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Thugs - The Tragically Hip
>From DAY FOR NIGHT, 1994
Note: This song is in drop-d tuning: DADGBe
Tip: for the first playing of the verse, the chords are played
as listed. Later in the song the guitar hammer-ons G5 and A5
and open (000xxx) with C5. It adds a little flavour to the tune.
A5everyone's got their breaking point
with me it's spiders, with you it's G5me
thugs in peA5rpetuity
A5when we're excited little birds around the feeder
the cat's G5indifferent or he's just furious
it seem's thA5at he's never neither
C5i do the rolling G5you do the detaA5il
C5i do the rolling G5you do the detaA5il
hairbird plucks a hair from a sleeping dog
to build her nest she said I've looked around
and i like your hair the best
i do the rolling you do the detail
i do the rolling you do the detail
Ruby, honey are you mad at your man?
CHORDS:
 G5- 555xxx
 A5- 777xxx
 C5- 101010xxx

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Thugs

by The Tragically Hip

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Thugs - The Tragically Hip

>From DAY FOR NIGHT, 1994

Note: This song is in drop-d tuning: DADGBe

Tip: for the first playing of the verse, the chords are played

as listed. Later in the song the guitar hammer-ons G5 and A5

and open (000xxx) with C5. It adds a little flavour to the tune.

everyone's got their breaking point

with me it's spiders, with you it's me

thugs in perpetuity

when we're excited little birds around the feeder

the cat's indifferent or he's just furious

it seem's that he's never neither

C5 G5 A5

i do the rolling you do the detail

C5 G5 A5

i do the rolling you do the detail

hairbird plucks a hair from a sleeping dog

to build her nest she said I've looked around

and i like your hair the best

i do the rolling you do the detail

Ruby, honey are you mad at your man?

CHORDS:

- 555xxx

- 777xxx

- 101010xxx

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