Townes Van Zandt – The Hole (Guitar)

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The Hole (Acoustic version) Intro - F#m Bm F#m Bm
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Well the old woman finally caught me

Bm
Sneakin' 'round her cave
Her hair looked just like barb wire, boys
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And her smile just like the grave
She asked me could I stay a while
 Bm
I said I'd better go
She slid her arm around my neck
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And sweetly whispered no

F#m
It's cold and dark and lonely here

                       Bm
As soon enough you'll see
I'm oh so glad you stumbled in
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I've been cravin' company
I cannot stay too long you know
                       Bm
I left some friends at home
Don't you fret about your friends
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Down here we're all alone

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Well what about my mother

                                 Bm
I can't just leave her there to mourn?
You don't have to think about her
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Just forget you were ever born
But I'll disappoint my father
             Bm
You know he worked so hard for me
If you have to pay your father back
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Just send him some misery

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I'll miss, I said, a girl I know

                             Bm
I can't just leave there to pine
Oh She's still got plenty of men to go
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I'm sure she'll do just fine
Well what about my little boy?
           Bm
She said, he's just like you
Let a few short years roll by
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He'll end up down here too

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And her pale green eyes began to glow

                            Bm
And she placed her hand on mine
She smiled and said don't worry
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You'll get used to me in time
As her cold tongue flickered toward my throat
                Bm
I spun myself around
I Made a dive for the passageway
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But the walls came tumbling down

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Now her eyes were the only light

         Bm           
My fevered brain could see
But I tore myself away from them
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And fell down to my knees
I've come too far, I can't get back
          Bm
I beseeched all the Gods of men
Fame and fortune just laughed at me
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And it's silence once again

F#m
Then I whispered deep within

 Bm
Embraced the God of Love
I lifted my face and through the tears
                       F#m
I saw light fall from above

F#m
I hurled myself into the wall

               Bm
I ripped and clawed my way
Through the stinkin', clingin' loam
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Back to the light of day
I crawled out into the wind again
          Bm
With the sky upon my face
I heard the earth sigh patiently
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As I slid back into place

F#m
Now I'm back among the ones I love

      Bm
And I'm loved by them in turn
And it's only on the darkest night
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That green eyed memory burns
So walk my friends, in the light of day
Bm
Don't go sneakin' 'round no holes
There might be something down there
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Wants to gobble up your soul