Bernard Cribbins – The Hole In The Ground chords
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Artist: Bernard Cribbins Song: The hole in the ground Tabbed by: DJ 22nd April 2013 A novelty UK hit from 1962 for popular comedy actor Bernard Cribbins, and produced by George Martin (The Beatles producer). Cribbins switches between a working class Cockney accent, and a middle-class accent for the gentleman in the bowler hat. Tuning: Standard CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of E) *******************************************************************D A7aug D A7aug A7aug||: / /__/ / / | / /__/ /__/ / :|| (Twice)^ ^ ^ ^ ^D6 A7aug D6 A7augThere I was... a - digging this hole,D F#7 Bm7 E7Hole in the ground, so big, and sought of round it was,A7 Em7 A7 G DAnd there was I, digging it deep,C#7 F# F#It was flat at the bottom, and the sides were steep!^ ^ ^F#m7 F#m7 E7When, along... comes... this bloke in a bowler,^ ^ ^A7 D A7Which he lifted, and scratched his head, woh,^ ^D6 A7aug D6 B7He looked down the hole, poor demented soul, and he said...Em7 A7 "Do you mind if I make a sug - gestion?^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|---0--------------| E|--------3--2--0---|D A7aug D A7augDon't dig there! Dig it else - where!D6 A7aug D D7You're digging it round, and it ought to be square,G F#7The shape of it's wrong, it's much too long,F7 E7 A7aug A7aug D A7augAnd you can't put a hole where a hole don't be - long!"^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ D A7aug A7aug I ask you! What a liberty, eh? ^ ^ ^ D A7aug D A7aug A7aug 'Nearly bashed him right in the bowler! | / /__/ /__/ / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^D6 A7aug D6 A7augWell, there was I... a - stood in my hole,D F#7 Bm7 E7Shovelling earth, for all that I was worth, I was,A7 Em7 A7 G DAnd there was him, standing up there,C#7 F# F#So grand, and official, with his nose in the air!^ ^ ^F#m7 F#m7 E7So I gave... him... a look, sort of side-ways,^ ^ ^A7 D A7And I leaned on my shovel, and sighed, woh,^ ^D6 A7aug D6 B7 Em7 A7I lit me a fag, and having took a drag, I replied-------------...^ ^^ ^^ ^e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|------------------|A|---0--------------|E|--------3--2--0---|D A7aug D A7aug"I just couldn't bare... to dig it else - where,D6 A7aug D D7 I'm digging it round, 'cause I don't want it square,G F#7And if you disagree, it doesn't bother me,F7 E7 A7aug A7aug D A7aug D A7aug A7aug That's the place where the hole's gonna be!" | / /__/ /__/ / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ D A7aug D A7aug A7aug | / /__/ / / | / /__/ /__/ / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^D6 A7aug D6 A7augWell, there we were, dis - cussing this hole,D F#7 Bm7 E7Hole in the ground, so big, and sought of round, it was,A7 C7 B7It's not there now, the ground's all flat,Em7 Dm7 A7 D A7aug G/B DAnd be - neath it is the bloke in the bowl - er hat, and that's that!^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ************************************************************************** Fret positions are relative to the capo: ^ = emphasise the beat D = xx0232 Bm7 = x24232 F7 = 131211 C7 = x32310 A7aug = xx3223 E7 = 020130 F# = 244322 B7 = x21202 D6 = xx0202 A7 = x02020 F#m7 = 242222 G7 = 320001 F#7 = 242322 Em7 = 022030 D7 = xx0212 Em7 = 022030 G = 320033