The Tragically Hip - Looking for a place to happen

^EI've got a job, I explore, I follow every little whiff ^GAnd I want my life to smell like this ^ETo find a place, ancient race, ^Dthe kind you'd like to gamble with ^GWhere they'd stamp on burning bags of shi^Et

^CLookin' for a place to happen, makin' stops along the wa^Ey [Verse 2] ^EWayward, away we go, it's a shame to leave this masterpiece ^GWith it's gallery gods and it's garbage-bag trees ^ESo I'll paint a scene from memory, ^Dso I'd know who murdered me ^GIt's a vain pursuit but it helps me sleep^E

^CLookin' for a place to happen, makin' stops along the way^E Lookin' for a place to happen, makin' stops along the way

^FLookin' ^Cfor a place to ^Dhappen, ^Fmakin' ^Cstops along the ^Dway [Verse 3] ^EJacques Cartier, right this way, ^DI'll put your coat up on the bed ^GHey man, you've got a real bum's eye for clothe^Es ^EAnd come on in, sit right down, ^Dno you're not the first to show ^GWe've all been here since, God, ^Ewho knows

^CLookin' for a place to happen, makin' stops along the wa^Ey ^CLookin' for a place to happen, makin' stops along the way^E