As Makeshift As We Are
Tragically Hip
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D A G You do the combat mathD A G I'm the war artistD A G You can't take your shots backA I have to watch them missD A G The basketball rimD A G Shook like a tambourineD A G Not an unlikely eventA In a game that means nothingA In a game that means nothing [Chorus 1]G A Makeshift we areBm Lead never leaves your system no matter who you areG A Makeshift we areD A G As makeshift as we are [Interlude]D A G [Verse 2]D A G You're a complex duneContinues after the adD A G I'm a cloud of octopus inkD A G You're an elusive tuneA I'm more ice sculpture than I thinkD A G You're the neutral tribeD A G And I got the wrong opennessD A Here's where I slowly close myG eyesA And say, "I'm too drunk for this"A Yeah, I'm too drunk for this [Chorus 2]G A Makeshift we areBm "Weaklings Make Trouble" you played on your guitarG A Makeshift we areBm As makeshift as we are [Bridge]F#m Em Bm A We are, we are, we are [Verse 3]D A G The loneliest buoysD A G On dolphin propertyD A G You're as quiet as a fishA I only sing for the whole seaD A G From memory metal tension springsD A G We were gunsmoke and the truthD A Let's shake some snow off ofG these shoulders Let's shake some snow off of theA roofA Let's shake some snow off of the roof [Chorus 3]G A Makeshift we areBm Occurring to each other under the setups of the starsG A Makeshift we areBm We imagined us here and here we areG A Makeshift we areBm Through half-squinted eyes, becoming a mirageG A Makeshift we areG A G A D We are, we are