Capo: 2

Artist: Bernard Cribbins Song: The hole in the ground Tabbed by: DJ 22nd April 2013 A 1962 novelty UK hit for popular comedy actor Bernard Cribbins, and produced by George Martin (The Beatles producer). Cribbins switches between a Cockney accent for the road worker, and a middle-class accent for the gentleman in the bowler hat. Tuning: Standard CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of E) Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: D = xx0232 Bm7 = x24232 F7 = 131211 C7 = x32310 A7+ = 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 ^ = emphasise the beat *******************

||: ^D/ /__^A7+/ / / | ^D / /__^A7+/ /__^A7+/ / :|| (Twice) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

T^D6here I w^A7+as... a - di^D6gging this '^A7+ole, 'O^Dle in the g^F#7round, s' ^Bm7big, and sought of r^E7ound it was, And t^A7here was^Em7 I, dig^A7ging ^Git d^Deep, It was f^C#7lat at the bottom, and the sides w^F#ere st^F#eep! ^ ^ ^

When, along.^F#m7.. comes.^F#m7.. this bl^E7oke in a bowler, ^ ^ ^ Which he li^A7fted, and scratched his head, ^D woh, ^A7 ^ ^ He lo^D6oked down the '^A7+ole, p^D6oor demented s^B7oul, and he said...

^Em7 "Do you mind i^A7f I make a sug - gestion? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|---0--------------| E|--------3--2--0---|

Do^Dn't dig t^A7+here! D^Dig it else - w^A7+here! You're d^D6igging it r^A7+ound, and it ou^Dght to be sq^D7uare, The sh^Gape of it's wrong, it's ^F#7much too long, ^F7And you c^E7an't put a hole where a ^A7+hole d^A7+on't be - lo^Dng!&qu^A7+ot; ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

I a^Dsk you! What a lib^A7+erty, ^A7+eh? ^ ^ ^ 'Nearly ba^Dshed him right in the bo^A7+wler! | ^D/ /__^A7+/ /__^A7+/ / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Well, th^D6ere was ^A7+I... a - st^D6ood in m' h^A7+ole, Shov^Delling ^F#7earth, for ^Bm7all that I was w^E7orth, I was, And t^A7here was '^Em7im, sta^A7nding ^Gup th^Dere, So g^C#7rand, and official, with his nose i^F#n the a^F#ir! ^ ^ ^

So I gave.^F#m7.. 'im..^F#m7. a l^E7ook, sort of side-ways, ^ ^ ^ And I lea^A7ned on m' shovel, and sighed, ^D woh, ^A7 ^ ^ D6 A7+ D6 B7 Em7 A7 I lit me a fag, and 'aving took a drag, I replied--------------... ^ ^^ ^^ ^

e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|---0--------------| E|--------3--2--0---|

"^D;I just could^A7+n't bare...^D to dig it els^A7+e - where, I'm di^D6gging it ro^A7+und, 'cause I d^Don't want it s^D7quare, And if you dis^Gagree, it doesn't b^F#7other me, ^F7 Th^E7at's the place where the 'o^A7+le's go^A7+nna b^De!&q^A7+uot; ^D | /^A7+ /__^A7+/ /__/ / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

| ^D/ /__^A7+/ / / | ^D/ /__^A7+/ /__^A7+/ / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Well, th^D6ere we w^A7+ere, dis - cu^D6ssing this '^A7+ole, 'O^Dle in the g^F#7round, s' ^Bm7big, and sought of r^E7ound, it was, It's ^A7not there now, the gr^C7ound's all f^B7lat, And be - n^Em7eath it is the bloke in the ^Dm7bowl - ^A7er h^Dat, ^A7+ and t^G/Bhat's t^Dhat! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Bernard Cribbins - The hole in the ground