A Hole In The Ground
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Verse
F Dm Am
How am I meant to know
F Dm Am
What to give? And give me back
F Dm Am
How am I meant to give? Give me back and forgive
F Dm Am
Forgive me back
F Dm Am
Give to you, give to me
F Dm Am
Hungry for, hungry for
F Dm Am
How am I meant to know?
F Dm Am
Give to me, give to you back
Pre-Chorus
C Am F
Sky above, sky below
Am C F
Five years more of directional love
F Dm Am
Think of me, is that enough?
F Dm Am
Hungry for, hungry for, hungry for,
F Dm Am
hungry for, hungry for
Chorus
C Dm
Take off all of my clothes and run to your house
F
Where in place of a door is a hole in the ground
Am C
And I fill it with salt, the hard bits of my heart
Am
They fall into the hole and they tear it apart
Instrumental Break
Chorus
C Dm
Wash off the dirt, rinse the sand out my eyes
F
Leave this fog I've been under, a kind of disguise
Am C
The end of the world, not a cloud, not a ghost
Am
Put your head against mine and teach me how it goes
Instrumental Break
C Dm F Fm
Am C F
Am C Am
Outro
F Dm
Winter ends and spring begins
Am C
And I still need everything I needed then
F Dm Am C
The warning slows and starts again
F Dm Am
You turn around and call the end
How to play A Hole In The Ground
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.