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38 Years Old
The Tragically Hip
[Intro Chords]
        Amx02210
   Fmaj7/Ax02211
         Cx32010
  Gadd11/Bx2001x
         G32000x
Intro and Interlude chord pattern can also be played in verses.
[Intro]
  Am    Fmaj7/A   Am    C    Gadd11/B   Gx4
[Verse 1]
AmTwelve men broke loose in 'C73G  
AmFrom Millhaven maximum seCcuriGty
AmTwelve pictures lined up acCross the front Gpage
AmSeems the Mounties had a summertime Cwar to waGge
AmThe chief told the people they had Cnothing to Gfear
AmThe last thing they'd wanna do is Chang around Ghere
AmThey mostly came from towns with Clong French Gnames
AmBut one of the dozen was a Chometown Gshame
[Chorus]
C/GSame patDtern on the table, same Amclock on the wall
C/GBeen one Dseat empty 18 Amyears in all
C/GFreezing Dslow time Amaway from the world
C/GHe’s 3D8 years oldAm, never kissed a girl
C/GHe’s 3D8 years oldAm, never kissed a girl
[Interlude]
  Am    Fmaj7/A   Am    C    Gadd11/B   Gx2
[Verse 2]
AmWe were sittin' at the table, heard the Ctelephone Gring
AmFather said he'd tell 'em if he Csaw anyGthing
AmHeard the tap on the window in the Cmiddle of the nightG  
AmHeld back the curtains for my Colder brother Gmike
[Bridge]
AmSee my sister got raped, so a Dman got killed
C/GLocal boy went to prison, man's Dburied on the hill
AmFolks went back to normal when they Dclosed the case
C/GThey still stare at their shoes when they Dpass our place
[Solo]
  C/G      D    Am    Amx4
[Verse 3]
AmMy mother cried the horror has Cfinally Gceased
AmHe whispered yeah, for the time Cbeing, at Gleast
AmAnd over his shoulder, on the Csquad car megaGphone
AmSaid let's go Mikey, son, we're Ctakin' you Ghome
[Chorus]
C/GSame patDtern on the table, same Amclock on the wall
C/GBeen one Dseat empty 18 Amyears in all
C/GFreezing Dslow time Amaway from the world
C/GHe’s 3D8 years oldAm, never kissed a girl
C/GHe’s 3D8 years oldAm, never kissed a girl
[Outro]
  C/G      D    Am    Amx4
C/G

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38 Years Old

by The Tragically Hip

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7/A

Gadd11/B

C/G

38 Years Old

The Tragically Hip

[Intro Chords]

x02210

Fmaj7/A

x02211

x32010

Gadd11/B

x2001x

32000x

Intro and Interlude chord pattern can also be played in verses.

[Intro]

Am Fmaj7/A Am C Gadd11/B G

[Verse 1]

Am C G

Twelve men broke loose in '73

Am C G

From Millhaven maximum security

Am C G

Twelve pictures lined up across the front page

Am C G

Seems the Mounties had a summertime war to wage

Am C G

The chief told the people they had nothing to fear

Am C G

The last thing they'd wanna do is hang around here

Am C G

They mostly came from towns with long French names

Am C G

But one of the dozen was a hometown shame

[Chorus]

C/G D Am

Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall

C/G D Am

Been one seat empty 18 years in all

C/G D Am

Freezing slow time away from the world

C/G D Am

He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl

C/G D Am

He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl

[Interlude]

Am Fmaj7/A Am C Gadd11/B G

[Verse 2]

Am C G

We were sittin' at the table, heard the telephone ring

Am C G

Father said he'd tell 'em if he saw anything

Am C G

Heard the tap on the window in the middle of the night

Am C G

Held back the curtains for my older brother mike

[Bridge]

Am D

See my sister got raped, so a man got killed

C/G D

Local boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill

Am D

Folks went back to normal when they closed the case

C/G D

They still stare at their shoes when they pass our place

[Solo]

C/G D Am Am

[Verse 3]

Am C G

My mother cried the horror has finally ceased

Am C G

He whispered yeah, for the time being, at least

Am C G

And over his shoulder, on the squad car megaphone

Am C G

Said let's go Mikey, son, we're takin' you home

[Chorus]

C/G D Am

Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall

C/G D Am

Been one seat empty 18 years in all

C/G D Am

Freezing slow time away from the world

C/G D Am

He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl

C/G D Am

He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl

[Outro]

C/G D Am Am

C/G

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