Boots Or Hearts

Boots or Hearts - Tragically Hip

>From UP TO HERE, 1989.

The key to playing this song right is to almost never play a full

chord. Most of the song focusses on the open G string, so pound

on that and 4th string. Another important aspect to getting the

song right is to play the fills. I mean, without them the tune

is nothing special .. just G C D. It's the fills

that make it really cool (along with Downie's lyrics, which

are awesome.) Get the rhythm right and those fills down and

you'll be fine. You can interchange the fills too. Once you get them

down there's no need to play them exactly when they do on the

CD.

Remember, the 1st string is tuned down from E to D, as shown below

on the first fill.

I don't think Fills C and D are perfect, but I think A and B are correct.

Correction are always welcome. Enjoy this fine song.

Fill A Fill B

d--------------- ---------------

B--------------- ---------------

G-----------0--- ---------------

D-0-3-2--------- -0-3\2---------

A--------3------ -------3\2-----

E--------------- ------------3--

Fill C Fill D

--3-----3------- -3-----3---3-3--

--3-1-0-3-1-3-0- -3-1-0-3-1-3-3--

----0-0---0-3-0- ---0-0---0------

---------------- ----------------

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Well I think that there's a problem here

G Fill B

her voice just don't sound right

but I left myself on her answering machine

G Fill A

said "I'm back in town tonight."

I feel I've stepped out of the wilderness

C Fill D

all squint-eyed and confused

but even babies raised by wolves

G Fill B

they know exactly when they've been used

See when it starts to fall apart,

G Fill A

it really falls apart

like boots or hearts, oh when they start

G Fill A

they really fall apart

Fingers and toes, fingers and toes,

G Fill C

forty things we share

forty-one if you include,

the fact that we don't care

now you've blocked off most of main street

C Fill D

for your faith parade

everyone in town now, they probably all agree

I'm lying in the bed I made

Now you won't even let me talk to you

we got some air to clear

we'd probably only agree on one thing anyway

G Fill C

that's what the hell is happening here?

fingers and toes, fingers and toes

C Fill D

forty things we share

forty-one if you include

the fact that we don't care

Chords used:

G - 32003x

C - x35553

D - x57775

If anyone can figure out the electric parts or the solo, that'd be

cool!

Duncan

sports2@genie.com