Chords for Tragically Hip - Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man
Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
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It's my third time in New York It's your fourth time in New York
the bill We talked [C#m] a little [E] about our band
plans It's not like we were best friends
[A] But [E] now [F#m] the escape comes back to [A] me Times
[F#] beyond [F#m] our [E] day
We [C#m] hung around till [E] the final band All escape is at hand to the travel man
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It's my third time in New York It's your fourth time in New York
the bill We talked [C#m] a little [E] about our band
plans It's not like we were best friends
[A] But [E] now [F#m] the escape comes back to [A] me Times
[F#] beyond [F#m] our [E] day
We [C#m] hung around till [E] the final band All escape is at hand to the travel man
100% ➙ 136BPM
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It's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my third time in New York It's your fourth time in New York
We were [C#m] fifth, _ [E] sixth on the bill We _ _ _ _ _ _ talked [C#m] a little [E] about our band
_ Talked a little of our future plans It's not like we were best _ friends
_ Why, what can't you? _
[A] _ _ But _ [E] now [F#m] the escape _ _ _ comes back to [A] me _ _ _ Times _
[F#] _ beyond [F#m] _ _ _ our [E] day _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ We [C#m] hung around till [E] the final band All escape is at hand to the travel man
He yelled in my ear, this music speaks to me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They launched it alone, they flung rock and roll
Followed by they checked out an hour ago Closing with all desires turned concrete _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] But now [F#m] the day _ _ is coming back to [A] me _ _ Times _
_ [F#m] beyond _ _ _ _ our [B] day _ _ _ _ _
[E] Yes, I'm too _ _ slow Yes, [B] I'm too _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ slow
He [A] said any _ [E] time of the [C#m] day was [B] fine He [A] said _ any time of [C#m] the night was [B] _ also [E] _ fine
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ walked through your vaulted door Got no answer on the seventh floor
_ [E] _ _ Elevator, give it a little _ moan _ _ _ _ _ The pigeons sang a while with their way
_ Listened to the singing chamber maid She sang they checked out an hour _ _ ago
_ But now [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ the [F#m] day _ _ is coming back to [A] me _ _ _ Times _
[F#m] _ beyond _ _ _ our [B] day
_ _ _ _ [E] Yes, I'm too _ slow _ Yes, [B] I'm too _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ slow
_ He said any _ time of the [C#m] day _ [B] was fine He [A] said _ any _ [E] time of [C#m] the night [B] was _ _ also [E] fine _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Heartbeat, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
heartbeat, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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heartbeat _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I'm on conversation or I don't chit chat Maybe diving or maybe _ hanging _ _ back
_ _ Back, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm on conversation or I don't chit _ [A] chat [E] Maybe diving or maybe hanging back
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It's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my third time in New York It's your fourth time in New York
We were [C#m] fifth, _ [E] sixth on the bill We _ _ _ _ _ _ talked [C#m] a little [E] about our band
_ Talked a little of our future plans It's not like we were best _ friends
_ Why, what can't you? _
[A] _ _ But _ [E] now [F#m] the escape _ _ _ comes back to [A] me _ _ _ Times _
[F#] _ beyond [F#m] _ _ _ our [E] day _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ We [C#m] hung around till [E] the final band All escape is at hand to the travel man
He yelled in my ear, this music speaks to me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They launched it alone, they flung rock and roll
Followed by they checked out an hour ago Closing with all desires turned concrete _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] But now [F#m] the day _ _ is coming back to [A] me _ _ Times _
_ [F#m] beyond _ _ _ _ our [B] day _ _ _ _ _
[E] Yes, I'm too _ _ slow Yes, [B] I'm too _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ slow
He [A] said any _ [E] time of the [C#m] day was [B] fine He [A] said _ any time of [C#m] the night was [B] _ also [E] _ fine
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ walked through your vaulted door Got no answer on the seventh floor
_ [E] _ _ Elevator, give it a little _ moan _ _ _ _ _ The pigeons sang a while with their way
_ Listened to the singing chamber maid She sang they checked out an hour _ _ ago
_ But now [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ the [F#m] day _ _ is coming back to [A] me _ _ _ Times _
[F#m] _ beyond _ _ _ our [B] day
_ _ _ _ [E] Yes, I'm too _ slow _ Yes, [B] I'm too _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ slow
_ He said any _ time of the [C#m] day _ [B] was fine He [A] said _ any _ [E] time of [C#m] the night [B] was _ _ also [E] fine _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Heartbeat, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
heartbeat, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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heartbeat _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I'm on conversation or I don't chit chat Maybe diving or maybe _ hanging _ _ back
_ _ Back, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm on conversation or I don't chit _ [A] chat [E] Maybe diving or maybe hanging back
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