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New Orleans is Sinking by The Tragically Hip [Intro/verse part A] G|----------------------------|---------------------------| D|--------2-----------0—0h2---|--------2-----------0—0h2--| A|-----------2-----2----------|-----------2-----2---------| E|--0--0--------3-------------|--0--0--------3------------| Bourbon Blues, on the street, loose and complete Under skies of smoky blue green [Verse part B] G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--0--0--0--3-----0--0--0--3--| E|-----------------------------| I can’t forsake a dixie dead shake
G|----------------------------|---------------------------| D|--------2-----------0—0h2---|--------2-----------0—0h2--| A|-----------2-----2----------|-----------2-----2---------| E|--0--0--------3-------------|--0--0--------3------------| So we danced the sidewalk clean [Verse part C] G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| My memory is muddy, what’s this river that I’m in Hey New Orleans is sinkin’ man, and I don’t wanna swim G|----------------------------|---------------------------| D|--------2-----------0—0h2---|--------2-----------0—0h2--| A|-----------2-----2----------|-----------2-----2---------| E|--0--0--------3-------------|--0--0--------3------------| Colonel Tom, what's wrong? What's going on? You can't tie yourself up for a deal G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--0--0--0--3-----0--0--0--3--| E|-----------------------------| He said hey north, you're south, shut your big mouth G|----------------------------|---------------------------| D|--------2-----------0—0h2---|--------2-----------0—0h2--| A|-----------2-----2----------|-----------2-----2---------| E|--0--0--------3-------------|--0--0--------3------------| You gotta do what you feel is real G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Ain't got no picture postcards, ain't got no souvenirs My baby she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years G|----------------------------|---------------------------| D|--------2-----------0—0h2---|--------2-----------0—0h2--| A|-----------2-----2----------|-----------2-----2---------| E|--0--0--------3-------------|--0--0--------3------------| Pale as a light bulb hanging on a wire Sucking up to someone just to stoke the fire Picking out the highlights of the scenery Saw a little cloud that looked a little like me I had my hands in the river, my feet back up on the banks Looked up to the lord above and said, hey, man, thanks Sometimes I feel so good I got to scream She said Gordie baby, I know exactly what you mean She said, she said, I swear to god she said G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| My memory is muddy, what's this river that I'm in? New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don't wanna swim Swim! **If you do the “Killer Whale Tank” version, this is a nice alternate to play under the rap. [Riff A alternate] G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------2--2--0--0--------|--------2--2--0--0--------| A|--------------------2--2--|--------------------2--2--| E|--0--0--------------------|--0--0--------------------| *********************************** | h Hummer-on
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Chords: A, G, D, E, B, C