The Opening Act chords by Blue Rodeo

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:   THE OPENING ACT
ARTIST: BLUE RODEO
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/pDfsKNjWqO4
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                    THE OPENING ACT
                      BLUE RODEO

INTRO:
D  G  D A D

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G -------
D -------
A -0-2-3-
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VERSE:
 D
Thunder bay must have been a big mess
       G
Night bus to Regina, I`m not at my best
 D
Trying to play straight,
              A
But I come undone

       D
No, I can`t connect, I`m missing the marks
        G
Second night of the tour and I`m having second thoughts

D         A           D
 On this road headed west

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A -0-2-3-
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VERSE:
 D
Winnipeg on a Friday night
            G
Well, it`s cold to the bone so I`m gonna get high
 D                                             A
Starting to remember the words and the reason why

 D
Saskatoon is colder yet
         G
But I`m finally getting into the set

   D                  A                    D
I know this is what I do, but sometimes I forget

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CHORUS:
         G           A              D
And the opening act was a nice surprise
 G                D
Couldn`t get her name straight,
 G         A
Maybe I`m too high

 G              D
Many a mile to nowhere,
                G
Doing the same old thing

         D       A        G  G
So I`ll sing my song and see
N.C.           D
What tomorrow brings

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G --------------
D -0----0-------
A ---0----0-2-3-
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INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
D  D  G  G  D  D  A  A
D  D  G  G  D  A  D  D


VERSE:
    D
In Calgary, I broke a spoke
     G
I`m forgetting all the words, try to make it a joke
 D                                 A
Feeling kinda low but you make it work

E -------0-------
B -----2---2-----
G ---2-------2---
D -2-----------2-
A ---------------
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 D
Edmonton`s a beautiful drive
 G
See the northern lights pull over for a while
D         A          D
 Ah, the silence is nice


VERSE:
           D
Then it`s over the mountains to the rainy city
         G
And the Orpheum is oh so pretty
 D                           A
Always a party in Vancouver town

E -2bp0-2bp0-
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D -----------
A -----------
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        D
But I`m up at dawn to get the first ferry
 G                            D
Sleeping on the bus, feeling weary

           A           D
Yeah, I`m starting to rust

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B ---3-------3-
G -2-----------
D -------------
A -------------
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CHORUS:
         G           A              D
And the opening act was a nice surprise
 G                D
Couldn`t get her name straight,
 G         A
Maybe I`m too high

 G              D
Many a mile to nowhere,
                G
Doing the same old thing

         D       A        G  G
So I`ll sing my song and see
N.C.           D
What tomorrow brings


INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
D  D  G  G  D  D  A  A
D  D  G  G  D  A  D  D


VERSE:
 D
Victoria airport on three hours sleep
     G
I`m standing in line asleep on my feet
       D                                 A
And I bounce in my seat all the way to YVR

 D
When I get home I should be tired
        G
But my body`s burnt, my brain is wired

       D         A        D
And I sing this song all night long


CHORUS:
         G           A              D
And the opening act was a nice surprise
 G                D
Couldn`t get her name straight,
 G         A
Maybe I`m too high

 G              D
Many a mile to nowhere,
                G
Doing the same old thing

         D       A        G  G
So I`ll sing my song and see
            D       A        G  G
Yeah, I`ll sing my song and see
            D       A        G  G
Yeah, I`ll sing my song and see
N.C.           D
What tomorrow brings


OUTRO:
E --------------
B --------------
G --------------
D -0----0-------
A ---0----0-2-3-
E --------------


INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
D  D  G  G  D  D  A  A
D  D  G  G  D  A  D  D D