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Killing Time chords by The Tragically Hip

Chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 5th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Chord diagramDmDm

Difficulty: Novice

Not an acoustic song, but pretty easily adapted, with a simple riff and only four(ish) chords:

Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramBb majorBb

Intro: Riff:

e|------1p0-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------3-1---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------2----0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0------------3-----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------|
Verse 1:

Chord diagramDmDm             Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC
   I need your confidence
Chord diagramDmDm                     Chord diagramFF  Chord diagramC majorC
   Need to know you're miiine
Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramDmDm   Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   When it gets right down to the killing time

Verse 2:

Chord diagramDmDm             Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC
   I know your heart is bad
Chord diagramDmDm                   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC
   But it's all I've ever had
Chord diagramDmDm                 Chord diagramFF             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   We can live our lives on this righteous crime

Verse 3:
Chord diagramDmDm                   Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramC majorC
   I got kicked when I was down
Chord diagramDmDm                      Chord diagramFF       Chord diagramC majorC
   And a sailor took my girl to town
Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF               Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramDmDm   Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   Then she licked my wounds with the sea dog's salt
Chord diagramDmDm                  Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC
   I drank a half a bottle of Jack
Chord diagramDmDm                   Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC
   I swore I'd never take you back
Chord diagramDmDm                 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   By the bottle's end I was on that phone

Bridge:

Chord diagramBb majorBb               Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramDmDm
   What you call compromise I don't understand
Chord diagramBb majorBb               Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2         Chord diagramC majorC
   What you call compromise I don't understand

Chorus:
              Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   How do you walk away
              Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   How do you walk away?
         Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDmDm     Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   Walk away from a woman that gone and done you wrong?
              Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   How do you walk away?
              Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   How do you walk away?
         Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDmDm
   Walk away from a woman that gone and done you wrong?
Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC
   She had done you wrong
Riff: x4

e|------1p0-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------3-1---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------2----0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0------------3-----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------|

Verse 4:

Chord diagramDmDm             Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC
   I need your confidence
Chord diagramDmDm                     Chord diagramFF  Chord diagramC majorC
   Need to know you're miiine
Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramDmDm   Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   When it gets right down to the killing time

Verse 5:

Chord diagramDmDm             Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC
   I know your heart is bad
Chord diagramDmDm                   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC
   But it's all I've ever had
Chord diagramDmDm                 Chord diagramFF             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   We can live our lives on this righteous crime

Chorus:
              Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   How do you walk away?
              Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   How do you walk away?
         Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDmDm     Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   Walk away from a woman that gone and done you wrong?
                         Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   Now, now just try and walk away
                  Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   You just can't walk away
         Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDmDm
   Walk away from a woman that gone and done you wrong
Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC
   She had done you wrong

Solo:

Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC

Chorus:
              Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   How do you walk away?
                      Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramFF Chord diagramC majorC
   No, you just can't walk away
         Chord diagramDmDm                    Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramDmDm
   Walk away from a woman that gone and done you wrong
Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC
   She had done you wrong

Outro:

   N.C.
   I need your confidence
   N.C.
   Need to know you're mine
   N.C.
   When it gets right down to the killing time


The only bit I'm not sure about is the second line in the bridge. If anyone can clarify that, it'd be greatly
appreciated

If it helps, I prefer to play the song with the capo on 5, using the following chord shapes and riff:

Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramFF

e|----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------1p0-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------2-0---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------2----0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0------------3-----2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------3--|

Have fun!


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