Song: New Orleans is Sinking
Artist: The Tragically Hip
Album: Up to Here(1989)
Hey everyone, I was trying to find a tab for the complete song but no one had an
incredibly accurate one so I tried it myself. I'm pretty sure this is almost bang on so enjoy.
Intro
Gtr I
Riff.1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | | repeat this 4x |
| D | 2 0 0H2 |
| A | 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 3 |
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | repeat this 3x |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 |
| D | 2P0 | Gtr | play Riff.1 4x |
| A | | over Gtr |
| E | |
Alright..
| e | |
| B | 0 3 5 |
| G | 3P2P0 2 2P0 0 2/4 4 4 |
| D | 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse
Gtr I plays Riff.1 8x
Bourbon blues on the street loose and complete
Under skies all smoky blue-green
Gtr II P.M.
|--------|
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 | 0 0 2 X X 2*b3r2P0 2P0 |
| D | 2 2 0H2 2 2 0H2 | 2X2 0H2 2 X X 2 2 |
| A | 7\2 0 0 0 0 | 0 X X 0 0 |
| E | | |
I can forsake a dixie dead shake So we dance the sidewalk clean
Gtr I
Riff.2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 5 5\ |
| G | 2/4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in
Chorus
Gtr I back to Riff.1 6x
Gtr II
| e | | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | 3P0 5P0 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 | 4 |
| D | 2P0 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim
| e | | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | 3P0 5P0 3P0 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 | 4 4 4P0 2*b 0 |
| D | 2P0 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 | 3P2P0 2 2P0 0 0~~ |
| D | 2P0 | 2 2 0 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Verse
Gtr I play Riff.1 8x
Colonel Tom, what's wrong? What's goin on?
Can't tie yourself up for a deal
Gtr II P.M
|----------------|
| e | | 8\ |
| B | | 8\ |
| G | 0 0 2 2 0 0 | 2 2 |
| D | 2 X X 2 X X 0H2 2 2 0H2 | 2 2 |
| A | 0 X X 0 X X 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | |
He said "Hey North, your South, shut your big mouth
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 0 0 | 2*b3r2P0 2P0 |
| D | 2X2 0H2 2 X X 2 X X | |
| A | 0 X X 0 X X | |
| E | | |
you gotta do what you feel is real"
Chorus
Gtr I play Riff.2 once
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 5 5\ |
| G | 2/4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Ain't got no picture postcards ain't got no souvenirs
Gtr I play Riff.1 6x
Gtr II
| e | | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | 3P0 5P0 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 | 4 |
| D | 2P0 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
My baby she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years
| e | | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | 3P0 5P0 3P0 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 | 4 4 4P0 2*b 0 |
| D | 2P0 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 /3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2P0 3P0 2P0 2P0 2/4 4 4 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Solo
Gtr I
Riff.3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 2 4 2 |
| D | 4 2 4 2 |
| A | 2 0 2 0 |
| E | |
Gtr II
| e | 5/7 3 5P3 |
| B | 5P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 5P0 5P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x then Riff.2 once
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 3/7\5\3/5/3 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2P0 2P0 2/4 4 4\2 2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Gtr I play Riff.1 10x
Gtr II
| e | 0 |
| B | 3 3P0 5P0 3P0 3 |
| G | 0H1 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 2*b4 |
| D | 2P0 2P0[16x] 2 |
| A | |
| E | 3b |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2P0 0 2P0 |
| D | XX2*b3 r2P0 2P0 0 XX0H2P0H2P0 XX2 |
| A | X 2 |
| E | 3b |
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 5 3 0 |
| G | X2P0 2P0 0 0 2/4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse
Gtr I play Riff.1 24x
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 2/3 |
| G | 3/4 |
| D | 7\2 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
Pale as a light bulb hanging on a wire
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2 0 X X 0 0H2 |
| A | X |
| E | 3b |
Sucking up to someone just to stoke the fire
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | XX2 X X X X 2*b X X X X XX2P0 0H2 |
| A | X X X X X X X X 0H2 |
| E | |
Picking out the highlights of the scenery
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 3P0 2P0 2*b3 0 |
| D | 2 0 XX2P0 0H2 X X X X 2P0 X X |
| A | 0H2 X X X X X X |
| E | |
Saw a little cloud that looked a little like me
| e | |
| B | X X 5*b 5*b X X X 5 5*b7r5b7r57 3 3~ |
| G | X X X X X 4~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | X X 2 0 0 0H2 X X 2 0 0 0H2 |
| A | X X X X |
| E | |
I had my hands in the river my feet back up on the banks
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2*b 0 |
| D | X X 2 0 0 0H2 X X 2 0 |
| A | X X |
| E | |
Looked up to the Lord above and say "Hey man, thanks"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 0 2*b |
| D | X X 2 0 0 0H2 X X |
| A | X2 |
| E | |
sometimes I feel so good I gotta scream
| e | |
| B | 3~ 3 |
| G | 4~ 4\2 |
| D | X X 2 0 0 0H2 X X 0 |
| A | X X |
| E | |
She said "Gordie baby, I know exactly what you mean"
| e | |
| B | 3~ |
| G | 2*b 0 0 2*b 2*b 0 4~ |
| D | X X 2 0 X X 2 X X 2 0 |
| A | X |
| E | |
She said, she said, I swear to God she said
Outro
Gtr I play Riff.3 once
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 5P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 5P0 5P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 0 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh...
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | repeat this 2x |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 |
| D | 2P0 |
| A | |
| E | |
Gtr I play Riff.3 once
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 5P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 5P0 5P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 3P0 5P0 3P0 5P0 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Noooooooooo.... Yeah!...
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 3P0 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 3P2P0 2 2P0 0 2/4 4 4 |
| D | 2P0 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
Gtr I play Riff.2 once
Gtr II
| e | |
| B | 3 3 5 3 3/5 55 |
| G | 2/4 4 4 /4 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in
| e | |
| B | 3 3P0 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4\2 3P0 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim
Gtr I play Riff.1 20x
Gtr II
| e | 12\ 12\ 5*b 3 |
| B | X 0 3P0 5P0 3P0 X 0 3P0 5P0 3P0 |
| G | X 2*b 0 X | repeat this 4x |
| D | X X |
| A | |
| E | |
Swim! Swim!
| e | | 5*b 3 5P3 |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | 3P0 5P0 3P0 |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 | 4 4 4P0 |
| D | 2P0 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 | 3P2P0 2P0 2P0 0 2/4 4 4 4 |
| D | 2P0 | 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8\5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 3P0 5P0 3P0 | repeat this 4x |
| G | 4 4 4P0 2 2P0 |
| D | 2P0 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 3 |
| G | 2*b 0 2P0 2/4 4 |
| D | 2P0[12x] |
| A | |
| E | 0 |
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