Artist: Randy Travis | Song: The Hole

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Song: The Hole Tab

The Hole
By Randy Travis

Intro:F C Bb F
F
A friend of mine bought himself a shovel
                                          C
Said Iâm gonna tunnel me a mine

He set out to be a rich man
   C7                                             F
Happiness is what he thought heâd fine

Got in to deep to see the diamond
                                     C
Down to dark to see the gold
Bb                                    F
Now he wonât let go of the shovel
              C                                 F
And he canât dig out of the hole

Chorus:
Bb                          F
Deeper and deeper heâs going down
Bb             F              G             C
Driving his future right into the ground
Bb                    F               Bb         F
He thinks heâs closer the further he goes
              Bb            F
But heâs still on the bottom
             C
And he canât 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 donât 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 canât dig out of the hole

repeat chorus:
F
Maybe we could learn a little lesson
                                        C
Maybe thisâll shine a little light

Cause theirs no healthy way to mess with
   C7                                    F
The line between wrong and right

Use the one chance youâve been given
                                                     C
Cause once your in the ground and cold
Bb                          F
Itâs too late to start livinâ
                    C
You see you canât dig out of the hole

Repeat chorus:

Itâs hell on the bottom

And you canât dig out of the hole