Fifty Mission Cup
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Intro/Verse riff
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---9--------9-7---------7-5--------5-7---------7-9------------ Repeat
---7--------7-5---------5-3--------3-5---------5-7------------
-----0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----
Verse 1:(verse riff)
Bill Barilko disappeared, that summer,
he was on a fishing trip,
The last goal he ever scored, won the leafs the cup,
They didn't win another, 'till 1962, the year he was discovered,
I stole this from a hockey card,
B
And he took up under
CHORUS:
[this riff will be called riff2 ]
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11-11\-9--9------------ [listen to the song for the rhythm of this riff]
11-11\-9--9------------
-9---9\-7--7------------
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In my fifty mission cap,
I worked it in, I worked it in to look like that,
It's my fifty mission cap,
B A
it's his fifty mission cap
B A
And I worked it in (worked it in)
B A
and I worked it it, and I worked it out (worked it in),
to look like that,
B A
and I worked it in, to look like that.
[back to verse/intro riff]
Verse 2:(verse/intro riff)
Bill Barilko disapeared, that summer, (1959)
he was on a fishing trip,(in a plane)
The last goal he ever scored, (in overtime)
won the Leafs the cup,
they didn't win another,
'till 1962, the year he was discovered,
REPEAT CHORUS
SOLO (it's my fifty mission cup [x?])
[the last chord is a high E]
How to play Fifty Mission Cup
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.