The Hole

Em
Behind the house the ground has opened up
                            D               Em
And it’s so deep a hole its bottom can’t be found
             C
It sucks the air inside
    B             Em
And makes quiet sea sounds

Am     G

   Em                  D             Em
We sometimes stand and linger at the edge
                               D            E
We like to dare each other how close we can get
              C
And there’s a pact we’ve made
   B                                 E
If one should fall the other follows in

C     Em       B         Em
Ooooooo        oooooooooo
C           Am
Oooooooo    ooooooooooo

                      D                Em
We started small with trash and rotten food
                                 D               E
And then the neighbors came with cars and davenports, too
         C           B
Then the government, midnight dumps
                  E
Of what, we never knew

C     Em       B
Oooooooooooooooo
C           Am            E
Oooooooo    ooooooooooo


A letter came the other day

From clear around the globe
         Am
It said “We hope that you’re the ones

On the other end of the hole
B
Could you please take a few things back
    C                 F         Em
Our country’s getting full”

     C     Em       B
Oooooooooooooooo
C           Am           E
Oooooooo    ooooooooooo