The Tragically Hip – Boots Or Hearts (Guitar)

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From the LP Up to Here Original transcription by: Duncan [email protected] Editing and changes: Gord Murdoch [email protected] Tune A string down to G Note: Use an upstroke when striking the the open 3rd string (G) [Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4\2-0--0-0---0--0---0-0--------0--0-0---0-----------0--------0---------|
D|------0--0-0---0--0---0-0-----------0-0---0--0-/3-2-0--------------------|
G|-------------0------0------0-3/4--------0----------------0-3/4-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0---0--0---0-0--------0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D|--0-0---0--0---0-0-----------0-0---0--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
G|------0------0------0-3/4--------0---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C and D chords alternate between these chords:

   C     -5-    -6-      D    -7-    -8-|
 chord   -5- => -5-    chord  -7- => -7-|
         -5-    -7-           -7-    -9-|

[Fill A] [Fill B]

e|---------------      e|---------------|
B|---------------      B|---------------|
G|---------0-----      G|---------------|
D|-0-3-2-0-------      D|-3\2-0-2p0-----|
G|---------------      G|-----------3p0-|
E|---------------      E|---------------|

[Fill C] [Fill D]

e|----------------     e|----------------|
B|--6-5---6-5-3-0-     B|-6-5---6-5-6/8--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-3-0-     G|-5-5---5-5-5/7--|
D|----------------     D|-----5-7-5-7/9--|
G|----------------     G|----------------|
E|----------------     E|----------------|

[Verse 1]

G
Well I think that there's a problem here

G                               Fill B
her voice just don't sound right

G
but I left myself on her answering machine

G                                Fill A
said "I'm back in town tonight."

C
I feel I've stepped out of the wilderness

C                           Fill D
all squint-eyed and confused

G
but even babies raised by wolves

G                                        Fill B
they know exactly when they've been used

[Chorus]

C                    D
See when it starts to fall apart,

  G                  Fill A
it really falls apart

     C                  D
like boots or hearts, oh when they start

     G                Fill A
they really fall apart

[Verse 2]

G
Fingers and toes, fingers and toes,

G                    Fill C
forty things we share

G
forty-one if you include,

G
the fact that we don't care

C
now you've blocked off most of main street

C                    Fill D
for your faith parade

G
everyone in town now, they probably all agree

G
I'm lying in the bed I made

[Chorus]

C                    D
See when it starts to fall apart,

  G                  Fill A
it really falls apart

     C                  D
like boots or hearts, oh when they start

     G                Fill A
they really fall apart

[Solo] [Verse 3]

G
Now you won't even let me talk to you

G
we got some air to clear

G
we'd probably only agree on one thing anyway

G                                      Fill C
that's what the hell is happening here?

C
fingers and toes, fingers and toes

C                    Fill D
forty things we share

G
forty-one if you include

G
the fact that we don't care

[Chorus]

C                    D
See when it starts to fall apart,

  G                  Fill A
it really falls apart

     C                  D
like boots or hearts, oh when they start

     G                Fill A
they really fall apart

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