The Tragically Hip – As Makeshift As We Are (Guitar)

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[Intro] D A G x4 [Verse 1]
D     A             G
  You do the combat math

D A             G
  I'm the war artist

D           A               G
  You can't take your shots back

                     A
I have to watch them miss

D     A          G
  The basketball rim

D       A            G
  Shook like a tambourine

D          A       G
  Not an unlikely event

               A
In a game that means nothing

     A
In a game that means nothing
[Chorus 1]
G            A
Makeshift we are

     Bm
Lead never leaves your system no matter who you are

G            A
Makeshift we are

                   D   A G
As makeshift as we are
[Interlude] D A G [Verse 2]
D A                G
  You're a complex dune

D                A       G
  I'm a cloud of octopus ink

D            A      G
  You're an elusive tune

                              A
I'm more ice sculpture than I think

D            A       G
  You're the neutral tribe

D               A         G
  And I got the wrong openness

D                A               G
  Here's where I slowly close my eyes

                  A
And say, "I'm too drunk for this"

      A
Yeah, I'm too drunk for this
[Chorus 2]
G            A
Makeshift we are

 Bm
"Weaklings Make Trouble" you played on your guitar

G            A
Makeshift we are

             Bm
As makeshift as we are
[Bridge]
F#m    Em      Bm      A
    We are, we are, we are
[Verse 3]
D     A         G
  The loneliest buoys

D    A             G
  On dolphin property

D           A          G
  You're as quiet as a fish

                    A
I only sing for the whole sea

D             A             G
  From memory metal tension springs

D         A                G
  We were gunsmoke and the truth

D                  A                 G
  Let's shake some snow off of these shoulders

                                 A
Let's shake some snow off of the roof

                 A
Let's shake some snow off of the roof
[Chorus 3]
G            A
Makeshift we are

  Bm
Occurring to each other under the setups of the stars

G            A
Makeshift we are

    Bm
We imagined us here and here we are

G            A
Makeshift we are

Bm
Through half-squinted eyes, becoming a mirage

G            A
Makeshift we are

G    A  G    A D
  We are, we are