Small Town Bringdown (2:56) - The Tragically Hip
View chords used in this chart
INTRO: x 2
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B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--7-9-9--7-9-9--7h9--7h9--12--9---7-9-9--7-9-9--7h9--7h9------
D---------------------------------------------------------9----
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
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VERSE:
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Em G D
Been to Reno drives an El Camino can you dig that style?
Em G D
Hip canteen you always make the scene you're a crazy child
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CHORUS:
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C D C D
It's a sad thing bourbons all around
G Asus2 G Asus2
to stop that feeling when you're living in a Small Town
C D C D
You're long and lean but things don't get you down
G Asus2
You're a top ten kingpin in the borders of your hometown
INTRO x 1
Em G D
Can't get hip you work the jobs I've quit don't you dig that style?
Em G D
Won't admit you just don't give a shit cuz you're mind's gone wild
CHORUS
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INTERLUDE:
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Dsus4 G
Can't live to die -- too easy why stick around
C C/G D
I want my life to please me not another Small Town Home Town Bringdown
INTRO x 2 (slight variation)
Em G D
This is it you might as well get pissed don't you dig that style?
Em G D
Make your trip there ain't that much to miss when your mind's gone wild
CHORUS
INTRO to end (slight variation)
Chords used:
Em - x22000
G - 320033
C - x32010
C/G - 332010
D - xx0232
Asus2 - x02200
Dsus4 - xx0233
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How to play Small Town Bringdown (2:56) - The Tragically Hip
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