Ahead By A Century Tragically Hip album: Trouble At The Henhouse ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Matt Benca Email: matt_benca@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard (they play it CGCGCE low to high on the album) Chords used:

e|-^D2---^Cadd9--0-----^C0----^A0----^G/B-3----^G3---| B|-3-----3-----1----2-----0----0---| G|-2-----0-----0----2-----0----0---| D|-0-----2-----2----2-----0----0---| A|-x-----3-----3----0-----2----2---| E|-x-----x-----x----x-----x----3---|

Intro Riff:(taken from other tabs on this site, I slightly modified it) e|-2---0---5-2-----------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1/2-1/2---| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Intro Riff [x4] d duuududud*strum pattern is something like that, the first d is emphasized Verse 1

^DFirst we'd climb a tree ^Dand maybe then we'd talk ^Dor sit silently ^Dand listen to our thoughts ^Cadd9with illusions of someday ^Dcasting a golden light ^Cno dress rehearsal, ^Dthis is our life

Intro Riff [x2] Pre-Chorus

^Dthat's where the hornet stung me ^Cadd9 and I had a feverish drea^Dm with revenge and^Cadd9 doubt tonight, we smoke them ^Dout

Chorus

^AYou are ahead by a century^G/B, you are ahead by a century^A, you are ahead by a century^G/B

Intro Riff [x4] Verse 2

^DStare in the morning shroud ^Dand then the day began ^DI tilted your cloud ^Dyou tilted my hand Cadd9(drums enter same time) rain falls in real time ^Dand rain fell through the night ^Cno dress rehearsal,^D this is our life

Intro Riff [x2] (really hold on the D chord for the length of two intro riffs and have an electric w/distortion strum Dsus2, the Dsus2 Csus2 for the next prechorus) Pre-Chorus

^DThat's when the hornet stung me^Cadd9 and I had a serious ^Ddream with revenge and^Cadd9 doubt tonight, we smoked them ^Dout

Outro

^AYou are ahead by a century,^G you are ahead by a century,^A you are ahead by a century,^G ^A you are ahead by a century,^G A G D D D u you are ahead by a century, you are ahead by a century G Intro Riff [x6] and disappointing you's getting me down end with D strum

Tragically Hip - Ahead by a century