Chords for The Tragically Hip - "The Modern Spirit"
Tempo:
135.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Ab
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In the dark before the train, just beyond the far glow, where no [Bb] dissident remains.
Driving it like [C] a stone, [F]
[Ab] [C] snow falling or silver flowing, concentrate the gallows.
Subtracting us like [Bb] a worm, [Bb] driving it like [C] a stone.
[F]
[Ab] And we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother [F] spirit.
Yeah, [C] I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother spirit.
[Ab] [C]
On the open road, boys, a wide and unopened throat, nights slip [Bb] back with no noise, inside the hedgehog is cold.
[F] Oh, [Ab] oh, [C] oh, but we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother [F]
spirit.
Yeah, [C] I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother [F] spirit.
[Eb]
[F]
[Eb]
[F] Can't you just hear it, hear it, hear [Eb] it, winter coming, everything, we're near [F] it.
We're getting nearer, nearer, [Eb] nearer, friendship changing everything, [Cm] we're near [Ab] it.
I [Bb] can hear it.
[C] This is the modern spirit!
This is the modern [F]
spirit!
Yeah!
This is the modern [C] spirit!
This is the modern [F] spirit!
[C] Yeah!
This is the modern spirit!
This is the modern [F]
spirit!
Yeah!
This is the modern [C]
spirit!
This is the modern [F]
spirit!
[Ab]
[C] Yeah!
[F] Yeah!
[Ab]
[C] Yeah!
Driving it like [C] a stone, [F]
[Ab] [C] snow falling or silver flowing, concentrate the gallows.
Subtracting us like [Bb] a worm, [Bb] driving it like [C] a stone.
[F]
[Ab] And we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother [F] spirit.
Yeah, [C] I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother spirit.
[Ab] [C]
On the open road, boys, a wide and unopened throat, nights slip [Bb] back with no noise, inside the hedgehog is cold.
[F] Oh, [Ab] oh, [C] oh, but we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother [F]
spirit.
Yeah, [C] I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother [F] spirit.
[Eb]
[F]
[Eb]
[F] Can't you just hear it, hear it, hear [Eb] it, winter coming, everything, we're near [F] it.
We're getting nearer, nearer, [Eb] nearer, friendship changing everything, [Cm] we're near [Ab] it.
I [Bb] can hear it.
[C] This is the modern spirit!
This is the modern [F]
spirit!
Yeah!
This is the modern [C] spirit!
This is the modern [F] spirit!
[C] Yeah!
This is the modern spirit!
This is the modern [F]
spirit!
Yeah!
This is the modern [C]
spirit!
This is the modern [F]
spirit!
[Ab]
[C] Yeah!
[F] Yeah!
[Ab]
[C] Yeah!
Key:
F
C
Ab
Bb
Eb
F
C
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ In _ _ _ _ _ _ the dark before the train, _ _ _ just beyond the far glow, _ _ where no [Bb] dissident remains.
_ _ _ Driving it like [C] a _ stone, [F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] snow falling or silver flowing, _ _ concentrate the gallows.
_ _ _ Subtracting us like [Bb] a worm, _ _ [Bb] driving it like [C] a _ stone.
[F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ And we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother _ [F] spirit. _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, [C] _ I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother _ spirit. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
On the open road, boys, _ a wide and unopened throat, _ _ _ nights slip [Bb] back with no noise, _ _ _ inside the hedgehog is cold. _
[F] Oh, _ [Ab] oh, _ _ [C] oh, but we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother _ [F]
spirit.
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [C] I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother _ [F] spirit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Can't you just hear it, hear it, hear [Eb] it, winter coming, everything, we're near [F] it.
We're getting nearer, nearer, [Eb] nearer, friendship changing everything, [Cm] we're near [Ab] it.
_ _ _ _ _ I [Bb] can hear _ it. _ _ _
[C] _ This is the modern spirit!
_ This is the modern _ [F]
spirit! _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ This is the modern [C] spirit!
_ This is the modern [F] spirit!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Yeah!
This is the modern spirit!
_ This is the modern _ [F]
spirit! _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah!
This is the modern [C] _
spirit!
This is the modern _ [F]
spirit!
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[C] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Yeah!
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[C] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ In _ _ _ _ _ _ the dark before the train, _ _ _ just beyond the far glow, _ _ where no [Bb] dissident remains.
_ _ _ Driving it like [C] a _ stone, [F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] snow falling or silver flowing, _ _ concentrate the gallows.
_ _ _ Subtracting us like [Bb] a worm, _ _ [Bb] driving it like [C] a _ stone.
[F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ And we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother _ [F] spirit. _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, [C] _ I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother _ spirit. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
On the open road, boys, _ a wide and unopened throat, _ _ _ nights slip [Bb] back with no noise, _ _ _ inside the hedgehog is cold. _
[F] Oh, _ [Ab] oh, _ _ [C] oh, but we're getting nearer and nearer, getting near that mother _ [F]
spirit.
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [C] I can hear it, hear it, hear it, I can hear that mother _ [F] spirit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Can't you just hear it, hear it, hear [Eb] it, winter coming, everything, we're near [F] it.
We're getting nearer, nearer, [Eb] nearer, friendship changing everything, [Cm] we're near [Ab] it.
_ _ _ _ _ I [Bb] can hear _ it. _ _ _
[C] _ This is the modern spirit!
_ This is the modern _ [F]
spirit! _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ This is the modern [C] spirit!
_ This is the modern [F] spirit!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Yeah!
This is the modern spirit!
_ This is the modern _ [F]
spirit! _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah!
This is the modern [C] _
spirit!
This is the modern _ [F]
spirit!
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[C] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Yeah!
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[C] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _