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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gord Downie SECRET PATH ALBUM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Pat Malavi Release date: October 18, 2016 -- Track listing – 1. The Stranger 2. Swing Set 3. Seven Matches 4. I Will Not Be Struck 5. Son 6. Secret Path 7. Don't Let This Touch You 8. Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them 9. The Only Place To Be 10. Here, Here and Here ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 1 – The Stranger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning to Open C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YReQQ5_akME Open C tuning Standard tuning --------------- or --------------- G 7-7-11-x-x-x G 32000x D x0222x D xx023x C x0000x C x3201x [Intro] G D C G D C [Chorus 1]
I am the stranGger, Dyou can’t see Cme I am the stranGger, do you Dknow what I Cmean?
[Verse 1]
I navigate the Gmud, I walk Dabove the Cpath Jumping to the Gright, and then I Djump to the Cleft On a secret Gpath, the one that Dnobody Cknows And I’m movingG fast, on the path Dnobody Cknows
[Verse 2]
And what I’m Gfeeling, is Danyone’s Cguess What is in my Ghead, and Dwhat’s in my Cchest I’m not gonna Gstop, I’m just Dcatching my Cbreath They’re not gonna Gstop, please just let Dme catch my Cbreath
[Chorus 2]
I am the stranGger, Dyou can’t see Cme I am the stranGger, do you Dknow what I Cmean?
[Verse 3]
That is not my Gdad, my dad is Dnot a wild Cman Doesn’t even Gdrink, my daddy’s Dnot a wild Cman On a secret Gpath, the one that Dnobody Cknows And I’m movingG fast, on the path Dnobody Cknows
[Outro]
I am the stranGger D C I am the stranGger D C I am the stranGger D C I am the stranGger D C
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 2 – Swing Set ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse Chorus ----------- ----------- E 0221xx F#m 2442xx A x0222x A x0222x Capo 3rd fret [Intro]
EWe were at the swing set E“Now?” I asked, “not yet” you said
[Verse 1]
ETurnin’ round and round in my Aseat EChains chiming over Amy head EWhen the tension is comAplete EAnd there is no way out Aof it
[Chorus 1]
FmNowA, not FmyetA FmNowA, not FmyetA
[Verse 2]
EOver the rise, on the Alawn ESomeone draggin’ Asomeone EA kid lookin’ me in the Aeye ETeacher not lookin’ at Aanyone
[Chorus 2]
FmNowA, now FmyesA FmNowA, now FmyesA
[Interlude] E A Fm [Verse 3]
EI looked behind me only Aonce EDidn’t see nobody chaAsin’ us EJust my swing dancin’ in the Asun EDancin’ wildly where Ait was
[Chorus 3]
FmNowA, now FmyesA FmNowA, now FmyesA Fm A Now FmyesA Fm A Now FmyesA Fm A Now FmyesA Fm A Now FmyesA E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 3 – Seven Matches ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse Chorus --------- --------- D xx023x A x022xx G 3200xx G 3200xx [Intro] D [Verse 1]
She gave me matDches, seven wooden matGches She put them inDto a small, slim glass jar with a screw-top Glid I fingered that Djar, I put it in my pocGket She said, “can’t go Dinto the woods without them”, I smiled at her and Gleft
[Chorus 1]
And I kept them Adry, and as Glong as there were six I’d be Afine, and as Glong as there were five
[Verse 2]
Matches in that Djar, mile after Gmile All the chkk-chkk-Dchkk, chkk sound of the matches, and the memory of her Gsmile
D G D G [Chorus 2]
I kept them Adry, and as Glong as there were five I’d be Afine, and as Glong as there were four
[Verse 3]
Matches in a Djar, with a screw-top Glid I know she did Dnot mean to hurt my feelings, but that’s what she Gdid
[Chorus 3]
I kept them Adry, and as Glong as there were three I’d be Afine, as Glong as there were two Matches in that Djar
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 4 – I Will Not Be Struck ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro + Post-Chorus Verse Chorus ------------------- ---------- ---------- A/C# x422xx Fm x4422x C x3201x Esus4 0222xx D xx023x Em 02200x Fm 2442xx A x02220 D xx023x A x0222x Capo 5th fret [Intro] A/C# Esus4 e|------------------|------------------| B|------------------|------------------| G|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|---------4-2------| x4 A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---4---0-----4--| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0-----0-0--| Fm A Fm A [Verse 1]
FmIn this earth-like Dworld FmIn this earth-like Dworld, before they arrAived D FmUnder this sun-like Dstar FmUnder this sun-like Dstar, they civilAized D
[Chorus 1]
CRun along the riverEm, on a Secret DPath CI will not be Emstruck, I’m not going Dback
[Post-Chorus 1] – repeat Intro riff
A/C# Esus4 I can see father’s A/C#face Esus4Warming his feet by the stA/C#ove We Esus4used to have each othA/C#er Esus4Now we only have ourFmselves A
[Interlude] D G D G A D [Verse 2]
FmThen I put my Dear FmThen I put my Dear, right against the rail A D FmSo what I couldn’t Dhear FmWhat I couldn’t Dhear, I would Afeel D
[Chorus 2]
CRun along the riverEm, on a Secret DPath CI will not be Emstruck, I’m not going Dback
[Post-Chorus 2] – repeat Intro riff
A/C# Esus4I been staring into sA/C#pace Esus4Forever or eA/C#lse Esus4Enter the wilderA/C#ness Esus4And we only have ourFmselves A Fm A Fm A Fm A
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 5 – Son ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open C tuning (tuning to Open-C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YReQQ5_akME) [Verse 1] e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------0------| G|----------------------------------------5-------0------| C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x4 G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------| C|----------------------------------------5--------------| You know that they just can’t re------sist No man could make them feel ner-----vous And they put ze----ro in----to it And their coun--try does--n’t ex------ist [Chorus 1] e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----| C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--| G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| Son, when you dance I’ll be on your e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------| Shoulder, and you’ll feel it e|--------------------------0-------------------| C|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------| G|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------| C|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------| x4 G|----0---------------------0-------------------| C|----0---------------------0------0-----0-0----| e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----| C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--| G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| Son, when you dance I’ll be on your e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------| Shoulder, and you’ll feel it [Post-Chorus 1] e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------0-----| G|-------------------------------------------------0-----| C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------| C|----0------------------0-------------------------------| And when some--thing stirs in your heart e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------0------------------0------------------| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----| C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----| A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------0-----| G|-------------------------------------------------0-----| C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------| C|----0------------------0-------------------------------| When some—thing oc----curs in your heart e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------0------------------0------------------| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----| C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----| And there is----n't a next sen----tence [Chorus 2] e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----| C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--| G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------| e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----| C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--| G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| Son, when you dance I’ll be on your e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------| Shoulder, and you’ll feel it e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------0------| G|----------------------------------------5-------0------| C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x2 G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------| C|----------------------------------------5--------------| [Verse 2] e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------0------| G|----------------------------------------5-------0------| C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x6 G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------| C|----------------------------------------5--------------| E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses Don't stop wish--ing what you wish E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses Don't stop wish--ing the things you wish Don't stop wish--ing what you wish [Post-Chorus 2] e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------0-----| G|-------------------------------------------------0-----| C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------| C|----0------------------0-------------------------------| And when some--thing stirs in your heart e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------0------------------0------------------| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----| C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----| A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------0-----| G|-------------------------------------------------0-----| C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------| C|----0------------------0-------------------------------| When some—thing oc----curs in your heart e|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------0------------------0------------------| G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----| C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----| And there is----n't a next sen----tence ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 6 – Secret Path ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus and Bridge ----------------- F# 244xxx B x244xx E 0221xx Capo 1st fret [Intro] e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| x4 A|-----------------------| E|--0---0---0---0---0-0--| [Verse 1] e|-------4---------------|-------2---------------| B|---2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------| G|-----------------------|-----------3---1-------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| x4 A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---| Freezing rain, and ice pellets Walking home, I’m covered in it Walking home, all along the tracks Secret path, did you say secret pa... [Chorus 1]
F#a--Bth? E BPale Eblue, Bdoesn’t Edo what they SBaid it’d Edo, it’s just a jackBet E It’s a wiBndEbreaker, it’s not a jeBan Ejacket, it’s They call it a BwindEbreaker
[Verse 2] e|-------4---------------|-------2---------------| B|---2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------| G|-----------------------|-----------3---1-------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| x4 A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---| Walking home, all along the tracks Secret path, he said secret path I am soaked, --- to the skin There’s never been, a colder rain that this one [Chorus 2]
F#I’m Bin E BPale Eblue, Bdoesn’t Edo what they SBaid it’d Edo, it’s not my Bjacket E It’s a wiBndEbreaker, it’s not my jeBan Ejacket, it’s Just a BwindEbreaker
[Bridge]
And the F#fuck-off Erocks, aF#long the Etracks F#Secret Epath, there’s no F#secret Epath B
[Verse 3] e|----------4---------------|-------2---------------| B|------2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------| G|--------------------------|-----------3---1-------| D|--------------------------|-----------------------| x2 A|--------------------------|-----------------------| E|------0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---| And the freezing rain, and the ice pellets Coat the rail, so I can’t even tightrope it End with B-chord ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 7 – Don't Let This Touch You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus Verse Bridge ------------- ------------- ------------- A/C# x4222x A x0222x Dsus2 xx023x Dsus2 xx0230 Dsus2 xx023x A x0222x A x02220 F#m 2442xx Bm x2443x Capo 2nd fret [Chorus 1]
A/C#Don't let this Dsus2touch you A ADon't let this Dsus2touch you A/C#
[Verse 1]
AWords are Dsus2birds, Awords are Dsus2snow AWords wDsus2hisper, Awords don't make the Dsus2rain go AWilderDsus2ness, Acan't be Dsus2done AUnfinDsus2ished, Acan't be Dsus2done
[Chorus 2]
A/C#Don't let it Atouch you A/C# A ADon't let this Dsus2touch you A/C#
[Verse 2]
AWords are Dsus2blanks, Awords are Dsus2ghosts AWords are Dsus2god, Awords don't make the Dsus2rain go AI'm conDsus2fused, Aby freeDsus2dom AWhat do Dsus2you do, Awith freeDsus2dom?
[Bridge]
I Dsus2heard them in the dark, Aheard the things they do F#m I heard the heavy whispers, whispeDsus2ring, ‘don't let this touch you' Bm How-how A How-how F#m How-how Dsus2 How-how
[Chorus 3]
A/C#Don't let this Dsus2touch you A ADon't Dsus2 A/C# A/C#Don't let this Dsus2touch you A ADon't Dsus2 A/C#
[Outro]
Dsus2 His Aglowing face, Dsus2----- Aby the Dsus2stove A His orange Dsus2face, -A-- daddy make the rain Dsus2go A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 A
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 8 – Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Em 02200x G 32000x Am x0221x Em/F# 222xxx Capo 4th fret [Intro] Em G Am G [Verse 1]
Em I think I'm in despair, the wind is in the trees Basically, just waiting for something to come along and Geat me Am Is this future's gate, where my dreams retreat And all my memories are just memories of Gmemories?
Em And a-folded in a dream, pitch-black and glowing blue A raven saying, “I know a way that I can Ghelp you” Oh-ohAm, I stared into his eyes, I saw my pale last days Said, “What you can't escape, you gotta emGbrace”
[Chorus 1]
Ah-ohEm, I know a way to get back, this don't have to end G Am A way to get back, and haunt them, haunt them, Ghaunt them
Em G Am G [Verse 2]
Em Then he wished me plain, as he flew away Said I'd see him coming on that pale last Gday Am And he wished me plain, ordinary death Said he'd be back after I escaped Git
[Chorus 2]
Oh,G I've seen how they are, how they'd all sell their souls Em In little Em/F#bits and pieces,Em ‘til they get old They don't make a dent,G in indifference Em We'll Em/F#haunt them, haunt themEm, haunt them
[Musical Interlude] [Chorus 3]
Em But I want to go back, if this is the end G Am I want to go back, not to “haunt them, haunt them, Ghaunt them” Em Not to haunt them, Ghaunt them Am Not to haunt them, Ghaunt, haunt Em GHaunt them, haunt them Am G
Em ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 9 – The Only Place To Be ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse Chorus --------- ------------ D xx023x Bb x1333x A x0222x D xx023x A x0222x A/C# x4222x [Intro]
D Bah-huh-uh, bah-huh-uh A D Bb Ahh-ahh-Dahh Bb Ahh-ahh-Dahh Bb Ahh-ahh-Dahh AAhhA/C#h (here we go)
[Verse 1]
DI'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath This is the Aonly place to Dbe DI've got lots of time, my whole life ahead This is the Aonly place to Dbe
[Chorus 1]
It's anBb, earth-like Dworld Bb It's cold and Dreal Bb With a sun-like Dstar I can AfeeA/C#l
[Verse 2]
DI am for the wolf, pitch-black and yellow eyes This is the Aonly place to Dbe For Dthe raven arriving first to get my eyes This is the Aonly place to Dbe
And DI'm for the poor sun, always against the mindless night This is the Aonly place to Dbe And DI'm for the wind, in the pale blue sky This is the Aonly place to Dbe
[Chorus 2]
On thisBb, earth-like Dworld Bb It's cold and Dreal Bb With a sun-like Dstar You can AfeeA/C#l
[Verse 3]
DI'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath This is the Aonly place to Dbe
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 10 – Here, Here and Here ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E 0221xx F# 2443xx B x244xx Repeat riff at end of each line: e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|----1---1-1---2----| x4 A|----2---2-2---2----| E|-------------------|
I Efeel, F#here, Bhere, Eand here I Ehurt, F#here, Bhere, Eand here I Elive, F#here, Bhere, Eand here I Edied, F#here, Bhere, Eand here You Esign, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
EHere, F#here, Bhere, Eand here EHere, F#here, Bhere, Eand here