38 Years Old
Tragically Hip
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Dadd(9,11): x54030 Intro: | Am | C G/B G | (4 times) Am C G/B G Twelve men broke loose in seventy-three Am C G/B G from Millhaven maximum security Am C G/B G Twelve pictures lined up across the front page Am C G/B G Seems the Mounties had a summertime war to wage Am C G/B G The chief told the people they had nothing to fear Am C G/B G Said, "The last thing they want to do is hang around here." Am C G/B G They mostly came from towns with long french names Am C G/B G But one of the dozen was a home town shame C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 Been one seat empty, eighteen years in all C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 Freezing slow time, away from the world C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 C Dadd(9,11) He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl | Am | C G/B G | (2 times) Am C G/B G We were sitting round the table, heard the telephone ring Am C G/B G Father said he'd tell him if he saw anything Am C G/B G Heard the tap on my window in the middle of the night Am C G/B G Held back the curtains for my older brother, Mike Am Dadd(9,11) See my sister got raped, see a man got killed C Dadd(9,11) Local boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill Am Dadd(9,11) Folks went back to normal when they closed the case C Dadd(9,11) But they still stare at their shoes when they pass our place Guitar solo: | Am | Dadd(9,11) | (4 times) | Am | C G/B G | (2 times) Am C G/B G My mother cried, "The horror has finally ceased!" Am C G/B G He whispered, "Yeah, for the time being, at least." Am C G/B G Over her shoulder, on the squad car megaphone Am C G/B G Said, "Let's go Michael, son, we're taking you home." C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 Been one seat empty, eighteen years in all C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 Freezing slow time, away from the world C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl C Dadd(9,11) Asus4 He's thirty-eight years old, never kissed a girl
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Song added 2000-01-01 00:00:00 and last updated 2019-08-26 09:01:22.
Song added 2000-01-01 00:00:00 and last updated 2019-08-26 09:01:22.
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