It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken The Tragically Hip tabbed by steve fissel sfissel@shaw.ca The main riff that Paul plays pretty much the whole song ------------------------------ -------0-----------0---------- ---1h3---3p1---1h3---3p1---1-- -4-----------4-----------4---- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Guitar 2 Capo on fourth fret (0:10) -----------------0-----------------------0----------------- -0-------0-----------0------------0----------0----------0-- -----4------------------------4---------------------4------ ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------0--------------------- ---------3-----------3-----------------------0-------0-------0- -4---5-------------------5---4---------------------------4----- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------0----------- -3------------------------------------0- -------------5---5------4---------4----- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- So you can use this general sort of light picking idea to pluck over these chords for the verse. (Chords relative to capo on 4) Em C When the colour of the night Em C and all the smoke for one life Am D5 gives way to shakey movements, Am improvisational skills, C a forest of whispering speakers let's swear that we will (start strumming here) Em C get with the times, Em in a current heath to stay C let's get friendship right get life day-to-day Am C in the forget-yer-skates dream full of countervailing woes G D5 in diverse-as-ever scenes proceeding on a need-to-know C D5 in a face so full of meaning C D5 C as to almost make it glow D5 C O' for a good life, we just might have to weaken and find somewhere to go G C go somewhere we're needed G find somewhere to grow C grow somewhere we're needed. Em [0 2 2 0 0 0] C [x 3 2 0 1 0] Am [x 0 2 2 1 0] D5 [x 0 0 2 3 x] G [3 2 0 0 3 3] sfissel@shaw.ca ----------------------------------------------------- ItÕs a Good Life if You DonÕt Weaken The Tragically Hip Tune down half a step if you like sounds fine in standard Ê Fmaj7 E A D G B E x x 3 2 1 0 Intro Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 When the colour of the night Am Fmaj7 And all the smoke for one life Dm G Gives way to shaky movements, Dm Improvisational skills, F A forest of whispering speakers Am LetÕs swear that we will Fmaj7 Get with the times Am In a current health to stay Fmaj7 LetÕs get friendship right Dm Get life day to day G In the forget your skates dream C Full of countervailing woes G In diverse as ever scenes F(bar) Proceeding on a need to know G(bar) F(bar) In a face so full of meaning G(bar) F(bar) As to almost make it glow G(bar) F(bar) OÕ for a good life, we just might have to weaken C And find somewhere to go Fmaj7 Go somewhere weÕre needed C Find somewhere to grow Fmaj7 Grow somewhere weÕre needed Intro Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 When the colour of the night Am Fmaj7 And all the smoke for one life Dm G Gives way to shaky movements, Dm Improvisational skills, F A forest of whispering speakers Am LetÕs swear that we will Fmaj7 Get with the times Am In a current health to stay Fmaj7 LetÕs get friendship right Dm Get life day to day G In the forget your skates dream C Full of countervailing woes G In diverse as ever scenes F(bar) Proceeding on a need to know G(bar) F(bar) In a face so full of meaning G(bar) F(bar) As to almost make it glow G(bar) F(bar) OÕ for a good life, we just might have to weaken (Repeat chorus twice) Dm G Cause in the forget your skates dream Dm You can hang your head in woe G In diverse as ever scenes Am Fmaj7 You know which way to go Am Fmaj7 (fade)