Wheat Kings, The Tragically Hip
From FULLY COMPLETELY, 1992
Tabbed by Duncan Koerber
This the second acoustic guitar tab ONLY. The first acoustic plays the
chords I've listed above the tab. An electric guitar comes into the
song halfway through but I have no inclination to tab that.
Remember, in this song the guitar I have tabbed is in the right channel,
while the electric guitar and the first guitar are on the left channel.
When listening to BOTH channels (which I'm sure you will do), some of the
parts I've tabbed won't be as obvious or very clear. Keep that in mind
if you think you see sections that need corrections. :)
CHORDS:
C - x32010
D - xx0232
G - 320033
Em7+5 - x32030
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------1p0--------|G|--------------------------------|---------------------------2---|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|---1p0-0-----------------------|G|0-------------------------------|---------2--0------0-0---------|D|--------------------------------|---------------2p0-----2--0--0-|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------1p0---|0h3-------------5-3--3-----5p3-|G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|---3--5---3-3-3-3--------------0h3----------------1p0-0---------|G|--------------------5---4-------|------------------------2p0---0|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|--------------------------0h2p0|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Sun down in the Paris of the Prairies
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|----------------------2p0-0----|D|--------------------------------|--------------0h2-0------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|------------------------------3| Wheat Kings of all treasures buried
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|--------------------------------2-------------------------------|D|----------------2---------------|--------2--2------------2p0---0|A|--------------------------------|-------------------0--------2--|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| And all you hear are the rusty breezes
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|------------------------------3|B|--------------------------------|----------------------1p0--0--3|G|----------------------0--0------|----------------0--0----------0|D|---0-----------------2--2-------0----0-------------------------0|A|--------------------------------|------------------------------2|E|--------------------------------|----------3-------------------3| Pushing around weathervane Jesus
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|B|----------------1-----1---------3--------1p0-0------------------|G|--4-------0---------------------0-------------2p0---0----0----0-|D|----------------------------2-2-0---2p0-----------2-------------|A|--------------------------------2-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|--0-------0---------0---0-------|-----------------0----2--4-----|D|-----------------2-----2----2---|-0----0---2------------------0-|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| In his Zippo Lighter he sees the killer's face
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------3-|B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------3-|G|--------------------------------|---------------0---2----4----0-|D|--0-----0-----2---0-----2p0--0--|------------2------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------3-------------------------------| Maybe its someone standing in a killer's place
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|-----------------0--------------|----------------0--------------|B|-----------------1-----3--1-1---|---1h3---1------1--3p1--1h3----|G|-----------------0--------------|----------------0-----------0-0|D|-----------------2--------------|----------------2--------------|A|-----------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Twenty years for nothing, well that's nothing new, besides
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|3----3---------3-------3------3-|---------------------1p0-0----3|G|0---------0---------0---------0-|----0-----0---------------2p0-2|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| No ones interested in something you didn't do
D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|2-------2---------2---2---------2------------------------------3|B|3-------3---------3---3---------3-------------3----------------3|G|2-------2--2------2-2-2---2-----2------0h2-2-----2--0--4--0----0|D|--------------------------------|------------------------------0|A|--------------------------------|------------------------------2|E|--------------------------------|------------------------------3| Wheat Kings and pretty
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3----0----0---------------------|------------------------------2|B|-----1----1-------1p0-----------|--1p0--0----------------------3|G|-----0----0-----------2p0-------|---------2-0-----0------0-----2|D|-----2----2---------------------|-------------2p0---2p0---------|A|-----3----3---------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| things
D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|3----------------------0h3--3---|---3----0-------------------1--|G|2------2-----2-------0------2---|--------------0-----2----------|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Let's just see what the
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|3---------------------1p0-------|------------------2----1p0-0---|G|0-------------------------2p0---|------------0h2-2------------0-|D|0-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------| morning brings
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|-----------------------------0--|-------------------------------|D|-------------2------------------|---0--------------------2p0---0|A|--------------------------------|----------------------------2--|E|--------------------------------|----------0h3------------------|There's dream he dreams where the high school dead stark a is and
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|---------------------------0---|B|--------------------------------|-------------------0---1---3---|G|-----------------------0--------|-------------0-----------------|D|-----------2--------------------0----------2--------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| It's a museum and we're all locked up in it after dark
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|B|0--3--3--------------3-3-3------3---3--3--3--3-------0-0-3\1-0-3|G|--------------0--0----0-0-0-----0-------------------------------|D|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------2-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------3-------------------------------| The walls are lined all yellow, grey and sinister
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3-----------0-------------------|-------------------3--3--------|B|3-----------1--------3----3-----|-3---3----3-----3--3--3--0---3-|G|0-----------0-------------------|-----------------------------2-|D|0-----------2-------------------|-------------------------------|A|2-----------3-------------------|-------------------------------|E|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Hung with pictures of our parents prime ministers
D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------2------2-2--------2-----2-------------------------------|B|--------3------3-3-----3--3-----3--1-----0-----------------3----|G|0h2-----2--2---2-2-0h2----2-----2-----------2----0--------------|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Wheat Kings and
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3-----------0-------------------|-------------------------------|B|3-----3-----1----3---------3----|--3---3----------5p3-0--3--5---|G|0-----------0---------2---------|----------2-------------------2|D|0-----------2-------------------|-------------------------------|A|2-----------3-------------------|-------------------------------|E|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|pretty things
D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|---3-----3----3-------0--3------3-----3--------5p3-0---3---5----|G|---2-----2---------2---------2--2-----2-------------------------|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Wait and see what
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3-----3-----0---3--0--3---0-----|---3---------------------------|B|3-----------1-------------------3--------1----3-1--3p1----------|G|0-----------0-------------------|----------------------2p0------|D|0-----------2-------------------|----------------------------0--|A|2-----------3-------------------|-------------------------------|E|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------| tomorrow brings
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|D|-----2--------2-----0--------0--|---2----------3p2-----0--------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------2-----------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Late breaking story on the CBC
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|------------------------------0|B|-------------------1p0----------|------------------1p0-0-------3|G|-----------------------2-0------|-------------------------2--0--|D|---0---2------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| A nation whispers "we always knew that he'd go free"
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|0-------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|3----3-----3------3-3-1-0-----3-|-3---1-----3--3-3---5\3-0----3-|G|0----0-----0------0-----------0-|-0---------0--0-0---0---0----0-|D|0-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------| They add "you can't be fond of living in the past"
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|---------------------3--3--0--5|B|3----3-----3---1----0--3p1p0----3-------3----3--------3--3--3--3|G|0----0-----0---0----0-----------0-------0----0------------------|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 'Cause if you are then there's no way that you're gonna last
D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------2---------2---2---------2-------------------------------|B|--------3---------3---3---------3---------------------3---------|G|--------2--2------2-2-2---2-----2--------------0h2-2-----2--0---|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Wheat Kings and
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|0-------------------------------|-----------------------------0-|B|3-----3-----------1-0-1p0-------|-----0----------1--1---5p3---5-|G|0-----------2-------------------|----------0--------------------|D|0-------------------------2-2---0-------------------------------|A|2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|3-------------------------------|-------------------------------| pretty things
D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|-------2------------------------|-----------0-0-0----0----0-----|B|-------3----3--------------3----|----3------5p3p0----3----5-----|G|-------2--------2------2p0----2-|----2--------------------------|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Let's just see what
G C G C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3----3--------3--0--3-----0--0--0---------3---------------------|B|5----5----5---------------3--3--3----1----3----1---5==p==3=p=0--|G|----------0---------------0--0--0-------------------------------|D|--------------------------0--0--0-------------------------------|A|--------------------------2--2--2-------------------------------|E|--------------------------3--3--3-------------------------------|tomorrow brings
D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|2-------2------2----------------|-------------------------------|B|3-------3------3-----3--3p0-----0-------0-----0----1--3--5p3--0-|G|2-------2---2--2----------------|-------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| Wheat Kings and
Em7+5 Em7+5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B|3-------3---3---3---3---------3-|-3----------3--3---3-3--3---3-3|G|0-------0---0---0---0---------0-|-0----------0--0---0-0--0---0-0|D|2-------2---2---2---2---------2-|-2----------2--2---2-2--2---2-2|A|3-------3---3---3---3---------3-|-3----------3--3---3-3--3---3-3|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|pretty things Oh that's what tomorrow
Em7+5 C D Em7+5 C D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|----3------------------3--0-----3-----0-------------------------|B|3----------------3--3-----------3-----3----3------3-------3-----|G|--------------------------------0-----0----2--------------------|D|--------------------------------|----------0--------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| brings
Em7+5 C D Em7+5 C D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3----0-----------------3---0----|-----------2-------------------|B|3----3----3-----3--3------------3-----3-----3----3----3---3-----|G|0----0----2---------------------0-----2-----2-------------------|D|----------0---------------------2-----0-----0-------------------|A|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Em7+5 C D Em7+5 C D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3----0--------------------0h3---3-----0-------------------------|B|3----3-----0---1---3---0h5------3-----3-----3----3----3---3-----|G|0----0--------------------------0-----0-----2-------------------|D|--------------------------------|-----------0-------------------|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Em7+5 C D Em7+5 C G 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e|3-----0--------------3----2-----|-----------3-------------------|B|3-----3-----3-----3-------------3-----3-----3-------------------|G|0-----0-----2-------------------0-----2-----0-------------------|D|------------0-------------------2-----0-----0-------------------|A|--------------------------------3-----------2-------------------|E|--------------------------------|-----------3-------------------|
Duncan
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