New Orleans Is Sinking Chords & Tabs
New Orleans Is Sinking Tab
Song: New Orleans is Sinking
Artist: The Tragically Hip
Album: Up to Here(1989)
Hey everyone, I was trying to find a tab for the complete song but no one had an
incredibly accurate one so I tried it myself. I'm pretty sure this is almost bang on so enjoy.
Guitar I - (E A D G B E) - "Standard Tuning"
Guitar II - (E A D G B E) - "Standard Tuning"
Legend:
H - Hammer On
P - Pull Off
* - Pinch Harmonic
b - Bend
r - Release Bend
X - Mute String
/ - Slide Down
\ - Slide Up
P.M. - Palm Mute
= - Hold Bend
Intro
Gtr I
Riff.1
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| repeat this 4x
D|------2-------0-0H2--|
A|--------2---2--------|
E|--0-0-----3----------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------| repeat this 3x
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--| Gtr I play Riff.1 4x
A|---------------------------------| over Gtr II
E|---------------------------------|
Alright..
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0----3-5--|
G|--3P2P0-2-2P0---0--2/4---44------|
D|--------------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr I plays Riff.1 8x
Bourbon blues on the street loose and complete
Under skies all smoky blue-green
Gtr II P.M.
|--------|
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------2-2-----0-0--2-2-----0-0---|---------0-0-2-X-X-----2*b3r2P0-2P0-|
D|------2-2-0H2------2-2-0H2-------|-2X2-0H2-----2-X-X-2-2--------------|
A|-7\2--0-0----------0-0-----------|-------------0-X-X-0-0--------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
I can forsake a dixie dead shake So we dance the sidewalk clean
Gtr I
Riff.2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E|----------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-----------3--3--3--5-----5\--|
G|--2/4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--------------4------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in
Chorus
Gtr I back to Riff.1 6x
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0-3-3------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4--------------------------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4-----4-----4P0-2*-0-------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|---------------------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|--3P2P0-2-2P0---0---0~~----------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|--------------2---2----0-2-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr I play Riff.1 8x
Colonel Tom, what's wrong? What's goin on?
Can't tie yourself up for a deal
Gtr II P.M
|----------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------8\----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------8\----------------------|
G|-----------------0-0-2-2-----0-0-|--2-2----------------------------|
D|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0H2-----2-2-0H2-----|--2-2----------------------------|
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X---------0-0---------|--0-0----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
He said "Hey North, your South, shut your big mouth
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------0-0--------------------|-2*b3r2P0-2P0--------------------|
D|--2X2-0H2-------2-X-X-2-X-X------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------0-X-X-0-X-X------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
you gotta do what you feel is real"
Chorus
Gtr I play Riff.2 once
Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-----------3--3--3--5-----5\--|
G|--2/4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--------------4------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Ain't got no picture postcards ain't got no souvenirs
Gtr I play Riff.1 6x
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0-3-3------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4--------------------------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
My baby she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4-----4-----4P0-2*-0-------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0-------------------------------/3-3-3-3/5-5-------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2P0-3P0-2P0-2P0-2/4-4-4-4--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Gtr I
Riff.3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------2-------------4-------------2----------------------|
D|--4-------------2-------------4-------------2----------------------|
A|--2-------------0-------------2-------------0----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------5/7-3-5P3-------|
B|--5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x then Riff.2 once
e|--------------------------------0---0-0-0-0------0---0-0-----------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0---------------3/7\5\3/5/3--0---3---3-5-----------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2P0-2P0----------------2/4---4-----4\2-2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.1 10x
Gtr II
e|------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3--3P0---5P0---3P0--------------------3--------------------|
G|--0H1----------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0-----2*b4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2P0--------2P0[16x]-------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3b------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------2P0-----0-2P0------|
D|-----XX2*b3=====r2P0-2P0------0---XX0H2P0H2P0-------XX2------------|
A|--X-----------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3b----------------------------------------|
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e|-------------------------------0-0---------------------------------|
B|---------------------3--3-3----5-3-0-------------------------------|
G|--X2P0-2P0---0-0-2/4-4--4-4-4------4-------------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr I play Riff.1 24x
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2/3--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3/4--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7\2-2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pale as a light bulb hanging on a wire
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2------2-X--X--X--X--XX2------------------------------|
A|-----X----------------X--x--X--X-----------------------------------|
E|----------3b-------------------------------------------------------|
Sucking up to someone just to stoke the fire
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----XX2-X--X--X--X--2*b---X--X--X--X---XX2P0-----0H2--------------|
A|---------X--X--X--X--------X--X--X--X---------0H2------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Picking out the highlights of the scenery
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------3P0-2P0-----2*b3-0--------|
D|----2b-------XX2P0-----0H2--X--X--X--X-----------2P0---------X--X--|
A|------------------0H2-------X--X--X--X-----------------------X--X--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Saw a little cloud that looked a little like me
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-X--X----5*b-5*b--X-X-X-5---5*b7r5b7r57--------------3--3~---------|
G|-X--X-------------X-X-X---------------------------------4~---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2-0---0-0H2------------------2-0-----0H2----------------|
A|---------------2----------------------------2-0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I had my hands in the river my feet back up on the banks
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------2*b-0------------------|
D|----2-0---0-0H2-----------------------2-0--------------------------|
A|--------2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Looked up to the Lord above and say "Hey man, thanks"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------0-2*b--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-0---0-0H2--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
sometimes I feel so good I gotta scream
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3~--3-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4~--4\2-----------------------|
D|------2-0-----0-0H2------------------------0-----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
She said "Gordie baby, I know exactly what you mean"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3~-----------------|
G|-----------2*b-0----------2*b------2*b-0--------4~-----------------|
D|-----2-0-------------2-0-------2-0---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
She said, she said, I swear to God she said
Outro
Gtr I play Riff.3 once
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-0----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh...
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------| repeat this 2x
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.3 once
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Noooooooooo.... Yeah!...
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0-------------------------------------------3P0----|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0-------3P2P0-2-2P0---0-2/4-4-4----------|
D|----------------------------2P0---------------2--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.2 once
Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-----3--5--/3-----3/5--555-----------|
G|-2/4--4-----4------------4---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3---------------------3P0--------|
G|--4--4--4--4-----4--4--4------------3P0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim
Gtr I play Riff.1 20x
Gtr II
e|---12\-----------------------12\---------------5*b-3-----|
B|---X---0-3P0-5P0-3P0---------X---0-3P0-5P0-3P0-----------|
G|---X-----------------2*b-0---X---------------------------| repeat this 4x
D|---X-------------------------X---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Swim! Swim!
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4-----4-----4P0-2*-0-2P0---|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|---------------------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|--3P2P0-2P0-2P0---0-2/4-4-4-4----|
D|----------------------------2P0--|----------------2----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
B|--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------| repeat this 4x
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|----------------3----------------|
G|--2*b-0-2P0-2/4---4--------------|
D|---------------------2P0[3x]-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0------|
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