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Three Pistols 
Written and Performed by The Tragically Hip 
From=20the album Road Apples 1991 

Tabbed by John Siambani jsiamban@novell.business.uwo.ca   or 
siambani@julian.uwo.ca 

Drop low E-string to a D 

Chords:  B x244xx   D xx023x  A x0222x  Weird A x0210x  (Hit the chords=20 
like power chords.  This ain't a ballad) 

Notes:  This is a simple song after you figure out that Weird A (it's a=20 
suspended deal but I haven't looked it up.)   The song pretty well runs=20 
on the B-D-A-Asus? set for the majority of the song.  I believe each=20 
line uses all four verse chords. 

Chorus:  This is hazy part.  It's hard to make out the changes but the=20 
chords are G-D-A or some variation thereof.   Your mission my fellow Hip=20 
fans is to figure out the timing. (Actually you will have to do that for=20 
the whole song I am just supplying the chords, but listening to the song=20 
will be more than sufficient.) 

One of the best parts is the heavy power chording late in the song. =20 
This is accomplished by de-tuning your bottom E-string down to a D.  =20 
This facilitates in the power chording. 

I have "attempted" to tab out this section without timing.  A listen=20 
will reveal all. The "xxxx" mean you palm mute/bang the strings without=20 
making a note/scrape those strings.)   Play this part really loud and=20 
angrily.  :) 

Riff (late in the song and finishes it) 
A [10-8-10---xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-8-2-0-2-] 
D [10-8-10---xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-8-2-0-2-]  (Dropped D) 

Enjoy, and as always...comments and corrections welcome=20 
at  jsiamban@novell.business.uwo.ca 

I know a fair number of other Hip songs...so hopefully soon! 

john siambani 

p.s.  I am absolutely dying for any tragically hip bootlegs...please!  I=20 
KNOW they are out there... 

B5   D5      A5           Funny A  (x0210x) 
Tom Thompson came paddling past 
I'm pretty sure it was him 
And he spoke so softly in accordance 
With the growing of the dim=D4 
Cause I think I'm ready 
I've been shaking all night long 
But my hands are steady." 

G                         D           Dsus4  D  Dsus    G 
Three pistols came and three people went, on their way 
G                D         A 
Three pistols strong and three people spent 

Well he found his little lonely love 
His bride of the northern woods 
But, she took me to the Opera House 
Like she said she would 
Then she sighed and she fell from the balcony 
Shakespeare bent to touch 
She never had any time for me=20 
Cause I didn't protest enough 

Three pistols came and three people went, on their way 
Two pistols strong and three people spent 

Little girls come on remembrance day 
Placing flowers on his grave 
She waits in the shadows 'til after dark 
To sweep them all away 

I say, bring on the brand new renaissance 
Cause I think I'm ready 
I've been shaking all night long 
But my hands are steady 

Three pistols came and three people went, on their way 
Three pistols strong and three people spent 
Three pistols came and three people went on their way 
One pistols strong and three people spent