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Courage by Tragically Hip
Courage
Tuning (E A D G B E)
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|-2-7-5--2-5-4--5-7--o||
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G A G A
Watch the band through a bunch of dancers
Cmaj7 A G A Cmaj7
Quickly, follow the unknown with something more familiar.
G Dsus2
Quickly something familiar
Dsus2 C6/9 G C6/9 Dsus2 A
Courage, my word it didn't come it doesn't matter
G A G A Cmaj7 G
Sleepwalk, so fast asleep in a motel
Dsus2 A Cmaj7
that has the lay of home and piss on all of your
G Dsus2
background and piss on all your surroundings
Dsus2 C6/9 G C6/9 Dsus2 A
Courage, my word it didnt come it doesn't matter
Dsus2 C6/9 G C6/9 Dsus2 A
Courage, your word it didnt come it doesn't matter
Dsus2 C6/9 G C6/9 Dsus2 A
Courage, my word it didnt come it doesn't matter
Dsus2 C6/9 G A
Courage, it couldn't come at a worse time
G A G A Cmaj7
So there's no simple explanation
G Dsus2
for anything important any of us do
A Cmaj7
and yea the human tragedy
G Dsus2
consisted of necessity
A Cmaj7
of living with the consequences
G Dsus2
under pressure, under pressure.
Dsus2 C6/9 G C6/9 Dsus2 A
Courage, my word it didnt come it doesn't matter
Dsus2 C6/9 G C6/9 Dsus2 A
Courage, your word it didnt come it doesn't matter
Dsus2 C6/9 G C6/9 Dsus2 A
Courage, my word it didnt come it doesn't matter
Dsus2 C6/9 G A
Courage, it couldn't come at a worse time
A Cmaj7 G Dsus2 (repeat untill finish) end with A couple 'G
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version 2
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I--o---0--2----------2---------------------o--I
I--o---0--2-------2-----5-----2--5--4------o--I
I------X--0-----------------------------5-----I
I------3--------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------I
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I--o---0--2----------6--4--------4--2------o--I
I--o---0--2----------7--5--------5--4------o--I
I------X--0-------7-----------5---------------I
I------3--------------------------------0-----I
And now the verse...
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I---0--2---I
I---0--2---I
I---X--0---I
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Watch the band
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I------2---I
I------2---I
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Through a bunch of dancers
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I---0------I
I---2------I
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Quickly
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I------2-----------2---------------------I
I------2--------2-----5-----2--5--4------I
I------0-----------------------------5---I
I---3------------------------------------I
Follow the unknown
I----------I
I----------I
I---0--2---I
I---0--2---I
I---X--0---I
I---3------I
With something
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I---0------I
I---0------I
I---0------I
I----------I
I----------I
More familiar
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I---0------I
I---0------I
I---0------I
I---2------I
I---3------I
Quickly
I---2------I
I---3------I
I---2------I
I---0------I
I---0------I
I----------I
Something familiar
Here is the chorus...
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I-5-(4)-(0)-(4)-I
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I------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------I
I------0----0------------------------------------I
I------0----0--4----4--0-------0--------0--------I
I--------------5----5--5----4-----2--2-----0-----I
I---3--------------------------------------------I
Courage
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I------------------------------------------------I
I------2--------------------2--(0)--4-X-2--------I
I---0--2--------------------2--(0)--5-X-4--------I
I---X--0-----------------0-----------------------I
I---3-----------------------------------------0--I
It didn't come it doesn't mat-ter
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I-------------------------------I
I---0--2----------------2-(4)---I
I---0--2---------2-(4)----------I
I---X--0------------------------I
I---3---------------------------I
Then play the verse again with these lyrics...
Sleepwalk
So fast asleep
In a motel
That has the lay of home
And piss on
All of your background
And piss on
All your surroundings
Then play the chorus for times. The last time through,
instead of saying "It didn't come it doesn't matter", say
"It couldn't come at a worst time".
Now, last but not least, here is the interlude...
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I----------I
I----------I
I------2---I
I------0---I
I---3------I
There's no simple
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I------------0---I
I---------0------I
I------0---------I
I---3------------I
I----------------I
Explanation
I------------------I
I------------------I
I--------------0---I
I------0--(2)------I
I------------------I
I---3--------------I
For anything important
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I------------------I
I--------------2---I
I------0--(2)------I
I---0--------------I
I------------------I
Any of us do
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I-------------------------I
I------6-\-4------4-\-2---I
I------7-\-5------5-\-4---I
I---7----------5----------I
I-------------------------I
Then, repeat the interlude with these lyrics...
And yea the human
Tragedy
Consists in
The necesity
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Of living with
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I---0------I
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The consequence
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I---0------I
I---0------I
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Under pressure
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I----------I
Under pressure
Now, repeat the second chorus again, it is followed by the
solo
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