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                             HOLES - Passenger
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OFF THE NEW ALBUM!!! (due out at the end of the year)
Capo 9
e|--Em7-3---D/F#-3---G3---C0---D2---Em0---Am0---|
B|---3----3---3---1---3---0---1---|
G|---0----2---0---0---2---0---2---|
D|---2----0---0---2---0---2---2---|
A|---2----0---2---3---x---2---0---|
E|---0----2---3---0---x---0---0---|
[Intro]
    Em7    D/F#    Gx4
[Verse]
Em7I know a D/F#man with Gnothing in his hands,
Em7Nothing but a D/F#rolling Gstone
Em7He told me D/F#'bout when his Ghouse burnt down,
Em7He lost everyD/F#thing he ownGed
Em7He lay aD/F#sleep for Gsix whole weeks,
Em7They were gonna ask his D/F#mother to Gchoose
Em7When he woke up with notD/F#hing he said GI'll tell something
Em7When you've got nothing, you've got D/F#nothing to Glose
[Chorus]
Now I've got a Chole in my pocket,
A Ghole in my shirt,
A Dwhole lot of trouble, he Emsaid
But now the Cmoney is gone, well Glife carries on
And I Dmiss it like a hole in the Emhead
[Instrumental]
    Em7    D/F#     Gx4
[Verse]
Em7I know a D/F#woman with Gkids around her ankles
And a Em7baby D/F#on her Glap
She said Em7one day her D/F#husband Gwent to get a paper
And the Em7motherf**ker D/F#never came Gback
Em7Mortgage to D/F#pay and Gfour kids to raise,
But kEm7eeping D/F#wolf from the Gdoor
She said the Em7wolf's just a D/F#puppy and the doGor's double locked
So wEm7hy you gotta D/F#worry me Gfor
[Chorus]
Now he left a Chole in my heart
A Ghole in a promise
A Dhole on the side of my Embed
But nCow that he's gone well lGife carries on
And I Dmiss him like a hole in the Emhead
Well Csometimes you can't Gchange and you can't Dchoose
And Csometimes it seems you Ggain less than you Dlose
Now we've got Amholes in our Chearts
Yeah we've got Gholes in our Dlives
Well we've got Amholes we got Choles but we carry Gon
x 2
Say we've got Amholes in our Chearts
Yeah we've got Gholes in our Dlives
Well we've got Amholes we got Choles but we carry Gon
x 6

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The story behind the song

"Holes" is a song from Passenger's album All the Little Lights. Passenger, also known as Michael David Rosenberg, is an English indie folk singer-songwriter and musician known for his prolific output. This particular track, with music and lyrics by Rosenberg himself, showcases the introspective and emotionally resonant style that defines his solo work. It invites a thoughtful and perhaps melancholic approach to playing.

AI-written from these sources:Holes (Passenger song) — Wikipedia ↗Passenger (singer) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Holes

by Passenger

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 9 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

D/F#

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HOLES - Passenger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

OFF THE NEW ALBUM!!! (due out at the end of the year)

Capo 9

Em7 D/F# G C D Em Am

e|---3----3---3---0---2---0---0---|

B|---3----3---3---1---3---0---1---|

G|---0----2---0---0---2---0---2---|

D|---2----0---0---2---0---2---2---|

A|---2----0---2---3---x---2---0---|

E|---0----2---3---0---x---0---0---|

[Intro]

Em7 D/F# G

[Verse]

Em7 D/F# G

I know a man with nothing in his hands,

Em7 D/F# G

Nothing but a rolling stone

Em7 D/F# G

He told me 'bout when his house burnt down,

Em7 D/F# G

He lost everything he owned

Em7 D/F# G

He lay asleep for six whole weeks,

Em7 D/F# G

They were gonna ask his mother to choose

Em7 D/F# G

When he woke up with nothing he said I'll tell something

Em7 D/F# G

When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose

[Chorus]

Now I've got a hole in my pocket,

A hole in my shirt,

D Em

A whole lot of trouble, he said

C G

But now the money is gone, well life carries on

D Em

And I miss it like a hole in the head

[Instrumental]

Em7 D/F# G

[Verse]

Em7 D/F# G

I know a woman with kids around her ankles

Em7 D/F# G

And a baby on her lap

Em7 D/F# G

She said one day her husband went to get a paper

Em7 D/F# G

And the motherf**ker never came back

Em7 D/F# G

Mortgage to pay and four kids to raise,

Em7 D/F# G

But keeping wolf from the door

Em7 D/F# G

She said the wolf's just a puppy and the door's double locked

Em7 D/F# G

So why you gotta worry me for

[Chorus]

Now he left a hole in my heart

A hole in a promise

D Em

A hole on the side of my bed

C G

But now that he's gone well life carries on

D Em

And I miss him like a hole in the head

C G D

Well sometimes you can't change and you can't choose

C G D

And sometimes it seems you gain less than you lose

Am C

Now we've got holes in our hearts

G D

Yeah we've got holes in our lives

Am C G

Well we've got holes we got holes but we carry on

x 2

Am C

Say we've got holes in our hearts

G D

Yeah we've got holes in our lives

Am C G

Well we've got holes we got holes but we carry on

x 6

About Holes Chords by Passenger

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