Poets Chords by The Tragically Hip

Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

Cm

Bb

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Tragically Hip - Poets chords
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[C]
[Cm] [C]
[Cm] [C]
Spring [Cm] starts when a heartbeat's pounding [F] When [Gm] the person we hurt above the record [A] [C] and
it's hard to [Cm] find an [C] accountant.
Labra flown in super farmer's direction.
[F] He's been getting [G] ripped free from the [C] heat in the frozen food section.
[F] [C]
Don't tell me [Bb] what the poets are doing.
[C] Don't tell me [Bb] that they're talking [C] tough.
Don't tell me [Bb] that they're [C] antisocial.
Somehow [Bb] not antisocial enough.
[C] [Cm] [C]
[C] The horn speaks [Cm] to a splinter in the [F] gym.
To the pink amoeba withered corn [Eb] [C] stalks in that wintery [Cm] gym.
[F]
[C] While aiming at the archetypal father.
[F] He says it's such non [F]-intentative swag.
[C] Why do you even bother? Yeah.
[F]
[C] Don't tell [Bb] me what the poets are [C] doing.
Don't get [Bb] my layers off the mic.
[C] Don't tell [Bb] me what the poets have been [C] doing.
In the [Bb] long crashes over [Cm] time.
[Eb]
[F] [Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] Don't tell me [Bb] what the poets are [C] doing.
On the street in [Bb] the epitome of [C] fame.
Don't tell me [Bb] how the universe is altered.
When you find [Bb] out how he gets [Cm] paid.
There is nothing [Eb] more offensively [F] known.
Long cut my [Gm] bare breasted women.
[C] [Cm] Please please how [Eb] will Smith and Reed [F] for the women that [Gm] I'm making that I'm making white [Cm] women.
[Eb]
[F] [Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Gm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Cm]
[Bb]
[C]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
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To learn The Tragically Hip - (2023 Remastered) Poets chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gm, Cm, Eb, F, Bb, C, Bb, Cm, Bb and Cm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 60 BPM before aiming for the song's 121 BPM. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ Spring [Cm] starts when a heartbeat's pounding [F] _ When [Gm] the person we hurt above the record [A] [C] and
it's hard to [Cm] find an _ [C] accountant.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Labra flown in super farmer's direction.
[F] _ He's been getting [G] ripped free from the [C] heat in the frozen food section. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't tell me [Bb] what the poets are doing.
[C] _ Don't tell me [Bb] that they're talking [C] tough.
_ Don't tell me [Bb] that they're [C] antisocial.
_ Somehow [Bb] not antisocial enough.
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] The horn speaks [Cm] to a splinter in the [F] gym.
To the pink amoeba withered corn [Eb] [C] stalks in that wintery [Cm] gym.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ While aiming at the archetypal father.
[F] _ He says it's such non [F]-intentative swag.
[C] Why do you even bother? Yeah. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Don't tell [Bb] me what the poets are [C] doing.
_ _ Don't get [Bb] my layers off the mic.
[C] _ Don't tell [Bb] me what the poets have been [C] doing.
In the [Bb] long crashes over [Cm] time.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Don't tell me [Bb] what the poets are [C] doing.
On the street in [Bb] the epitome of [C] fame.
Don't tell me [Bb] how the universe is altered.
_ When you find [Bb] out how he gets [Cm] paid.
There is nothing [Eb] more offensively [F] known.
Long cut my [Gm] bare breasted women.
[C] _ [Cm] _ Please please how [Eb] will Smith and Reed [F] for the women that [Gm] I'm making that I'm making white [Cm] women.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
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[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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