Wheat Kings Chords by The Tragically Hip

Tempo:
79.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

A

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Wheat Kings chords
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[G]
[Eb]
[G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] Sundown [G] in the Paris [C] of the prairie [G]
We [C] kings [G] of all [C] treasures [G] buried
And [C] all you hear [G] are the [C] rustic breezes [G]
[C] Pushing [G] around where the [C] vain Jesus
[G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
Lies.
[C] Zip a ladder, [G] he sees [C] the killer's [G] face
[C] Maybe it's someone [G] standing [C] in a killer's [G] place
Twenty [C] years for nothing, [G] well that's nothing [C] new
[G] Besides, no one's interested [G] in something [C] you didn't do
[D]
We kings [G] of pretty [C] things [A] [C] [D]
Let's just see what [G] the morning [C] brings
[A] [C] [G]
There's a [C] dreamy dreams where [G] the high school is getting star
There's a [C] museum and [G] we're all locked up [C] in it after [D] dark
Where the [C] walls are lined [G] on yellow, grey [C] and sinister
[G]
[C] Hung with pictures [G] of our parents' [C] prime minister
[D]
We kings [G] of pretty [C] things [G] [C] [D]
Wait and see what [G]
tomorrow [C] brings
[G] [C] [G]
Late [C] breaking story [G] on the [C] CBC [G]
[C] Nation whispers [G] we always knew [C] that he'd go [G] free
[C] And you can't be [G] fond of living [C] in the past If you are, then [G] there's no way [C] that you're gonna [D]
last
We kings [G] of pretty [C] things [A] [C] [D] Let's just see what [G]
tomorrow [C] brings
[D]
We kings [C]
of pretty things That's what tomorrow brings
[D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [C] [G]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Eb
12341116
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Tragically Hip - Wheat Kings chords, practice playing G, C and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 79 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 159. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] Sundown [G] in the Paris [C] of the prairie [G]
We [C] kings [G] of all [C] treasures [G] buried
And [C] all you hear [G] are the [C] rustic breezes [G] _
[C] Pushing [G] around where the [C] vain Jesus
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
Lies.
[C] Zip a ladder, [G] he sees [C] the killer's [G] face
[C] Maybe it's someone [G] standing [C] in a killer's [G] place
Twenty [C] years for nothing, [G] well that's nothing [C] new
[G] Besides, no one's interested [G] in something [C] you didn't do
[D] _
_ _ _ We kings [G] of pretty [C] things _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ Let's just see what [G] the morning [C] brings
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
There's a [C] dreamy dreams where [G] the high school is getting star
There's a [C] museum and [G] we're all locked up [C] in it after [D] dark
Where the [C] walls are lined [G] on yellow, grey [C] and sinister
[G] _
[C] Hung with pictures [G] of our parents' [C] prime minister
[D] _
We _ _ _ kings [G] of pretty [C] things _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
Wait and see what [G]
tomorrow [C] brings
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
Late [C] breaking story [G] on the [C] CBC _ [G] _
[C] Nation whispers [G] we always knew [C] that he'd go [G] free
[C] And you can't be [G] fond of living [C] in the past If you are, then [G] there's no way [C] that you're gonna [D]
last
We _ _ kings [G] of pretty [C] things _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [D] Let's _ _ just see what [G]
tomorrow [C] _ brings
_ _ _ [D] _
We _ _ _ kings [C]
of pretty _ things _ That's what tomorrow brings
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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