The Tragically Hip - 38 years old

^AmTwelve men b^Am6roke loose in '^C73 ^{C/B G Am}From Mill h^Am6aven maximum se^Ccuri^C/Bty ^{G Am}Twelve pictu^Am6res lined up ac^Cross the front ^C/Bpage ^{G Am}Seems the Mounties had a s^Am6ummertime ^Cwar to ^C/Bwage ^{G Am}The chief t^Am6old the people they had n^Cothing to ^C/Bfear ^{G Am}The last thing they'd w^Am6anna do is h^Cang around ^C/Bhere ^{G Am}They mostly ^Am6came from towns with l^Cong French n^C/Bames ^{G Am}But one of the d^Am6ozen was a ^Chometown s^C/Bhame ^G

^CSame pattern ^G/Bon the table, same cl^Amock on the wall ^CBeen one ^G/Bseat empty 18 ye^Amars in all ^CFreezing s^G/Blow time a^Amway from the world ^CHe’s 3^D8 years old,^Am never kissed a girl C D Am C D Am (Am Am6 C C/B G)X2 He’s 38 years old, never kissed a girl

^AmWe were sittin' at the t^Am6able, heard the t^Celephone ^C/Bring ^{G Am}Father said he'd ^Am6tell me if he s^Caw anyt^C/Bhing ^{G Am}Heard the tap on the w^Am6indow in the m^Ciddle of the n^C/Bight ^{G Am}Held back the c^Am6urtains for my o^Clder brother ^C/BMike ^G

^AmSee my sister got raped, so a ^Dman got killed ^CLittle boy went to prison, man's b^Duried on the hill ^AmFolks went back to normal when they cl^Dosed the case ^CThey still stare at their shoes when they ^Dpass our place

^AmMy mother c^Am6ried the horror has f^Cinally c^C/Beased ^{G Am}He whispered ^Am6yeah, for the time b^Ceing, at l^C/Beast ^{G Am}And over his s^Am6houlder, on the s^Cquad car m^C/Begaphone ^{G Am}Said let's go ^Am6Michael, son, we're t^Cakin' you ^C/Bhome ^G

^CSame pattern ^G/Bon the table, same c^Amlock on the wall ^CBeen one ^G/Bseat empty 18 ye^Amars in all ^CFreezing s^G/Blow time a^Amway from the world ^CHe’s 3^D8 years old,^Am never kissed a girl ^CHe’s 3^D8 years old,^Am never kissed a girl ^CHe’s 3^D8 years old,^Am never kissed a gi^Drl ^Am