40 Grand In The Hole Chords

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40 Grand In The Hole by Mike Doughty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E/D, G, A#7/13, A, E and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1 

D        E/D    G 
40 grand in the hole 

A#7/13     A                 G     D 
scraping my dreams out of the sugar bowl 

D       E         G 
my love for you's corrupt 

A#7/13        A              G       D 
write down the words and then I snort them up 

G                    D 
when will I love someone? 

A                    A#7/13 
When will someone be mine? 

G               D 
40 grand in the hole 
           
          C              G               D 
I'm gonna open it up and let my yearning shine 


verse 2 

D     E/D         G 
Hours that I have slept 

A#7/13       A           G  D 
Slumping down down like a narcolept 

D        E       G 
Surrendering to joy 

A#7/13     A       G        D 
Standing in line at Teriyaki Boy 

G                    D 
when will I love someone? 

A                    A#7/13 
When will someone be mine? 

G               D 
40 grand in the hole 
           
          C              G               D 
I'm gonna open it up and let my yearning shine 

verse 3 

D           E/D      G  
When will I hear the click? 

A#7/13     A               G       D 
When will I know that it is time to split? 

D           E      G 
What is the use of it? 

A#7/13    A                G        D 
What is my life without the heart at risk? 


G                    D 
when will I love someone? 

A                    A#7/13 
When will someone be mine? 

G               D 
40 grand in the hole 
           
          C              G               D 
I'm gonna open it up and let my yearning shine 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

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