The Hole Chords

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The Hole by Randy Travis is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, Bb, C7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			By Randy Travis 
 
Intro:F C Bb F 
F 
A friend of mine bought himself a shovel 
                                          C 
Said I?gonna tunnel me a mine 
 
He set out to be a rich man 
   C7                                             F 
Happiness is what he thought he?fine 
 
Got in to deep to see the diamond 
                                     C 
Down to dark to see the gold 
Bb                                    F 
Now he won?let go of the shovel 
              C                                 F 
And he can?dig out of the hole 
 
Chorus: 
Bb                          F 
Deeper and deeper he?going down 
Bb             F              G             C 
Driving his future right into the ground 
Bb                    F               Bb         F 
He thinks he?closer the further he goes 
              Bb            F 
But he?still on the bottom 
             C 
And he can?dig out of the hole 
F 
I tried to throw the man a life line 
                                        C 
I tried to send him down a rope 
 
I don?think he hears me calling 
   C7                               F 
But everyday I pray and hope 
F 
Somehow he finally gets the message 
                                    C 
Every spade of dirt he throws 
Bb                                      F 
Only gets him closer to the devil 
             C                          F 
And he can?dig out of the hole 
 
repeat chorus: 
F 
Maybe we could learn a little lesson 
                                        C 
Maybe this? shine a little light 
 
Cause theirs no healthy way to mess with 
   C7                                    F 
The line between wrong and right 
 
Use the one chance you? been given 
                                                     C 
Cause once your in the ground and cold 
Bb                          F 
It?too late to start livin?                    C 
You see you can?dig out of the hole 
 
Repeat chorus: 
 
It?hell on the bottom 
 
And you can?dig out of the hole 
    	

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