The Tragically Hip – Family Band (Guitar)

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Verse and Chorus Bridge ---------------- ---------------- C x355xx D x577xx G 355xxx F x-8-10-10-x-x F 133xxx C x355xx D x577xx G 355xxx (Root 5 power chord notation dropped for ease of reading) [Intro] Guitar 1 (repeat many times): C
Guitar 2 riff:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9--|
D|---------------------------------------------|x3
A|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---10-10-10-10---7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C
I can't smell a rat when it's all rat

C
I can't find one in an elevator

C
My mind doesn't work so bad

    C
But I am a poor exterminator, that's right

C
I can't destroy entirely

C
Or annihilate a little later

C
I can't see the entire city

    C
But I'm not a bad exterminator
[Chorus 1]
          G      F    C
I'm just a shade shy of true wickedness

     G      F            C     
I'm a shade shy of truly lovin' it, yeah

G           F            C                   
  There are other things I'd rather be doing

G  F    F       
   Even nothin'

     D
Even nothin'

     C
Even nothin' with you
[Verse 2]
C
One day I'll make some honest rock n roll

C
Full of handclaps and gang vocals

C
I'm gonna get all the children involved

      C
We're gonna get lost on all you locals
[Chorus 2]
          G      F    C
We'll be a shade shy of true wickedness

          G      F            C     
We'll be a shade shy of truly lovin' this, yeah

G           F            C                           
  There are other things we'll rather be doing, sure

G  F    F       
   Even nothin'

     D
Even nothin'

     C
Even nothin' with you
[Bridge 1]
     D
We'll load out through the snow through 

F 
  Small groups of people smokin'

C
  Hey, get that kick drum loaded

G                          D
  Into the backseat folded down
We'll go virtually unnoticed
F                                            C
  What's grippin' the city ain't hittin' the town
[Chorus 3]
          G      F    C
We'll be a shade shy of true wickedness

          G      F            C     
We'll be a shade shy of truly lovin' it, yeah

G           F            C                     
  There are other things that we'll surely miss
[Bridge 2]
     D
We'll load out through the snow through 

F 
  Small groups of people smokin'

C
  Hey, get that kick drum loaded

G                          D
  Into the backseat folded down
We'll go perfectly unnoticed
F                                            C
  What's grippin' the city ain't hittin' the town