talking to himself And here's the price of gas, repeat his phrase. I hate...

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1. Winnipeg

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1.

2.

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1. And up above us all,

2. Leaning into sky,

3. Our golden business boy,

4. Will watch the North End die.

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1. And sing, "I love this town." Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim...

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1. I... Hate...

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1. Winnipeg.

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