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Dire Wolf

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This here is the D-THING riff that the song is based around.  Try and make it work for you and your 
style....there are also all sorts of fills here and there.  You'll have to figure that our yourself.
e|----2h3----7s>5--2h3--3p2---------------|
B|----3------8-----3----3-----------------|
G|----2------7-----2----2-----------------|
D|----0------0-----0----0-----------------|
A|----x------x-----x----x-----------------|
E|----x------x-----x----x-----------------|
D-THING
 in that September off
 Isle aux Morts
 the desultory sea
 grew more so through the night
 and made one think of
 tawny ports,
 as aspen tremblin'
 in tomorrow's thorough light
 Gand of Tallulah Bankhead
 and Canada Lee
D-THING
 somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping
 and done with acting
 Gpast the Dire Wolf's lair
 on a Newfoundland's paws
D-THING
 close to nowhere
 and halfway across
[Chorus]
but Gnever more 'here'A  
exBmpanse getting broaderD  
though Gbigger boats beenA  
Bmdone by less water
though Gbetter boats beeAn Bmdone by this watDer
                      G   AD-THING
though better boats been done by less water
D-THING
 in that September off
 Isle aux Morts
 colourable seas
 grew more to through the night
 GAnd made one think of
 yawnin' shores
D-THING
 Gambier-bleached
 in tomorrow's thorough light
 Gand the Tallulah Bankhead
 and Canada Lee
D-THING
 somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping
 they learned to love sleep
[Chorus]
at the GDire Wolf's crestA  
thBme Newfoundland pausedD  
Gdesolate's bestA  
waBms gotten acrossD  
we were Gnever more 'hereA'
exBmpanse getting broaderD  
when beGtter boats beenA  
doBmne by this waterD  
[Solo]
GD-THING
[Chorus]
at the GDire Wolf's bestA  
thBme Newfoundland pausedD  
so despGerate asA  
to Bmbe a lost causeD  
you werGe never more hearA  
exBmpanse getting broaderD  
when beGtter boats beenA  
doBmne by this waterD  
wherGe bigger boats bAeeBmn done by less wDater
and Gbetting boats beAen Bmdone by this waDter
when Gbigger boats beAen Bmdone by less waDter
and Gbetter boats beeAn Bmdone by this watDer

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Dire Wolf

by The Tragically Hip

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This here is the D-THING riff that the song is based around. Try and make it work for you and your

style....there are also all sorts of fills here and there. You'll have to figure that our yourself.

e|----2h3----7s>5--2h3--3p2---------------|

B|----3------8-----3----3-----------------|

G|----2------7-----2----2-----------------|

D|----0------0-----0----0-----------------|

A|----x------x-----x----x-----------------|

E|----x------x-----x----x-----------------|

D-THING

in that September off

Isle aux Morts

the desultory sea

grew more so through the night

and made one think of

tawny ports,

as aspen tremblin'

in tomorrow's thorough light

and of Tallulah Bankhead

and Canada Lee

D-THING

somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping

and done with acting

past the Dire Wolf's lair

on a Newfoundland's paws

D-THING

close to nowhere

and halfway across

[Chorus]

G A

but never more 'here'

Bm D

expanse getting broader

G A

though bigger boats been

done by less water

G A Bm D

though better boats been done by this water

G A

D-THING

though better boats been done by less water

D-THING

in that September off

Isle aux Morts

colourable seas

grew more to through the night

And made one think of

yawnin' shores

D-THING

Gambier-bleached

in tomorrow's thorough light

and the Tallulah Bankhead

and Canada Lee

D-THING

somewhere far-off, peaceful, sleeping

they learned to love sleep

[Chorus]

G A

at the Dire Wolf's crest

Bm D

the Newfoundland paused

G A

desolate's best

Bm D

was gotten across

G A

we were never more 'here'

Bm D

expanse getting broader

G A

when better boats been

Bm D

done by this water

[Solo]

D-THING

[Chorus]

G A

at the Dire Wolf's best

Bm D

the Newfoundland paused

G A

so desperate as

Bm D

to be a lost cause

G A

you were never more hear

Bm D

expanse getting broader

G A

when better boats been

Bm D

done by this water

G A Bm D

where bigger boats been done by less water

G A Bm D

and betting boats been done by this water

G A Bm D

when bigger boats been done by less water

G A Bm D

and better boats been done by this water

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