38 Years Old The Tragically Hip
Chords:
[Am] [Am/F] [C] [C/B] [C2] [C/G]
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Intro: Am Am/F C C/B C2
[Am]Twelve men b[Am/F]roke loose in [C]'73[C/B] [C2]
[Am]From Millhaven m[Am/F]aximum sec[C]urit[C/B]y[C2]
[Am]Twelve pictures [Am/F]lined up ac[C]ross the[C/B] front[C2] page
[Am]Seems the Mountie[Am/F]s had a summertime w[C]ar t[C/B]o wage[C2]
[Am]The chief told the peo[Am/F]ple they had n[C]othing [C/B]to fea[C2]r
[Am]The last thing they'd w[Am/F]anna do is han[C]g ar[C/B]ound h[C2]ere
[Am]They mostly came from t[Am/F]owns with long[C] Fre[C/B]nch na[C2]mes
[Am]But one of the do[Am/F]zen was a home[C]town[C/B] shame[C2]
(Chorus)
[C/G]Same pattern on th[D]e table, same cl[Am]ock on the wall
[C/G]Been one seat em[D]pty 18 ye[Am]ars in all
[C/G]Freezing slow t[D]ime away f[Am]rom the world
[C/G]He's 38 yea[D]rs old, ne[Am]ver kissed a girl
[C/G]He's 38 yea[D]rs old, ne[Am]ver kissed a girl
[Am] [Am/F] [C] [C/B] [C2]
[Am]We were sittin' at t[Am/F]he table, heard the tel[C]epho[C/B]ne rin[C2]g
[Am]Father said he'd te[Am/F]ll me if he sa[C]w an[C/B]ything[C2]
[Am]Heard the tap on the w[Am/F]indow in the middl[C]e of[C/B] the n[C2]ight
[Am]Held back the c[Am/F]urtains for my older [C]brot[C/B]her Mi[C2]ke
[Am]See my sister got raped, so a [D]man got killed
[C/G]Little boy went to prison, man's bu[D]ried on the hill
[Am]Folks went back to normal when they cl[D]osed the case
[C/G]They still stare at their shoes when they p[D]ass our place
(Solo) Am D C/G D
[Am] [D] [C/G] [D]
[Am]My mother cried the ho[Am/F]rror has fi[C]nally [C/B]ceased[C2]
[Am]He whispered yeah, [Am/F]for the time b[C]eing,[C/B] at lea[C2]st
[Am]And over his shoulde[Am/F]r, on the squa[C]d car[C/B] megaph[C2]one
[Am]Said let's go Micha[Am/F]el, son, we're tak[C]in' y[C/B]ou hom[C2]e
(Chorus)
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