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
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One of my favorite Hip songs, I didn't see any attempts at it so I thought I'd give it a
try. I love Gord Downie's lyrics, full of imagery especially in this one. I played it
along with the recording to figure it out. This is a simple chord/vocal tab for the
song, I play it on acoustic and it sounds great. The spelling of "Vapour" is not a
mistake, its
Canadian. I always try to get the chord changes in the right place in my tabs. The Hip
are often a little tricky with chord changes, with slight variations in a progression,
usually at the end of the song (like "Nautical Disaster"), so watch for the different
chords in the outro. It also adds to the song if you strum the verses softly, and a heavier
accent the chorus and bridge parts. Gord's lyrics and vocals can be tricky on the
timing, but if you listen to the song and read along closely, you can figure it out. Enjoy!
[Intro]
(Strum F#m and A 4x over drum part)
[Verse]
F#m A F#m A F#m
Titillations been replaced....by interstate brickface & Coffemate
F#m A F#m A F#m
And by a list of phone calls, you’ll like to make
F#m A F#m
Where you could sit on the edge of your bed
F#m A F#m
And you could stare into your own shoes
F#m A F#m A
And in the pools of light there, go wherever you choose
[Chorus]:
A E F#m
Just rig up a complication, and if it derails
A E F#m
You can throw away the rudder, float away like Vapour Trails
[Interlude]:
F#m - A, like intro, only 2x
F#m A F#m A F#m
There’s nothin funnier than pride, in an utterly confident stride
F#m A F#m A F#m
So I pulled the car on over, to give you a ride
F#m A F#m A F#m
Damn this sleepy weather he said, as he marched in soppin’ wet shoes
F#m A F#m A
Through rainpools evaporatin’, says in this sign I’ll conquer you
[Chorus]:
A E F#m
I pulled the car on over, to give you a ride
A E F#m
But there’s nothin’ uglier than a man hittin’ his stride
[Interlude]:
F#m - E x 2
[Bridge]:
D A D
Past Mexicans all dressed in beige shirts, leanin’ over their hoes
D A D A
Now the mornin’s over, it’s time to let them sprinklers hose
[Interlude]:
F#m - A, like intro, 4x]
[Verse]:
F#m A F#m
Past hills of chambermaids’ dark bare arms
F#m A F#m
And fields of muscles quilted to the bone
F#m A F#m A F#m
Right now I’m flyin’ over, Ya right now I’m flyin’ home
F#m A F#m
Where I can sit on the end of my bed
F#m A F#m
And I can stare into my own shoes
F#m A F#m A
And in the pools of light years, go wherever I choose
[Outro]
A E F#m
And throw away the rudder, float away on Vapour Trails....
A E F#m
I rigged up a complication, totally derailed
D A F#m
So I throw away the rudder, float away like Vapour Trails....
D A C#m B
I pulled the car on over... (It’s time to let them sprinklers hose)
[Outro / End Solo]:
F#m E x 8 or so over vocal ad lib / end solo:
Woo…Woooo…Woooo - Throw away the rudder!
try. I love Gord Downie's lyrics, full of imagery especially in this one. I played it
along with the recording to figure it out. This is a simple chord/vocal tab for the
song, I play it on acoustic and it sounds great. The spelling of "Vapour" is not a
mistake, its
Canadian. I always try to get the chord changes in the right place in my tabs. The Hip
are often a little tricky with chord changes, with slight variations in a progression,
usually at the end of the song (like "Nautical Disaster"), so watch for the different
chords in the outro. It also adds to the song if you strum the verses softly, and a heavier
accent the chorus and bridge parts. Gord's lyrics and vocals can be tricky on the
timing, but if you listen to the song and read along closely, you can figure it out. Enjoy!
[Intro]
(Strum F#m and A 4x over drum part)
[Verse]
F#m A F#m A F#m
Titillations been replaced....by interstate brickface & Coffemate
F#m A F#m A F#m
And by a list of phone calls, you’ll like to make
F#m A F#m
Where you could sit on the edge of your bed
F#m A F#m
And you could stare into your own shoes
F#m A F#m A
And in the pools of light there, go wherever you choose
[Chorus]:
A E F#m
Just rig up a complication, and if it derails
A E F#m
You can throw away the rudder, float away like Vapour Trails
[Interlude]:
F#m - A, like intro, only 2x
F#m A F#m A F#m
There’s nothin funnier than pride, in an utterly confident stride
F#m A F#m A F#m
So I pulled the car on over, to give you a ride
F#m A F#m A F#m
Damn this sleepy weather he said, as he marched in soppin’ wet shoes
F#m A F#m A
Through rainpools evaporatin’, says in this sign I’ll conquer you
[Chorus]:
A E F#m
I pulled the car on over, to give you a ride
A E F#m
But there’s nothin’ uglier than a man hittin’ his stride
[Interlude]:
F#m - E x 2
[Bridge]:
D A D
Past Mexicans all dressed in beige shirts, leanin’ over their hoes
D A D A
Now the mornin’s over, it’s time to let them sprinklers hose
[Interlude]:
F#m - A, like intro, 4x]
[Verse]:
F#m A F#m
Past hills of chambermaids’ dark bare arms
F#m A F#m
And fields of muscles quilted to the bone
F#m A F#m A F#m
Right now I’m flyin’ over, Ya right now I’m flyin’ home
F#m A F#m
Where I can sit on the end of my bed
F#m A F#m
And I can stare into my own shoes
F#m A F#m A
And in the pools of light years, go wherever I choose
[Outro]
A E F#m
And throw away the rudder, float away on Vapour Trails....
A E F#m
I rigged up a complication, totally derailed
D A F#m
So I throw away the rudder, float away like Vapour Trails....
D A C#m B
I pulled the car on over... (It’s time to let them sprinklers hose)
[Outro / End Solo]:
F#m E x 8 or so over vocal ad lib / end solo:
Woo…Woooo…Woooo - Throw away the rudder!
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