Ahead By A Century - Tragically Hip    album: Trouble At The Henhouse
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Tabbed by: Matt Benca
Email: matt_benca@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard (they play it CGCGCE low to high on the album)

Chords used:  

   D (xx0232@1) cadd9   C (x32010@1)  A (x02220@1)  G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1)e|-2-----0-----0----0-----3----3---|
B|-3-----3-----1----2-----0----0---|
G|-2-----0-----0----2-----0----0---|
D|-0-----2-----2----2-----0----0---|
A|-x-----3-----3----0-----2----2---|
E|-x-----x-----x----x-----x----3---|


Intro Riff:(taken from other tabs on this site, I slightly modified it)

e|-2---0---5-2-----------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1/2-1/2---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|


Intro Riff [x4]

d duuududud*strum pattern is something like that, the first d is emphasized

Verse 1
DFirst (xx0232@1)we'd climb a tree
Dand (xx0232@1)maybe then we'd talk
Dor (xx0232@1)sit silently
Dand (xx0232@1)listen to our thoughts
cadd9
with illusions of someday
Dcasting (xx0232@1)a golden light
Cno (x32010@1)dress rehearsal, 
Dthis (xx0232@1)is our life

Intro Riff [x2]

Pre-Chorus
D (xx0232@1)                              cadd9
that's where the hornet stung me
		         Dand (xx0232@1)I had a feverish dream
                cadd9
with revenge and doubt
                       Dtonight, (xx0232@1)we smoke them out

Chorus
A (x02220@1)                       G/B (143121@7)                       A (x02220@1)You are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century, you are ahead 
            G/Bby (143121@7)a century

Intro Riff [x4]

Verse 2
DStare (xx0232@1)in the morning shroud
Dand (xx0232@1)then the day began
DI (xx0232@1)tilted your cloud
Dyou (xx0232@1)tilted my hand
cadd9(drums enter same time)
rain falls in real time 
Dand (xx0232@1)rain fell through the night
C (x32010@1)                Dno (xx0232@1)dress rehearsal, this is our life

Intro Riff [x2] (really hold on the D chord for the length of two intro riffs and
have an electric w/distortion strum Dsus2, the Dsus2 Csus2 for the next prechorus)

Pre-Chorus
D (xx0232@1)                            cadd9
That's when the hornet stung me
                    Dand (xx0232@1)I had a serious dream
                cadd9
with revenge and doubt
                        Dtonight, (xx0232@1)we smoked them out

Outro
A (x02220@1)                        G (320003@1)                         AYou (x02220@1)are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century, you are ahead 
             G (320003@1)                         A (x02220@1)                         Gby (320003@1)acentury, (x02210@1)                            you are ahead by acentury, (x02210@1)
                           A (x02220@1)                         G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Du (xx0232@1)
you are ahead by acentury, (x02210@1)you are ahead by acentury (x02210@1)                 
G (320003@1)                  Intro Riff [x6]        
and disappointing you's getting me down         end with D strum