Bernard Cribbins - The hole in the ground
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Capo: 2
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)
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||: D/ /_A7aug_/ / / | D/ /_A7aug_/ /_A7aug_/ / :|| (Twice)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
TD6here I A7augwas... a - dD6igging thisA7aug hole,
HoDle in the gF#7round, so Bm7big, and sought of rE7ound it was,
And tA7here wasEm7 I, digA7ging Git dDeep,
It was C#7flat at the bottom, and the sides wF#ere stF#eep!
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When, along.F#m7.. comes.F#m7.. this blE7oke in a bowler,
^ ^ ^
Which he liA7fted, and scratched his head, D woh, A7
^ ^
He loD6oked down the A7aughole, pD6oor demented sB7oul, and he said...
Em7 "Do you mind iA7f I make a sug - gestion'
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B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|---0--------------|
E|--------3--2--0---|
DoDn't dig A7augthere! DDig it else - A7augwhere!
You're dD6igging it A7auground, and it oDught to be sqD7uare,
The shGape of it's wrong, it's F#7much too long,
F7And you cE7an't put a hole where aA7aug hole A7augdon't be - lDong!&qA7auguot;
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I aDsk you! What a lA7augiberty,A7aug eh'
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'Nearly baDshed him right in the bA7augowler! | D/ /_A7aug_/ /_A7aug_/ / |
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Well, thD6ere wasA7aug I... a - sD6tood in my A7aughole,
ShovDelling F#7earth, for Bm7all that I was wE7orth, I was,
And tA7here was Em7him, stA7anding Gup thDere,
So gC#7rand, and official, with his nose F#in the aF#ir!
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So I gave.F#m7.. him..F#m7. a lE7ook, sort of side-ways,
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And I leaA7ned on my shovel, and sighed, D woh, A7
^ ^
D6 A7aug D6 B7 Em7 A7
I lit me a fag, and having took a drag, I replied-------------...
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e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|---0--------------|
E|--------3--2--0---|
"D;I just coulA7augdn't bare...D to dig it elsA7auge - where,
I'm diD6gging it A7auground, 'cause I dDon't want it sD7quare,
And if you disGagree, it doesn't bF#7other me,
F7 ThE7at's the place where the A7aughole's A7auggonna bDe!&qA7auguot; D | /A7aug /__/A7aug /__/ / |
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| D/ /_A7aug_/ / / | D/ /_A7aug_/ /_A7aug_/ / |
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Well, thD6ere we A7augwere, dis - cuD6ssing this A7aughole,
HDole in the gF#7round, so Bm7big, and sought of rE7ound, it was,
It's A7not there now, the grC7ound's all fB7lat,
And be - nEm7eath it is the bloke in the Dm7bowl - A7er hDat,A7aug and G/Bthat's tDhat!
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Fret positions are relative to the capo:
^ = emphasise the beat
D = xx0232 Bm7 = x24232 F7 = 131211 C7 = x32310
A7aug = xx3223 E7 = 020100 F# = 244322 B7 = x21202
D6 = xx0202 A7 = x02020 F#m7 = 242222 G7 = 320001
F#7 = 242322 Em7 = 022030 D7 = xx0212
Em7 = 022030 G = 320033