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[Intro]
E
[Verse]
E"Why is the world so creepy?" she asked
ETill a car full of haircuts drove past
EA backseat full of the boys
  BI told her that it isn't
  AThat it, Ethat it's exquisiteB  
But like love it has it's barbarous AthreatsE  
[Verse]
EStill in spite of the cads
EAnd the stoop shouldered teens
EI know I'm losing you
EI know what that means
  BbI told her that it isn't
AbmThat it's real exquisite
BBut like love it can have it's stubbed toe efBbfectsE  
[Verse]
C#mAnd just like after she G#mheard the word iridescentA  
And everything was iriF#mdescent for a whileE  
C#mIt wasn't Blong before she exalted out of Anowhere
"Isn't this exquisite?"E  
EOnce you've said "mmm" in unison
EAnd "oh" in double surprise
EAnd shared relief with a mutual "phew"
EAnd a look in each others' Beyes
[Verse]
I tell her that is Aisn't
Insisted that Eit isn'tB  
Because like love it has too Acunning effectsE  
  BI told her that it isn't
  AThat it, Ethat it's exquisiteB  
But like love it has it's barbarous AthreatsE  
E"Why is the world so creepy?" she asked
EAfter a car full of haircuts drove past
EA backseat full of the boys
EBreaking glass, throwing off glass

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Throwing Off Glass

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

C#m

G#m

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

"Why is the world so creepy?" she asked

Till a car full of haircuts drove past

A backseat full of the boys

I told her that it isn't

A E B

That it, that it's exquisite

A E

But like love it has it's barbarous threats

[Verse]

Still in spite of the cads

And the stoop shouldered teens

I know I'm losing you

I know what that means

I told her that it isn't

Abm

That it's real exquisite

B Bb E

But like love it can have it's stubbed toe effects

[Verse]

C#m G#m A

And just like after she heard the word iridescent

F#m E

And everything was iridescent for a while

C#m B A

It wasn't long before she exalted out of nowhere

"Isn't this exquisite?"

Once you've said "mmm" in unison

And "oh" in double surprise

And shared relief with a mutual "phew"

E B

And a look in each others' eyes

[Verse]

I tell her that is isn't

E B

Insisted that it isn't

A E

Because like love it has too cunning effects

I told her that it isn't

A E B

That it, that it's exquisite

A E

But like love it has it's barbarous threats

"Why is the world so creepy?" she asked

After a car full of haircuts drove past

A backseat full of the boys

Breaking glass, throwing off glass

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