New Orleans Is Sinking Chords by The Tragically Hip
Tempo:
110.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
G
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
She loves me now.
She loves me.
[E] She loves me now.
[Gm] .
[E] [G] [E] [G] .
[E] [Em] .
[E] .
[G] [E] .
[Em] [A] [Am] .
[E] [Bm] [Em] .
[B] [D] .
[A] [Em] .
I don't want to sweat it.
.
[E] And I told him, what's wrong?.
What's going [Em] on?.
He said, [E] .
[G] [A] I ain't no [Am] other style.
[A].
Such a [Am] big [Em] mouth, you gotta do what you feel is right.
[B] Ain't got no picture [D] postcards, ain't [A] got no [Em] souvenirs.
My baby, she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years.
.
[D] [A] .
[Em] .
[G] [B] [Em] [A] .
[Em] .
[E] [Em] .
Pale as a light bulb, hanging on a wire.
Sucking up the sun with just a stoke of fire.
Picking out the highlights of the scenery.
[E] Saw a [G] little cloud and [E] looked a little [G] like [E] me.
I .
[G] [E] [Em] .
had my hands in the river, [E] my feet back [G] up on the [E] banks.
Looked up [G] to the Lord [E] above and said, [Em] hey man, thanks.
Sometimes [G] I [E] feel so good I [G] gotta scream.
[E] She said, [G] Gordy baby, I [E] know exactly [Bm] what you mean.
[Em] She said, she said, I swear to God, she said.
[D] .
[Em] .
[D] I know .
[A] [Em] .
[Bm] my memory of my little wife [A] says river that I'm in.
[B] Knew I was a reason to sink in then [A] and I [E] don't want to swim.
[Em] Swim!.
[G] .
[E] .
She loves me.
[E] She loves me now.
[Gm] .
[E] [G] [E] [G] .
[E] [Em] .
[E] .
[G] [E] .
[Em] [A] [Am] .
[E] [Bm] [Em] .
[B] [D] .
[A] [Em] .
I don't want to sweat it.
.
[E] And I told him, what's wrong?.
What's going [Em] on?.
He said, [E] .
[G] [A] I ain't no [Am] other style.
[A].
Such a [Am] big [Em] mouth, you gotta do what you feel is right.
[B] Ain't got no picture [D] postcards, ain't [A] got no [Em] souvenirs.
My baby, she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years.
.
[D] [A] .
[Em] .
[G] [B] [Em] [A] .
[Em] .
[E] [Em] .
Pale as a light bulb, hanging on a wire.
Sucking up the sun with just a stoke of fire.
Picking out the highlights of the scenery.
[E] Saw a [G] little cloud and [E] looked a little [G] like [E] me.
I .
[G] [E] [Em] .
had my hands in the river, [E] my feet back [G] up on the [E] banks.
Looked up [G] to the Lord [E] above and said, [Em] hey man, thanks.
Sometimes [G] I [E] feel so good I [G] gotta scream.
[E] She said, [G] Gordy baby, I [E] know exactly [Bm] what you mean.
[Em] She said, she said, I swear to God, she said.
[D] .
[Em] .
[D] I know .
[A] [Em] .
[Bm] my memory of my little wife [A] says river that I'm in.
[B] Knew I was a reason to sink in then [A] and I [E] don't want to swim.
[Em] Swim!.
[G] .
[E] .
Key:
E
Em
G
A
D
E
Em
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ She loves me now.
She loves me.
[E] She loves me now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ .
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ .
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
I don't want to sweat it.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] And I told him, what's wrong?.
What's going [Em] on?.
He said, _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G] _ [A] I ain't no [Am] other style.
[A].
Such a [Am] big [Em] mouth, you gotta do what you feel is right.
_ _ [B] Ain't got no picture [D] postcards, ain't [A] got no [Em] souvenirs.
My baby, she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Pale _ _ _ as a light bulb, hanging on a wire.
_ Sucking up the sun with just a stoke of fire.
_ Picking out the highlights of the scenery.
_ [E] Saw a [G] little cloud and [E] looked a little [G] _ like [E] me.
I _ .
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ _ had my hands in the river, [E] my feet back [G] up on the [E] banks.
Looked up [G] to the Lord [E] above and said, [Em] hey man, thanks.
Sometimes [G] I [E] feel so good I [G] gotta scream.
[E] She said, [G] Gordy baby, I [E] know exactly [Bm] what you mean.
[Em] She said, _ she said, I swear to God, she said.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ I know _ _ .
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ my memory of my little wife [A] says river that I'm in.
[B] Knew I was a reason to sink in then [A] and I [E] don't want to swim.
_ [Em] _ _ _ Swim!.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ She loves me now.
She loves me.
[E] She loves me now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ .
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ .
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
I don't want to sweat it.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] And I told him, what's wrong?.
What's going [Em] on?.
He said, _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G] _ [A] I ain't no [Am] other style.
[A].
Such a [Am] big [Em] mouth, you gotta do what you feel is right.
_ _ [B] Ain't got no picture [D] postcards, ain't [A] got no [Em] souvenirs.
My baby, she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Pale _ _ _ as a light bulb, hanging on a wire.
_ Sucking up the sun with just a stoke of fire.
_ Picking out the highlights of the scenery.
_ [E] Saw a [G] little cloud and [E] looked a little [G] _ like [E] me.
I _ .
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ _ had my hands in the river, [E] my feet back [G] up on the [E] banks.
Looked up [G] to the Lord [E] above and said, [Em] hey man, thanks.
Sometimes [G] I [E] feel so good I [G] gotta scream.
[E] She said, [G] Gordy baby, I [E] know exactly [Bm] what you mean.
[Em] She said, _ she said, I swear to God, she said.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ I know _ _ .
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ my memory of my little wife [A] says river that I'm in.
[B] Knew I was a reason to sink in then [A] and I [E] don't want to swim.
_ [Em] _ _ _ Swim!.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .