Band: The Tragically Hip Song: 38 Years Old Album: Up To Here The rythm section goes something like this ... V = downstroke, ^ = upstroke, h = hammer-on, p = pull-off Am C D/B G V ^ V V ^ ^ V V ^ V V ^ V V ----0-----0--0---0-----1--1--1p0------------------------------- ----1-----1--1---1-----1--1--1-------3---3--3---3---3--3----3-- ----2-----2--2---2-----2--2--2-------0---0--0---0---0--0----0-- Repeat This! ----2-----2--2---2-----2--2--2-------2---2--2---0---0--0----0-- Through Verse ----0-----0--0---0-----0--0--0-------3---3--3---2---2--2----2-- ------------------------------------------------------------3-- The Chorus Chord Progession is something like this.... [C/G] Same patern on the [D] table, same [Asus2]h[Am] clock on the wall ...etc .. this continues until the end of the chorus Chord Fingerings 6 5 4 3 2 1 ----------- [C/G] 3 3 2 0 1 0 [D] X X 0 2 3 2 by [Asus2]h[Am] I mean the following Asus2 V V ^ V ^ --0----0-0-0-0----- --0h1--1-1-1-1----- --2----2-2-2-2----- --2----2-2-2-2----- --0----0-0-0-0----- ------------------- The Bridge Chord Progression (right before 1st solo) is something like the following.... [Am] See my sister got raped, [D] So a man got killed [C/G]Local boy went to prison, [D] Man's Buried on a hill ... etc ... repeat once more and then play rythmn section under solo Twelve men broke loose in '73 From millhaven maximum security Twelve pictures lined up across the front page seems the mounties had a summertime war to wage the chief told the people they had nothing to fear the last thing they'd wanna do is hang around here they mostly came from towns with long french names but one of the dozen was a hometown shame chorus: same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall been one seat empty 18 years in all freezing slow time away from the world he's 38 years old, never kissed a girl he's 38 years old, never kissed a girl we were sittin' at the table, heard the telephone ring father (pa?) said he'd tell me if he saw anything heard the tap on the window in the middle of the night held back the curtains for my older brother mike see my sister got raped, so a man got killed little boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill folks went back to normal when they closed the case they still stare at their shoes when they pass our place ----------solo----------------- my mother cried 'the horror has finally ceased' he whispered 'yeah, for the time being, at least' an' (then?) over his shoulder, on the squad car megaphone said 'let's go mikey, son, we're takin' you home' chorus: same pattern on the table..... p.s. don't forget that 'tracy chapman lilt' on the third lines of the verses (except 'see my sister...') at twelve, mostly, heard, over. have fun!!! ahorvath@cmc.doe.ca horvath@cs.concordia.ca arpad_h@pavo.concordia.ca ------------------------------------------------------- Song: 38 Years Old Album: Up to Here Tabbed By: Steve Proulx (waytoocoolforyou@hotmail.com) Chords: Am - X02210 Am(#5) - X02211 Asus2 - X02200 Asus4 - X02230 C - X3201X D5 - XX023X Dsus4 - X5403X Gsus4/B - X2001X Gsus4 - 3X001X Riff A: Am Am(#5) Am C Gsus4/B Gsus4 E|-0--0-0--0---1-1--1-1-0--X-X-|-----------------------| B|-1--1-1--1---1-1--1-1-1--X-X-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-| G|-2--2-2--2---2-2--2-2-2--X-X-|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-| D|-2--2-2--2---2-2--2-2-2------|-2--2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0-| A|-0--0-0--0---0-0--0-0-0------|-3--3-3-3--2--2-2--X-X-| E|-----------------------------|-------------------3-3-| Riff B: C Dsus4 Asus2 Asus4 E|--------------------------|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-X-X-| B|-1--1-1-1/3--3-3--3-3-X-X-|-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3-X-X-| G|-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-X-X-|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-X-X-| D|-2--2-2-2/4--4-4--4-4-----|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-----| A|-3--3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5-----|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Riff C: Asus2 Asus4 D5 E|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-X-X-|-------------------------| B|-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3-X-X-|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-X-X-| G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-X-X-|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-X-X-| D|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-----|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-----| A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-----|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| C Dsus4 E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1/3-|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-X-X-| G|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0---|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-X-X-| D|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2/4-|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4-X-X-| A|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3/5-|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| Riff D: Asus2 Asus4 C Dsus4 E|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-X-X-|--------------------------| B|-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3-X-X-|-1--1-1-1/3--3-3--3-3-X-X-| G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-X-X-|-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-X-X-| D|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-----|-2--2-2-2/4--4-4--4-4-----| A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-----|-3--3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5-----| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| Riff A Twelve men broke loose in seventy-three From Millhaven maximum security Twelve pictures lined up across the front page Seems the Mounties had a summertime war to wage Riff A The Chief told the people they had nothing to fear Said, "The last thing they wanna do, is hang around here" They mostly came from towns with long French names But one of the dozen was a hometown shame Riff B Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall Been one seat empty, eighteen years in all Freezing slow time, away from the world He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl Riff A We were sitting round the table, heard the telephone ring Father said he'd tell em if he saw anything Heard a tap on the window in the middle of the night Held back the curtains for my older brother Mike Riff C See my sister got raped, so a man got killed Local boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill Folks went back to normal when they closed the case But they still stare at their shoes when they pass out place Solo over Riff D Riff A My mother cried, "The horror has finally ceased!" He whispered, "Yeah, for the time being at least" Over her shoulder, on the squad car megaphone Said, "Let's go Michael, son, we're taking you home" Riff B Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall Been one seat empty, eighteen years in all Freezing slow time, away from the world He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl Solo over Riff D