The Tragically Hip Ahead By A Century Words and music by The Tragically Hip 1996, MCA Music Transcribed by M. Kotke 30/09/06 Seoul, Korea Play in open-D tuning: D-A-D-F#-A-D This is a pretty general transcription - listen to the song for the correct timing, left-hand mutes, etc.
Intro and first part of verse: D| 0----0---7---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-- A| 9----7---7---9---9---0-0-0-0-0-- F#|0----0---0---0---8---0-0-0-0-0-- D| 0----0---0---0---0---7-6-7-6-7-- A| 9----7---7---9---9---5-5-5-5-5-- D| 0----0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-- (repeats) (...and that's when the hornet stung me...) D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- A| 9---9---9---9---9---9---9-- F#|0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- A| 9---9---9---9---9---9---9-- D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- (etc.) (...and I had a feverish dream...) D| 0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0-- A| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3--/9-- F# 1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0-- D| 2---2---2---2---2---x---x---0-- A| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3--/9-- D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-- (repeats) (...You are Ahead by a Century...) D| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2- A| 4---4---4---4---4---4---4- F#|3---3---3---3---3---3---3- D| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2- A| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0- D| X---X---X---X---X---X---X- (...This is our life...) D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0- A| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2- F#|1---1---1---1---1---1---1- D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0- A| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2- D| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0- (repeats) Enjoy~
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