WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tragically Hip - 38 Years Old Chords | Ver. 3
Chords:
Am Am/F C C/B C2 C/G
E|-0-----1-----0-----0----0----0-|
B|-1-----1-----1-----1----1----1-|
G|-2-----2-----0-----0----0----0-|
D|-2-----2-----2-----0----0----2-|
A|-0-----0-----3-----2----2----3-|
E|-x-----x-----x-----x----3----3-|
Intro: Am Am/F C C/B C2
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Twelve men broke loose in '73
Am Am/F C C/B C2
From Millhaven maximum security
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Twelve pictures lined up across the front page
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Seems the Mounties had a summertime war to wage
Am Am/F C C/B C2
The chief told the people they had nothing to fear
Am Am/F C C/B C2
The last thing they'd wanna do is hang around here
Am Am/F C C/B C2
They mostly came from towns with long French names
Am Am/F C C/B C2
But one of the dozen was a hometown shame
[Chorus]
C/G D Am
Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall
C/G D Am
Been one seat empty 18 years in all
C/G D Am
Freezing slow time away from the world
C/G D Am
He's 38 years old, never kissed a girl
C/G D Am
He's 38 years old, never kissed a girl
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Am Am/F C C/B C2
We were sittin' at the table, heard the telephone ring
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Father said he'd tell me if he saw anything
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Heard the tap on the window in the middle of the night
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Held back the curtains for my older brother Mike
Am D
See my sister got raped, so a man got killed
C/G D
Little boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill
Am D
Folks went back to normal when they closed the case
C/G D
They still stare at their shoes when they pass our place
[Solo] Am D C/G D
Am D C/G D
Am Am/F C C/B C2
My mother cried the horror has finally ceased
Am Am/F C C/B C2
He whispered yeah, for the time being, at least
Am Am/F C C/B C2
And over his shoulder, on the squad car megaphone
Am Am/F C C/B C2
Said let's go Michael, son, we're takin' you home
[Chorus]
