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She Didnt Know

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She Didn't Know The Tragically Hip
Album: Up To Here
Label: MCA
[Chords]
  Amx02210
   C032010
   G320033
   F133211
Riff played throughout:
e|-Am-------|-C---------|-G---------|-F-----------|
B|--------|----------|----------|------------|
G|---2--2-|---0--0---|---0--0---|---2--2-----|
D|--2--2--|--2-2--2--|--4-4--4--|--3-3--3----|
A|-0--0--0|-3---3--3/|-5---5--5\|-3---3--3---|
E|--------|----------|----------|------------|
[Intro]
|  Am|  C|  G|  F|
AmYeahC, oGh, yeaFh
[Verse 1]
AmBorn a queen up on hCer side and she felt it tGooF  
AmThere's a lot you can sCee when there's nothing to GdoF  
AmShe got down on her Cknees and she dug herself oGutF  
AmSlipping to the eCast side and prancing Gabout,   Fno, no
[Interlude]
Am C G F
[Verse 2]
AmLearn a language bCaby, it's that kind of pGlaceF  
AmWell, low card is hCunger and high card is tGasteF  
AmAnd trouble is sCmall change when daddy's GaroundF  
AmYou know that she learned a lCesson when she happened GdownF  
[Chorus]
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Fknow, know, know, know
[Interlude]
Am C G F
Am C G F
[Verse 3]
AmOne eye on the tCable, one eye on the fGloorF  
AmShe got beat for her Cpride with her back to the GdoorF  
AmShe be digging the sCpotlight and called it her GownF  
AmBut you know it's Cover when everyone's GgoneF  
[Chorus]
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Fknow, know, well, how could she know?
[Interlude]
Am C G F
Am C G F
(For the first two lines of this verse you can also play the intro)
[Verse 4]
AmStealing seconds tCogether, the day is the GnightF  
AmAnd you can fly your Cown colours as long as they're GrightF  
AmThe trigger iCnvites you and so do the bGoysF  
AmBut if there ain't no one lCistening, there ain't no nGoiseF  
[Chorus]
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Fknow, know
[Chorus]
Well, she didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Amknow, (the barrel was lGoaded)
She didn't Fknow, know
[Outro]
She didn't Fknow
Well, she didn't Amknow
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She Didnt Know

by The Tragically Hip

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She Didn't Know The Tragically Hip

Album: Up To Here

Label: MCA

[Chords]

x02210

032010

320033

133211

Riff played throughout:

Am C G F

e|--------|----------|----------|------------|

B|--------|----------|----------|------------|

G|---2--2-|---0--0---|---0--0---|---2--2-----|

D|--2--2--|--2-2--2--|--4-4--4--|--3-3--3----|

A|-0--0--0|-3---3--3/|-5---5--5\|-3---3--3---|

E|--------|----------|----------|------------|

[Intro]

Am C G F

| | | | |

Am C G F

Yeah, oh, yeah

[Verse 1]

Am C G F

Born a queen up on her side and she felt it too

Am C G F

There's a lot you can see when there's nothing to do

Am C G F

She got down on her knees and she dug herself out

Am C G F

Slipping to the east side and prancing about, no, no

[Interlude]

Am C G F

[Verse 2]

Am C G F

Learn a language baby, it's that kind of place

Am C G F

Well, low card is hunger and high card is taste

Am C G F

And trouble is small change when daddy's around

Am C G F

You know that she learned a lesson when she happened down

[Chorus]

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

She didn't know, know, know, know

[Interlude]

Am C G F

[Verse 3]

Am C G F

One eye on the table, one eye on the floor

Am C G F

She got beat for her pride with her back to the door

Am C G F

She be digging the spotlight and called it her own

Am C G F

But you know it's over when everyone's gone

[Chorus]

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

She didn't know, know, well, how could she know?

[Interlude]

Am C G F

(For the first two lines of this verse you can also play the intro)

[Verse 4]

Am C G F

Stealing seconds together, the day is the night

Am C G F

And you can fly your own colours as long as they're right

Am C G F

The trigger invites you and so do the boys

Am C G F

But if there ain't no one listening, there ain't no noise

[Chorus]

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

She didn't know, know

[Chorus]

Am G

Well, she didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

Am G

She didn't know, (the barrel was loaded)

She didn't know, know

[Outro]

She didn't know

Well, she didn't know

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