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Long Time Running by Tragically Hip
Long Time Running
Hey everyone this tab covers the intro/chorus, the verse, the main bridge, the second
bridge and the solo. A few notes before reading over the tab:
-Standard Tuning
/ = slide
H = hammer on
P = pull off
X = mute
Progression of Song:
-Intro (0:00)
-Verse 1 (0:09)
-Main Bridge (0:27)
-Chorus (0:35)
-Verse 2 (0:44)
-Main Bridge (1:03)
-Chorus(X2) (1:12)
-Solo(3rd Verse) (1:29)
-Main Bridge (2:05)
-Chorus(X2) (2:13)
-Second Bridge (2:30)
-Verse (3:05)
-Bridge (3:22)
-Chorus(X5) (3:30)
-End on A
INTRO AND CHORUS:
|--------------------------------0-----------0------|
|-----------0------------------3---3-------0---0----|
|-----2----------------------2-------0---1-------0]-|
|---2-----2-------4-----2--0------------------------|
|-0-------------4-----2-----------------------------|
|-------4-----2-----0------------------[0-----------|
The last part within brackets is also played like:
|---------------|
|-----0-0h2p0---|
|---1---------1-|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-0-------------|
BRIDGE:
|-------0-----------0------------0-----------0-----|
|-----0---0-------0---0--------3---3-------3---3---|
|---1-------1---1-------0----2-------2---2-------0-|
|--------------------------0-----------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0------------------------------------|
VERSE (Is usually played around with throughout the song - this is
the progression for the 1st verse so mess around for the others):
A F#m A F#m
|--------------------2--2--------------------------------2--2-------------|
|-2-X-2--------------2--2----------------2-----2H3P2-----2--2-------------|
|-2-X-2--2/4--2------2--2---------------2-2---2------2---2--2--[2/4--2----|
|-2-X-2----------4---4--4-----2/4-2----2---2-2-----------4--4----------4]-|
|--------------------4--4-------------0-----0------------4--4-------------|
|--------------------2--2--------------------------------2--2-------------|
The last part within brackets is also played like:
|------|
|------|
|--2---|
|----4-|
|------|
|------|
SOLO (A and F#m are played on rhythm beneath the solo):
|-3--3---5P2-----------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-------2----------------------------------------5----|
|-5--5-----------4P2-------------2--------2H4-2---4/6------|
|-3--3---------------4-----4P2-4------2H4------------------|
|-3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-5----5H6H7----7/10-7-5-7---5-----7-5---7--------|
|------------------------------6-----------6----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------5---0---|
|-7---10-7-5-7/10-----7-5---7---------------|
|-------------------------6-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0---|
Right after playing the last note in the solo, jump right into the main bridge.
SECOND BRIDGE:
D A
Well, well it's all the same mistake
D
Dead to rights and wide awake
A
I'll drop a caribou
I'll tell on you
D F#m E D A
I'll tell on you
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version 2
Chords:
A - X02220
F#m - 244222
D - XX0232
Asus2 - X02200
E - 022100
Dsus2 - XX0230
Riff A:
|--------------------------------0-----------0-----|
|-----------0------------------3---3-------0---0---|
|-----2----------------------2-------0---1-------0-|
|---2-----2-------4-----2--0-----------------------|
|-0-------------4-----2----------------------------|
|-------4-----2-----0------------------0-----------|
Riff B:
|-------0-----------0------------0-----------0-----|
|-----0---0-------0---0--------3---3-------3---3---|
|---1-------1---1-------0----2-------2---2-------0-|
|--------------------------0-----------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0------------------------------------|
Intro: Riff A
A
Does your mother tell you things?
F#m
Long, long when I'm gone?
A
Who you talking to?
F#m
Is she telling you I'm the one?
Riff B
It's a grave mistake and I'm wide awake
Riff A
A
Drive-in's rained out
F#m
Weatherman wet-fingers the sky
A
He pokes it out, he pulls it in
F#m
He don't know why
Riff B
It's the same mistake
Riff A
It's been a long time running
Riff A
It's been a long time coming
It's well worth the wait
Solo over A F#m
A
Don't go anywhere
F#m
Just on trips
A
We haven't seen a thing
F#m
Still don't know where it is
Riff B
It's the same mistake
Riff A
It's been a long time running
Riff A
It's been a long time coming
D
Well, well it's the same mistake
A Asus2 A D
Dead to rights and wide awake
A Asus2 A
Drop a caribou, I'll tell on you,
D F#m E Dsus2
I'll tell on you. I'll tell on you.
A
You've got a boat-load o'nerve
F#m
But I would say you've been told
A
You work me against my friends
F#m
And you'll get left out in the cold
Riff B
It's the same mistake
Riff A
It's been a long time running
Riff A
It's been a long time coming
Riff A
It's been a long, long, long time running
Riff A A
It's well worth the wait, it's well worth the wait
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version 3
Chords used in this song :
A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| E/G#
4 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| F#m
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|-x-|---|---|---| E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| A/G#
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|-x-|---| A/F#
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|-x-|---|---|---| A/E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Intro: A E/G# F#m E D E
A F#m
Does your mother tell you things
A
Long, long when I'm gone
F#m
Who you talking to
E
Is she telling you I'm the one
D
It's a grave mistake
A E/G# F#m E D E
And I'm wide awake
A F#m
Drive-in's rained out
A
Weatherman wet fingers the sky
He pokes it out
F#m
He pulls it in
E
He don't know why
D E
It's the same mistake
A E/G# F#m E D E
Chorus It's been a long time running
A E/G# F#m E D E
It's been a long time coming
A
It's well worth the wait
F#m
A F#m
A F#m
We don't go anywhere
Just on trips
A F#m
We haven't seen a thing
E
We still don't know where it is
D E
It's a safe mistake
A E/G# F#m E D E
It's been a long time running
A E/G# F#m E D E
It's been a long time coming
D A
Well, well it's all the same mistake
D
Dead to rights and wide awake
A
I'll drop a caribou
D
I'll tell on you
F#m E D E
I'll tell on you
A F#m
You got a boat load of nerve
A
But I would say you've been told
F#m
You work me against my friends
E
And you'll get left out in the cold
D E
It's the same mistake
Chorus
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version 4
A - A/G# - A/F# - A/E - Dadd2 - E
A F#m
Does you mother tell you things?
A
Long, long when I'm gone?
F#m
Who you talking to?
E
Is she telling you I'm the one?
Dadd2 A
It's a grave mistake and I'm wide awake.
A/G# - A/F# - A/E - Dadd2 - E
Drive-in's rained out
Weatherman wet-fingers the sky
He pokes it out, he pulls it in
He don't know why
It's the same mistake
A - A/G# - A/F# - A/E D E
It's been a lo - - ng time running
A - A/G# - A/F# - A/E D E
It's been a lo - - ng time coming
A
It's well worth the wait
A - F#m - A - F#m
We don't go anywhere
Just on trips
We haven't seen a thing
We still don't know where it is
It's a safe mistake
It's been a long time running
It's been a long time coming
D A
Well, well it's all the same mistake
D
Dead to rights and wide awake
A
I'll drop a caribou, I'll tell on you
D F#m E - D - A
I'll tell on you, I'll tell on you
You've got a boatload of nerve
But I would say you've been told
You work me against my friends
And you'll get left out in the cold
It's the same mistake
It's been a long time running
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long, long, long time running
It's well worth the wait
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version 5
E B E G# B E
E--------------------------------0---------------------|
B----------------------------------0----------0-0h2----|
E------------------------------------0--------------0--|
G#------5------4------2------0-------------------------|
B-----5------4------2------0--------------0------------|
E---5------4------2------0--------------0--------------|
E---------------------------------| |-0-|----------0-------------------|
B---------------------------------| |-0-|-----------0----------0-0h2---|
E---------------------------------| |-0-|------------0--------------0--|
G#--5-X-5-5h7-5----2-2-2p0---0-2--|2x |-0-|-----0------------------------|
B---5-X-5-------5--2-2----2--2-2--| |-0-|---0--------------0-----------|
E---5-X-5----------2-2-------2-2--| |-0-|-0--------------0-------------|
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