Little Bones Bass Tab

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Little Bones »
Twist My Arm
The Luxury

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song: Little Bones
band: The Tragically Hip
album: Road Apples

This is my first submission, and this song is so easy, I'm surprised that
it's not already posted.


main riff
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"two-fifty for a..."
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"I can cry, beg, and whine..."
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"...baby eat this chicken slow..."
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"nothing's dead down here..."
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I'm not quite sure about that last part, but the rest sounds alright.
You can make variations and have fun with it, because it's a great song!
Long live The Hip! The greatest Canadian rock band!

Tab by Erin MacIntosh
pumpkinhead4ever@yahoo.com 


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Ben Average	#1 by Ben G. at Jan 17, 1970 at 9:22 PM EST
	"Beauty can't save the world. Beauty can't save the world. But a kitty could. a Fuckin cat could save the world" - Gordon Downie Whatever that means.... I couldn't quite figure it out when i heard him say this live right before he started signing this, while baker was playing the opening riff to little bones

No Picture Brian Wanna Be	#2 by Brian Kidwell at Jul 18, 1971 at 7:55 PM EST
	I've got to admit, I have no idea what this song means, but I do remember a couple of things from a radio interview years ago (at least 15). 1. Little Bones was the name of a cat in the book ' The Last of the Craxy People' by a famous Canadian author named Timothy Findlay. 2. His most popular book was titled ' Famous Last Words' (see verse 2,line 3 of the song) Gordon Downie always seems to sprinkle tidbits of Canadiana in his lyrics. Maybe this means something to somebody and could expand upon this for me

No Picture massie Professional Badass	#3 by massie at May 24, 1973 at 6:38 AM EST
	I don't know, but i think this song is about how the world today is always focused on the negative, and people have to watch what they say, or they will end up choking on their words.

No Picture darin Average	#4 by darin ? at Jul 14, 1984 at 7:04 AM EST
	Well I can't remember the source exactly but... I've been told Gordie was sitting in a bar in New Orleans writing down what people were saying around him. Later on he fashioned it into a song. Sounds plausible and reasonable. Whether its true or not I don't rightfully know but I like to believe this.

No Picture Mario Average	#5 by Mario can't fail at Feb 20, 1992 at 6:31 PM EST
	I sort of think it's about worrying about all those things -- famous last words taken all wrong, the loss of the Kennedy's, or getting caught up in the rush of a new year, but then remembering to forget all that, and have a drink, and not forgetting to take care of the here and now, like not choking on chicken bones.