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Hole In The River

Darden Smith

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: G 
[Intro]
E|--------3-------3--------------------------3-| ---3----------3-------(3)--|
B|---0----------------------0h1---0h1p0------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0-------------------------| ----0----------0--------|
D|-----0-------0----0-------0h2---0h2p0----0-----0---0------0----0---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------3----------------------------3-----3----------3---------------|

E|--------3-------3--------------------------3-| ---3-----------------------|
B|---0----------------------0h1---0h1p0------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0-------------------------| ----0-------------------|
D|-----0-------0----0-------0h2---0h2p0----0-----0---0---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------3----------------------------3-----3----------3---------------|
                                                                There's a
[Verse 1]
E|----------3--------3----------------------3-----3----------3-------------|
B|--0------------------------1------3--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------------0---0-----0---------|
D|-------0--------0---0------------------0----0------0---------0-----------|
A|---------------------------0------2--------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------------------3----3-----------3-----------------|
      House on fire across town to night 

E|--------------3-----------3---------------------3----3-----------------------|
B|--0--------------------------------1-----3------------------0----1----3---1--|
G|-------------------------------0--------------------------0---0----0---------|
D|---------0------------0-----0------------------0----0---0------0----0--------|
A|-----------------------------------0-----2-----------------------0----2---3--|
E|--3-----------------3------------------------3----3---------3----------------|
      Neighborhood is glowing in the beautiful light

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-(1)--------1------------------3--------3---0-------------0---------------1-------1--------------|
G|------0-------0----0--------2--------2-------------0----------0------0--------0----------0---0---|
D|--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------2----------------2---------2--------------2-----|
A|-(3)----------------------------------------2----------------------------3-------------0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Somebody's life just went up in flames, Cups and the saucers and the picture frames

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
B|--1-----------1--------1-------------1------------1----1/3------3--------------|
G|----------0----------0-------------0-----------0------------0------0---0-------|
D|-----2-------------0------------2-----------2-----------------4------4---------|
A|--3--------------2---------0---------------------------3/5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
     Embers turn to ashes to mud in tomorrow's rain
[Verse 2]
E|----------3----------3--------------------------3-----3----------3-------------|
B|--0------------------------------1------3--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------0-------------------------------0---0-----0---------|
D|-------0----------0----0---------------------0----0---0-----------0------------|
A|---------------------------------0------2--------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------------------------3----3----------3------------------|
   I heard the sirens calling like a pack of hounds

E|----------------3-------3-------------------3----3-----------------------|
B|----0----------------------------1---3------------------0----1----3---1--|
G|-----------------------------0------------------------0---0----0---------|
D|-----------0--------0-----0----------------0----0---0------0----0--------|
A|---------------------------------0---2-----------------------0----2---3--|
E|----3-------------3----------------------3----3---------3----------------|
  And I crawled up on the roof to look around

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-(1)--------1------------------3--------3---0-------------0---------------1-------1--------------|
G|------0-------0----0--------2--------2-------------0----------0------0--------0----------0---0---|
D|--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------2----------------2---------2--------------2-----|
A|-(3)----------------------------------------2----------------------------3-------------0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The flames were closer than I thought...       Somebody I know just as      likely as not

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
B|--1-----------1--------1-------------1------------1----1/3------3--------------|
G|----------0----------0-------------0-----------0------------0------0---0-------|
D|-----2-------------0------------2-----------2-----------------4------4---------|
A|--3--------------2---------0---------------------------3/5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
And embers turn to ashes      right before your very nose 

[Chorus]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3\1--1--------1--------------3-----3-----------0------0-----------------------|
G|-------------0---0-----0----2-----2---2-------0------0----------0--------------|
D|----------2---------2-----0-----0-----------0------0----------2---2---2--------|
A|-5\3--3-----------------------------------------------------2-------2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-------2--------0--------------------|
     There's a hole in the river I'll jump throooooooooough

E|------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
B|----1---------1---------------1-------1----------3------3------------|
G|----2---2----------2---2--------0---------0---------0-------0---0----|
D|----2------2---------2-------------2------------------4-------4------|
A|----0------------0------------3----------3-------5--------5----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Any hole in the river        to make it back to you

[Verse 3]
E|----------3--------3-------------------------3-----3----------3-------------|
B|--0---------------------------1------3--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0------------------------------0---0-----0---------|
D|-------0--------0-----0-------------------0----0---0-----------0------------|
A|------------------------------0------2--------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------------3----3----------3------------------|
 Well now a careless flame and a faulty wire

E|----------------3-------3-------------------3----3-----------------------|
B|----0----------------------------1---3------------------0----1----3---1--|
G|-----------------------------0------------------------0---0----0---------|
D|-----------0--------0-----0----------------0----0---0------0----0--------|
A|---------------------------------0---2-----------------------0----2---3--|
E|----3-------------3----------------------3----3---------3----------------|
    It's been the cause of many a house on fire

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-(1)--------1------------------3--------3---0-------------0---------------1-------1--------------|
G|------0-------0----0--------2--------2-------------0----------0------0--------0----------0---0---|
D|--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------2----------------2---------2--------------2-----|
A|-(3)----------------------------------------2----------------------------3-------------0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Starts out slow and it spreads all around, floors give way and the walls come down

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
B|--1-----------1--------1-------------1------------1----1/3------3--------------|
G|----------0----------0-------------0-----------0------------0------0---0-------|
D|-----2-------------0------------2-----------2-----------------4------4---------|
A|--3--------------2---------0---------------------------3/5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
     Embers turn to ashes, scatter on tomorrow's wind

[Chorus]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-0------------1-------3-----3-------------------0---------0------------------|
G|---------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------------0--------0-----------0--------|
D|-0h2-0-------0---------0-----0----------0---------0--------0----------2---2---2--|
A|------------0-------------------------------------------------------2-------2----|
E|------------------------------------------------3--------2--------0--------------|
            There's a hole in the river I'll jump throooooooooough   

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------5-----|
B|----1---------1---------------1-------1----------1/3------3---------------|
G|----2---2----------2---2--------0---------0----------0---------0--0---0-0-|
D|----2------2---------2-------------2--------------------4--------4--------|
A|----0------------0------------3----------3-------3/5--------5-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Any hole in the river        to make it back to you

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-0------------1-------3-----3-------------------0---------0------------------|
G|---------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------------0--------0-----------0--------|
D|-0h2-0-------0---------0-----0----------0---------0--------0----------2---2---2--|
A|------------0-------------------------------------------------------2-------2----|
E|------------------------------------------------3--------2--------0--------------|
            There's a hole in the river I'll jump throooooooooough   

E|----------------------2------------------------------------------|
B|----1---------1-------3--3------3----------0--------0h1--0h1p0---|
G|----2---2----------2--2----2--------2------------0-------------0-|
D|----2------2----------0----------------0------0-----0h2--0h2p0---|
A|----0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------|
Any hole in the river to make it back to you

[Solo]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0---0---------------------------------------5-|
B|----0-----1----3--1-1----1-1------3------0------0h1p0----0-----0---1--1----------------------3-----3-------|
G|------0----0----------0--0-0-----2--2--2---0---------0---0-0------------0---------------0------0-----0-0---|
D|-------0----0--2-------------2--0-----0------0---------0-2-----------2---------------0h2-2-0-----4----4----|
A|------------------3--------------------------------------2---------3-------2-2-0-2-----------5-------------|
E|----3------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------3-----------------------|

[Bridge]
E|-------------------0----0-------0------0---------------3---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------0h1--0h1p0--|
G|-----------------0----0---0---0------0----0----------0-----------------|
D|-------------------------2---------------2-----------------0h2--0h2p0--|
A|---------------3----3-------3------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------3-------------------|
  The ashes of a lifetime      they scatter on the wind

                                                    (let ring)
E|------------------------------------------------2----------------------------|
B|-0------1--------3----1-----0----1-----0--------3----------------------------|
G|---0------0---------------0--0-0-----0--0-0-----2----------------------------|
D|-----0------0-----------0-----0----0-----0------0----------------------------|
A|--------0--------2----3----------3-------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Land upon the river,                the river where we used to swim

[Verse 4]
E|----2----------------3-----------3----------------------------3-----3---------3-----3------|
B|----3-------0---------------------------------1-----3-----0--------------------------------|
G|----2-----------0------------0-------0----------------------0-----0-----0---0-----------0--|
D|----0------------------------------0----------------------------------0-----------0---0----|
A|----------------------------------------------0-----2--------------------------------------|
E|------------3------------3--------------------------------3-----3---------3-----3----------|
  I'm gonna crawl back on the roof   while I've still got time

E|-------3-------3------------------3-----3-------------------------|
B|--0-------------------1---3--------------------0-----1-----3---1--|
G|------------------0--------------------------0---0-----0----------|
D|----0--------0--0--------------0----0------0-------0-----0--------|
A|----------------------0---2--------------------------0-----2---3--|
E|--3--------3------------------3----3-----------3------------------|
And look out over that horizon line

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-(1)--------1------------------3--------3---0-------------0---------------1-------1-------------------|
G|------0-------0----0--------2--------2-------------0----------0------0--------0----------0---0--------|
D|--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------2----------------2---------2--------------2----------|
A|-(3)----------------------------------------2----------------------------3-------------0--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    See if there's anything fresh and new                    out there for me and you           And I'll 

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----|
B|--1-----------1--------1-------------1------------1----1/3------3---------------|
G|----------0----------0-------------0-----------0------------0------0---0----0-0-|
D|-----2-------------0------------2-----------2-----------------4------4----------|
A|--3--------------2---------0---------------------------3/5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
     try to find the road to get there straight and true

[Chorus]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-0------------1-------3-----3-------------------0---------0------------------|
G|---------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------------0--------0-----------0--------|
D|-0h2-0-------0---------0-----0----------0---------0--------0----------2---2---2--|
A|------------0-------------------------------------------------------2-------2----|
E|------------------------------------------------3--------2--------0--------------|
            There's a hole in the river I'll jump throooooooooough   

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------5-----|
B|----1---------1---------------1-------1----------1/3------3---------------|
G|----2---2----------2---2--------0---------0----------0---------0--0---0-0-|
D|----2------2---------2-------------2--------------------4--------4--------|
A|----0------------0------------3----------3-------3/5--------5-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Any hole in the river to make it back to you

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-0------------1-------3-----3-------------------0---------0------------------|
G|---------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------------0--------0-----------0--------|
D|-0h2-0-------0---------0-----0----------0---------0--------0----------2---2---2--|
A|------------0-------------------------------------------------------2-------2----|
E|------------------------------------------------3--------2--------0--------------|
                         Hole in the river I'll jump throooooooooough   

E|----------------------2------------------------------------------|
B|----1---------1-------3--3------3-----------0-------0h1--0h1p0---|
G|----2---2----------2--2----2--------2------------0-------------0-|
D|----2------2----------0----------------0------0-----0h2--0h2p0---|
A|----0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3--------------------|
Any hole in the river to make it back to you

[Outro]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--|
B|--0------1--3--0-----0h1--0h1p0--0-----1--3--0-----0h1--0h1p0--0------1--3-0-----0h1--0h1p0------0---|
G|----0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------------0-----------0------------------0----|
D|------0------------0-0h2--0h2p0------0-----------0-0h2--0h2p0------0-----------0-0h2--0h2p1----0-----|
A|---------0--2--------------------------0--2---------------------------0--2---------------------------|
E|--3------------3-----------------3-----------3-----------------3-----------3-----------------3-------|
     Make it back to you              make it back to you              back to you



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