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World Container

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B   F#   E
x   x    x           e-B------------F#------------E------------F#----------|
2   2    x           B-----------------------------------------------|
4   3    1           G---4---4---4---3---3---3---1---1---1---3---3---|
4   4    2           D-4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4-----|
x   x    2           A-----------------------------------------------|
x   x    x           E---- ------------------------------------------|
                      ^^^^^^For lead guitar do this over the chords^^^^^  
Intro: B,    F#,     E,       F#x4       
There’s a Bworld contF#ainer Ewith your name F#on it 
and a billion ways to go berserk
when the country quits on you it must be dinner
and the Himmler on this one is, there’s no dessert
(he’s the Eone who couldn’t F#imagine 
all the people living life in peace, yoo hoo oo oo oo)
GBood news! You get to F#vanishE  F#  
go to Cleveland, be an indie smash
the goEod news is now you’re F#smaller
the bad news is you can be smaller than that
Go Bsuck some F#souls, be a Ereader, get F#used
laugh at a funeral or two
laugh and laugh til all the chameleons turn black 
laugh and laugh til you’re told, ‘Please don’t come back’
then Efake incredulous, say, ‘I F#just can’t believe! 
How’d it get this late so early
say, B‘Ain’t life a F#grand’ and ‘I’m in Eawe of yF#’all’
then drop into your haunted bunk
gEo to your touchless times out F#where the water’s drying
go past the ‘No Attractions Past This Point’ sign
Bwhat you’ll find F#there are all Eflaws in progrF#ess
Ewhere all songs are one song and that song is, F#Don’t ForgetB  F#  E  F#  
yea, all songs are one song and that song is, Don’t Forget
     B      F#      E          F#x4
Yea, EI‘ve faked incredulous, said, ‘I F#just can’t believe.
How’d it get this late so early’
said, B‘Ain’t life a F#grand’ and ‘I’m in Eawe of F#y’all’
I’ve dropped into my haunted bunk
beeEn to the touchless times, out where the F#water’s drying
been past the ‘No Attractions Past This Point’ sign
whBat we have F#here are all Eflaws in progrF#ess 
whEere all songs are one song and that song isF#, Don’t ForgetB  F#  E  F#  
where all songs are one song and that song is, Don’t Forget 
where all songs are one song and that song is, Don’t Forget

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World Container

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B F# E

B F# E F#

x x x e-----------------------------------------------|

2 2 x B-----------------------------------------------|

4 3 1 G---4---4---4---3---3---3---1---1---1---3---3---|

4 4 2 D-4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4-----|

x x 2 A-----------------------------------------------|

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

^^^^^^For lead guitar do this over the chords^^^^^

B F# E F#

Intro: , , , x4

B F# E F#

There’s a world container with your name on it

and a billion ways to go berserk

when the country quits on you it must be dinner

and the Himmler on this one is, there’s no dessert

E F#

(he’s the one who couldn’t imagine

all the people living life in peace, yoo hoo oo oo oo)

B F# E F#

Good news! You get to vanish

go to Cleveland, be an indie smash

E F#

the good news is now you’re smaller

the bad news is you can be smaller than that

B F# E F#

Go suck some souls, be a reader, get used

laugh at a funeral or two

laugh and laugh til all the chameleons turn black

laugh and laugh til you’re told, ‘Please don’t come back’

E F#

then fake incredulous, say, ‘I just can’t believe!

How’d it get this late so early

B F# E F#

say, ‘Ain’t life a grand’ and ‘I’m in awe of y’all’

then drop into your haunted bunk

E F#

go to your touchless times out where the water’s drying

go past the ‘No Attractions Past This Point’ sign

B F# E F#

what you’ll find there are all flaws in progress

E F# B F# E F#

where all songs are one song and that song is, Don’t Forget

yea, all songs are one song and that song is, Don’t Forget

B F# E F#

E F#

Yea, I‘ve faked incredulous, said, ‘I just can’t believe.

How’d it get this late so early’

B F# E F#

said, ‘Ain’t life a grand’ and ‘I’m in awe of y’all’

I’ve dropped into my haunted bunk

E F#

been to the touchless times, out where the water’s drying

been past the ‘No Attractions Past This Point’ sign

B F# E F#

what we have here are all flaws in progress

E F# B F# E F#

where all songs are one song and that song is, Don’t Forget

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