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
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The Tragically Hip - New Orleans Is Sinking (.) chords
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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] .
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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To start learning The Tragically Hip - New Orleans Is Sinking chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Em, E, G and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 55 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 110 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ 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] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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