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The Tragically Hip
Fly
World Container
Capo 2nd Fret
CSeventy days to cross the GoceanF  
CSeventy nights where no oneG’s gonna hear me faFll
CFreddie Mercury, “I’ve sometGimes wishedF  
FI’d never been born at all”
CI remain unphotographed yGeaF  
CI don’t exaggerate my inteGlligenceF  
CI might turn a broom into Ga treeF  
FBut I’ll never be one of them
AmI fFly,         Ccause there’s no why in getting beaten up Fby
Ama gFuy       Gwho cries before he fights
CI don’t want em to see me Glike thisF  
CThe way they like to kick Gpeople when tFheir down
CYou said, ‘please stop worGrying bout thFis
FThey stop kicking once you’re down’
CThere’s Mistaken Point, NewfoundlandG  F  
CThere’s Moonbeam, Ontari-ari-oG  F  
CThere are places I’ve never GbeenF  
Fand always wanted to go
AmI fFly,          Ccause woe betide a guy who just livFes to fight
AmFlyF,           Glove is to try and die trying
AFlBby, Cyea, that’s right
AFlBby, CyeDa, that’s right
ATrBby, CloDve Fis Gto try and die trying
Am F   C  F
 Am     F           G(Through solo)
CCoastline rising out of thGe oceanF  
CCoastline rises like a paiGr of glowing Fthighs
CTheres something down deep Ginside me saFys,
F‘Where ya been all my life.’ 
AmFlyF, turCn your Fback, get your face in the sky
AmFlyF, lovGe is to try and die trying
AmTryF, lefCt and riFght, across your mind
AmTryF, lovGe is to try and die trying
C G F
C G F
C G F
C G F
C…….(fade)

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Fly

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

The Tragically Hip

Fly

World Container

Capo 2nd Fret

C G F

Seventy days to cross the ocean

C G F

Seventy nights where no one’s gonna hear me fall

C G F

Freddie Mercury, “I’ve sometimes wished

I’d never been born at all”

C G F

I remain unphotographed yea

C G F

I don’t exaggerate my intelligence

C G F

I might turn a broom into a tree

But I’ll never be one of them

Am F C F

I fly, cause there’s no why in getting beaten up by

Am F G

a guy who cries before he fights

C G F

I don’t want em to see me like this

C G F

The way they like to kick people when their down

C G F

You said, ‘please stop worrying bout this

They stop kicking once you’re down’

C G F

There’s Mistaken Point, Newfoundland

C G F

There’s Moonbeam, Ontari-ari-o

C G F

There are places I’ve never been

and always wanted to go

Am F C F

I fly, cause woe betide a guy who just lives to fight

Am F G

Fly, love is to try and die trying

A Bb C

Fly, yea, that’s right

A Bb C D

Fly, yea, that’s right

A Bb C D F G

Try, love is to try and die trying

Am F C F

Am F G

(Through solo)

C G F

Coastline rising out of the ocean

C G F

Coastline rises like a pair of glowing thighs

C G F

Theres something down deep inside me says,

‘Where ya been all my life.’

Am F C F

Fly, turn your back, get your face in the sky

Am F G

Fly, love is to try and die trying

Am F C F

Try, left and right, across your mind

Am F G

Try, love is to try and die trying

C G F

…….(fade)

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