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Marillion – Drilling Holes
Intro:  Em  
A man came Cto drill holes C#min the afternoon
DAnd by the evening
EbmMost of the afternoon Emhad gone
I seem to have Cslept C#mthrough the morning
DBut in the afternoon
EbmA morning is yet to Emcome
A girl came Cto help out in the kC#mitchen
DAnd by the evening
EbmWe found we were all Emwashed up
We ate on Cthe lawn
With the C#minsects
We burned Dincense
EbmMost of the band turned Emup
It was jBbust one of those dAmays
GmWhen the mind F#mstrays
FOne of those days
BbWhen everyone Amplays
GmOne of those days
F#mWhen everyone Fstays
BbAnd all of the dreaming Gmgoes oEmn
A woman Carrived in a C#mpanic
With a Dpicnic
EbmBetter to give than Emreceive
A man came to Cpick holes in the C#mlogic
DHe wore plastic
EbmAnd shoes you would hardly Embelieve
The evening Carrived
Slightly C#mearly like a Dpygmy
EbmChewing the wrong kind of Emleaves
It was juBbst one of those Amdays
GmWhen the mind F#mstrays
FOne of those days
BbWhen everyone Amplays
GmOne of those days
F#mWhen everyone Fstays
BbAnd all of the Gmdreaming goes Emon
All in Em
We ordered extra tea
Listened to XTC
Under a shady tree
Went back to bed at three
It was cool
As can be
(two sugars for me..)
Ahahahaah-part: follow the same chord progression as in the verses
It was just one of those days part: the same as before, ending on Em
Thanks for looking up this tab. I think it´s pretty solid. If you want to compliment me 
or if you want to give me some advice, please do.
Dennis1988

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Drilling Holes

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C#m

Ebm

F#m

Marillion – Drilling Holes

Intro:

C C#m

A man came to drill holes in the afternoon

And by the evening

Ebm Em

Most of the afternoon had gone

C C#m

I seem to have slept through the morning

But in the afternoon

Ebm Em

A morning is yet to come

C C#m

A girl came to help out in the kitchen

And by the evening

Ebm Em

We found we were all washed up

We ate on the lawn

C#m

With the insects

We burned incense

Ebm Em

Most of the band turned up

Bb Am

It was just one of those days

Gm F#m

When the mind strays

One of those days

Bb Am

When everyone plays

One of those days

F#m F

When everyone stays

Bb Gm Em

And all of the dreaming goes on

C C#m

A woman arrived in a panic

With a picnic

Ebm Em

Better to give than receive

C C#m

A man came to pick holes in the logic

He wore plastic

Ebm Em

And shoes you would hardly believe

The evening arrived

C#m D

Slightly early like a pygmy

Ebm Em

Chewing the wrong kind of leaves

Bb Am

It was just one of those days

Gm F#m

When the mind strays

One of those days

Bb Am

When everyone plays

One of those days

F#m F

When everyone stays

Bb Gm Em

And all of the dreaming goes on

All in Em

We ordered extra tea

Listened to XTC

Under a shady tree

Went back to bed at three

It was cool

As can be

(two sugars for me..)

Ahahahaah-part: follow the same chord progression as in the verses

It was just one of those days part: the same as before, ending on Em

Thanks for looking up this tab. I think it´s pretty solid. If you want to compliment me

or if you want to give me some advice, please do.

Dennis1988

About Drilling Holes Chords by Marillion

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What key is "Drilling Holes" in?

The chords for "Drilling Holes" show the original chord names (including Em, C, C#m, A, D, Ebm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.