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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---4-4-----|
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*b-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*b-0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0-------------------------------/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---|
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---0-0----------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0---------------3/7\5\3/5/3-0-0---3---3-5-0---0----|
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----------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------0-0---------------------------------|
B|---------------------3-3-3--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------2-0-X-X-0-0H2----------------------------------|
A|-----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|----2-0------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|-------X-X--2-0-----0-0H2------------X-X---2-0-----0-0H2-----------|
A|----------------X-X----------------------------X-X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 I had my hands in the river my feet back up on the banks

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------2*b-0------------------|
D|--X-X-2-0-----0-0H2-----------------X-X-2-0------------------------|
A|----------X-X------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Looked up to the Lord above and say "Hey man, thanks"

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------0-2*b--------------------------|
D|---X-X-2-0----0-0H2----------X-X-----------------------------------|
A|-----------X2------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 sometimes I feel so good I gotta scream

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3~--3-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4~--4\2-----------------------|
D|---X-X-2-0-----0-0H2--------X-X------------0-----------------------|
A|-----------X-X-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 She said "Gordie baby, I know exactly what you mean"

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3~------------|
G|----------2*b-0--------0--2*b-----------2*b-0--------4~------------|
D|--X-X-2-0--------X-X-2--------X-X-2-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------X----------------------------|
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|--5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0--|
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--55-----------|
G|-2/4--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\2----------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|---------------------------------|----------------------5*b-3-5P3--|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4-----4-----4P0------------|
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[12x]----|
A|---------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------0------|

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