Boots or Hearts - The Tragically Hip
From the LP Up to Here


Tune A sting down to G
Note: Use an upstroke when striking the the open 3rd string (G)

Intro:

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--42-0--0-0---0--0---0-0--------0--0-0---0-----------0--------0-------|
D-|------0--0-0---0--0---0-0-----------0-0---0--0-/3-2-0------------------|
G-|-------------0------0------0-3/4--------0----------------0-3/4---------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--0-0---0--0---0-0--------0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
D-|--0-0---0--0---0-0-----------0-0---0--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G-|------0------0------0-3/4--------0-------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 C and D chords alternate between these chords:

   C (x32010@1)   -5-    -6-      D (xx0232@1)  -7-    -8-
 chord   -5- => -5-    chord  -7- => -7-
         -5-    -7-           -7-    -9-

Fill A (x02220@1)               Fill BE--------------- (x2444x@1)      ---------------
B---------------       ---------------
G---------0-----       ---------------
D-0-3-2-0-------       -32-0-2p0-----
G---------------       -----------3p0-
E---------------       ---------------

Fill C (x32010@1)              Fill D---------------- (xx0232@1)     ----------------
--6-5---6-5-3-0-      -6-5---6-5-6/8--
--5-5-5-5-5-3-0-      -5-5---5-5-5/7--
----------------      -----5-7-5-7/9--
----------------      ----------------
----------------      ----------------
GWell (320003@1)I think that there's a problem here
G (320003@1)                             Fill Bher (x2444x@1)voice just don't sound right
Gbut (320003@1)I left myself on her answering machine
G (320003@1)                              Fill Asaid (x02220@1)"I'm back in town tonight."
CI (x32010@1)feel I've stepped out of the wilderness
C (x32010@1)                         Fill Dall (xx0232@1)squint-eyed and confused
Gbut (320003@1)even babies raised by wolves
G (320003@1)                                      Fill Bthey (x2444x@1)know exactly when they've been used

CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)                  DSee (xx0232@1)when it starts to fall apart,
  G (320003@1)                Fill Ait (x02220@1)really falls apart
     C (x32010@1)                Dlike (xx0232@1)boots or hearts, oh when they start
     G (320003@1)              Fill Athey (x02220@1)really fall apart

GFingers (320003@1)and toes, fingers and toes,
G (320003@1)                  Fill Cforty (x32010@1)things we share
Gforty-one (320003@1)if you include,
Gthe (320003@1)fact that we don't care
Cnow (x32010@1)you've blocked off most of main street
C (x32010@1)                  Fill Dfor (xx0232@1)your faith parade
Geveryone (320003@1)in town now, they probably all agree
GI'm (320003@1)lying in the bed I made

CHORUS

SOLO

GNow (320003@1)you won't even let me talk to you
Gwe (320003@1)got some air to clear
Gwe'd (320003@1)probably only agree on one thing anyway
G (320003@1)                                    Fill Cthat's (x32010@1)what the hell is happening here?
Cfingers (x32010@1)and toes, fingers and toes
C (x32010@1)                  Fill Dforty (xx0232@1)things we share
Gforty-one (320003@1)if you include
Gthe (320003@1)fact that we don't care

this is my version of this song. enjoy