The Tragically Hip

At The Hundredth Meridian(Chords)

The Tragically Hip

Key: E

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Intro: E  D  A  E 


Verse 

 E            D 
 Me debunk an american myth? 
    A                   E 
And take my life in my hands? 
 E              D 
Where the great plains begin 
A                 E 
At the hundredth meridian 
E                D 
At the hundredth meridian 
A               E 
Where the great plains begin 

 E              D 
Driving down a corduroy road 
 A              E 
Weeds standing shoulder high 
 E              D 
Ferris wheel is rusting 
 A         E 
Off in the distance 

E D At the hundredth meridian A E At the hundredth meridian E D At the hundredth meridian A E Where the great plains begin
Verse E D Left alone to get gigantic A E Hard, huge and haunted E D A generation so much dumber than it?s parents A E Came crashing through the window E D A raven strains along the line of the road A E carrying muddy old skull E D The wires whistle their approval A E Off down the distance
E D At the hundredth meridian (hundredth meridian) A E At the hundredth meridian (you?re going to miss me) E D At the hundredth meridian (trust me) A E Where the great plains begin (at the hundredth meridian) E D At the hundredth meridian (at the hundredth meridian) A E At the hundredth meridian (you?re going to miss me) E D At the hundredth meridian (trust me) A E Where the great plains begin
Verse E D I remember, I remember Buffalo A E And I remember Hengelo E D It would seem to me A E I remember every single fucking thing I know Hook E D A E If I die of vanity, promise me, promise me E D A E If they bury me some place I don?t want to be E D A E You?ll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniously E D A E Away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees E D A E Whispers of disease and the acts of enormity E D A E And lower me slowly and sadly and properly E D A E Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy Outro E D At the hundredth meridian (hundredth meridian) A E At the hundredth meridian (you?re going to miss me) E D At the hundredth meridian (trust me) A E Where the great plains begin (at the hundredth meridian) E D At the hundredth meridian (at the hundredth meridian) A E At the hundredth meridian (baby, you?re going to miss me) E D At the hundredth meridian (trust me) A E Where the great plains begin E D A E

Written by Gord Downie/The Tragically Hip

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