Playing Notes
For the intro part, I just play octaves (i.e. for E I play x79xx, D is x57xx, etc.)
The Chords
The Tragically Hip
Stay
E D C B A G \
F F C / x2
[F]You did the best that you could [C]do.
[G]You were a great crew,
[F]who tried to nurture and preserve your
[G]faith in you.
[F]And with the bureau chiefs[C]
[G]and the shrugging spies
[F]You could stay, but w[G]hy.
[G]
[C]You see a light and then another
[F]and everything you fought for
naught's [C]uncovered.
You're not a fighter, you're a lover.
You got no business [Am]in here, brother
so... [F]stay.[G]
Stay.
[E]E [D]D [C]C [B]B [A]A [G]G [C]\
F F C / x2
[F]Is it the worst that you could [C]do?
[G]You were a great you,
[F]who tried to nurture and preserve your
[G]faith in you
[F]and with the bureau chiefs[C]
[G]and the shrugging spies
[F]you could stay and [G]why.
[C]Cause you see a light and then another.
[F]Everything you thought you
sought's [C]uncovered.
You're a fighter and a lover
and there's no one up [Am]above her
so ...[F]stay.[G]
Stay.
[E] [D] [C] [B] [A] [G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]All things being balanced,
it's balanced and called [C]balancing
somewhere beyond everything [F]it's being
balanced not for the
sake of balance but [C]balancing between
the throes of learning
and the [Bb]entire thing
entirely[C]
[Bb]balancing.
[E] [D] [C] [B] [A] [G] [C]
Tabbed by Matthew Gruman
http://matthewgruman.com
For the intro part, I just play octaves (i.e. for E I play x79xx, D is x57xx, etc.)
The Chords
The Tragically Hip
Stay
E D C B A G \
F F C / x2
[F]You did the best that you could [C]do.
[G]You were a great crew,
[F]who tried to nurture and preserve your
[G]faith in you.
[F]And with the bureau chiefs[C]
[G]and the shrugging spies
[F]You could stay, but w[G]hy.
[G]
[C]You see a light and then another
[F]and everything you fought for
naught's [C]uncovered.
You're not a fighter, you're a lover.
You got no business [Am]in here, brother
so... [F]stay.[G]
Stay.
[E]E [D]D [C]C [B]B [A]A [G]G [C]\
F F C / x2
[F]Is it the worst that you could [C]do?
[G]You were a great you,
[F]who tried to nurture and preserve your
[G]faith in you
[F]and with the bureau chiefs[C]
[G]and the shrugging spies
[F]you could stay and [G]why.
[C]Cause you see a light and then another.
[F]Everything you thought you
sought's [C]uncovered.
You're a fighter and a lover
and there's no one up [Am]above her
so ...[F]stay.[G]
Stay.
[E] [D] [C] [B] [A] [G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]All things being balanced,
it's balanced and called [C]balancing
somewhere beyond everything [F]it's being
balanced not for the
sake of balance but [C]balancing between
the throes of learning
and the [Bb]entire thing
entirely[C]
[Bb]balancing.
[E] [D] [C] [B] [A] [G] [C]
Tabbed by Matthew Gruman
http://matthewgruman.com
