38 Years Old Chords

38 years Old The Tragically Hip Am Am6 C C/B G Am Am6 C C/B G Twelve men broke loose in '73 Am Am6 C C/B G From Mill haven maximum security Am Am6 C C/B G Twelve pictures lined up across the front page Am Am6 C C/B G Seems the Mounties had a summertime war to wage Am Am6 C C/B G The chief told the people they had nothing to fear Am Am6 C C/B G The last thing they'd wanna do is hang around here Am Am6 C C/B G They mostly came from towns with long French names Am Am6 C C/B G But one of the dozen was a hometown shame C G/B Am Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall C G/B Am Been one seat empty 18 years in all C G/B Am Freezing slow time away from the world C D Am He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl C D Am C D Am (Am Am6 C C/B G)X2 He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl

Am Am6 C C/B G We were sittin' at the table, heard the telephone ring Am Am6 C C/B G Father said he'd tell me if he saw anything Am Am6 C C/B G Heard the tap on the window in the middle of the night Am Am6 C C/B G Held back the curtains for my older brother Mike Am D See my sister got raped, so a man got killed C D Little boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill Am D Folks went back to normal when they closed the case C D They still stare at their shoes when they pass our place (Am D)X4 (Am Am6 C C/B G)X2 Am Am6 C C/B G My mother cried the horror has finally ceased Am Am6 C C/B G He whispered yeah, for the time being, at least Am Am6 C C/B G And over his shoulder, on the squad car megaphone Am Am6 C C/B G Said let's go Michael, son, we're takin' you home C G/B Am Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall C G/B Am Been one seat empty 18 years in all C G/B Am Freezing slow time away from the world C D Am He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl C D Am He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl C D Am D Am He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl