Biography:
The Tragically Hip's infectious songs, catchy melodies, inspired lyrics, and solid musicianship have secured their place as the kings of rock in Canada. Formed in the early '80s in Kingston, Ontario, they are a five-piece group of friends: Gordon Downie (primary lyricist and lead vocalist (February 6, 1963-October 17,2017), Paul Langlois and Rob Baker (guitars), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums). For thirty years, The Tragically Hip has
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Other songs:
- 38 Years Old
- Ahead By A Century
- All Canadian Surf Club
- Another Midnight
- Are We Family Acoustic
- At The Hundredth Meridian
- Blow At High Dough
- Bobcaygeon
- Boots Or Hearts
- Born In The Water
- Bring It All Back
- Cemetary Sideroad
- Coffee Girl
- Cordelia
- Country Day
- Courage
- Dark Canuck
- Dire Wolf
- Done And Done
- Dont Wake Daddy
- Drop Off
- Eldorado
- Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin Man
- Evelyn
- Family Band
- Fiddlers Green
- Fifty Mission Cap
- Fireworks
- Flamenco
- Fly
- Fully Completely
- Get Back Again
- Gift Shop
- Grace Too
- Gus The Polar Bear From Central Park
- Im A Werewolf Baby
- In A World Possessed By The Human Mind
- In Sarnia
- In View
- Inch An Hour
- Its A Good Life If You Dont Weaken
- Killing Time
- Lake Fever
- Last American Exit
- Leave
- Little Bones
- Locked In The Trunk Of A Car
- Long Time Running
- Looking For A Place To Happen
- Love Sic
- Man Machine Poem
- Membership
- Morning Moon
- Music At Work
- My Music At Work
- Nautical Disaster
- New Maybe
- New Orleans Is Sinking
- Now The Struggle Has A Name
- Nuclear Bbq
- On The Verge
- Opiated
- Pigeon Camera
- Putting Down
- Queen Of The Furrows
- Scared
- She Didnt Know
- Sherpa
- Silver Jet
- Smalltown Bringdown
- So Hard Done By
- Something On
- Speed River
- Springtime In Vienna
- Stay
- The Bear
- The Darkest One
- The Last Of The Unplucked Gems
- The Last Recluse
- The Lookahead
- The New Maybe
- The Rules
- The Wherewithal
- Thompson Girl
- Three Pistols
- Throwing Off Glass
- Thugs
- Tired As Fuck
- Trickle Down
- Vaccination Scar
- Vapour Trails
- Waltz For Juliette
- Well Go Too
- What Blue
- Wheat Kings
- When The Weight Comes Down
- World Container
- Yer Not The Ocean
- Youre Everywhere
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This is an unreleased track from The Hip's 1986 demo recorded by Ken Greer. I'd encourage you to
look the demo up on YouTube for reference, as there are parts I'm not sure of the lyrics.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
[Intro]
Em Dsus2 x4
[Verse 1]
Em D
He asked me where I'm at
G C
It's down a block around the back
Em D
Summer's head been cracked
G C
But truth be known, I'm wild like that
Em D
On any other day
Em D
We'd prob'ly turn away
C D
We made the call, we never take the rap
Em Dsus2 x4
[Verse 2]
Em D
and all the time I lost
G C
to find a cure I paid the cost
Em D
I climbed a castle wall
G C
despite my fear I fought it all
Em D
I've taken this and that
Em D
Been around and back
C D
Making out like things were really tough
C D
Never knowing when to say "enough"
[Chorus]
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Where we always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
Em D
Mason Scott come back
G C
He done some time but beat the rap
Em D
Tried to take him back
G C
from Mason's mom and her friend Jack
Em D
Even though we prayed
Em D
He'd always go away
C D
His mother said that his kind was trash
C D
I never will forget the way he laughed
[Chorus]
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Where we always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
[Bridge]
C G
Feeling young and living fast
Am
Never think about the past
Em
Never learned to make it last
C G
Broken lines and sleepless nights
Am
Neon lights that cures all bites
D
Start out wrong, can't get it right
[Solo]
Em Dsus2 x4
[Verse 3]
Em D
Someone's got to lose
G C
to some degrees, some pay the dues
Em D
Madman slipped the noose
G C
The meek stay home and watch the news
Em D
Another man in black
Em D
Another heart attack
C D
We hang on hope but wonder what's the use
C D
It seems that some just never get to choose
[Chorus]
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Here we've always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
And I said
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Here we've always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
C G D
It's so easy on the north side of the lake
C G D
So damn easy on the north side of the lake
[Outro]
Em Dsus2
look the demo up on YouTube for reference, as there are parts I'm not sure of the lyrics.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
[Intro]
Em Dsus2 x4
[Verse 1]
Em D
He asked me where I'm at
G C
It's down a block around the back
Em D
Summer's head been cracked
G C
But truth be known, I'm wild like that
Em D
On any other day
Em D
We'd prob'ly turn away
C D
We made the call, we never take the rap
Em Dsus2 x4
[Verse 2]
Em D
and all the time I lost
G C
to find a cure I paid the cost
Em D
I climbed a castle wall
G C
despite my fear I fought it all
Em D
I've taken this and that
Em D
Been around and back
C D
Making out like things were really tough
C D
Never knowing when to say "enough"
[Chorus]
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Where we always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
Em D
Mason Scott come back
G C
He done some time but beat the rap
Em D
Tried to take him back
G C
from Mason's mom and her friend Jack
Em D
Even though we prayed
Em D
He'd always go away
C D
His mother said that his kind was trash
C D
I never will forget the way he laughed
[Chorus]
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Where we always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
[Bridge]
C G
Feeling young and living fast
Am
Never think about the past
Em
Never learned to make it last
C G
Broken lines and sleepless nights
Am
Neon lights that cures all bites
D
Start out wrong, can't get it right
[Solo]
Em Dsus2 x4
[Verse 3]
Em D
Someone's got to lose
G C
to some degrees, some pay the dues
Em D
Madman slipped the noose
G C
The meek stay home and watch the news
Em D
Another man in black
Em D
Another heart attack
C D
We hang on hope but wonder what's the use
C D
It seems that some just never get to choose
[Chorus]
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Here we've always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
And I said
G C D
Welcome to the Nuclear BBQ
G C D
Welcome those who can't afford to wait
G C D
Here we've always done the things that we wanted to
C G D
Well it's easy on the north side of the lake
C G D
It's so easy on the north side of the lake
C G D
So damn easy on the north side of the lake
[Outro]
Em Dsus2
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The Travis Walto (...)
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The Treasures
The Treble