The Tragically Hip – Dire Wolf (Guitar)

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This here is the D-THING riff that the song is based around. Try and make it work for you and your style....there are also all sorts of fills here and there. You'll have to figure that our yourself.
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D-THING
in that September off Isle aux Morts the desultory sea grew more so through the night and made one think of tawny ports, as aspen tremblin' in tomorrow's thorough light
G
 and of Tallulah Bankhead

 and Canada Lee
D-THING
 somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping
 and done with acting

G
 past the Dire Wolf's lair

 on a Newfoundland's paws
D-THING
 close to nowhere
 and halfway across
[Chorus]
    G                A
but never more 'here'

  Bm                   D
expanse getting broader

       G                 A
though bigger boats been

Bm
done by less water

       G               A Bm              D
though better boats been done by this water

       G               A D-THING
though better boats been done by less water

D-THING
 in that September off
 Isle aux Morts
 colourable seas
 grew more to through the night

G
 And made one think of
yawnin' shores
D-THING
 Gambier-bleached
 in tomorrow's thorough light

G
 and the Tallulah Bankhead
and Canada Lee
D-THING
 somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping
 they learned to love sleep
[Chorus]
       G                A
at the Dire Wolf's crest

  Bm                   D
the Newfoundland paused

G              A
desolate's best

  Bm              D
was gotten across

       G                A
we were never more 'here'

  Bm                   D
expanse getting broader

       G                A
when better boats been

  Bm                   D
done by this water

[Solo]
G
D-THING
[Chorus]
       G                A
at the Dire Wolf's best

  Bm                   D
the Newfoundland paused

       G                A
so desperate as

  Bm                   D
to be a lost cause

       G                A
you were never more hear

  Bm                   D
expanse getting broader

       G                A
when better boats been

  Bm                   D
done by this water

    G               A Bm              D
where bigger boats been done by less water

    G               A Bm              D
and betting boats been done by this water

    G               A Bm              D
when bigger boats been done by less water

    G               A Bm              D
and better boats been done by this water