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Capo on 2nd fret
[Intro]
D E A A/G#
F#m E D E A
[Verse]
DI sailed my Eboat into Mobile Aharbor
DStopped by the Emarina to have a Abeer
DThere a Etable full of empty AglassesA/G#  
F#mSat a man in a wrinkled Esuit
DAnd a three mile Estare
[Verse]
DHe lit up a Ecigarette and waved me Aover
DAsked me if the Eboat I was sailing was Amine
DSaid that he was Elooking for a AcharterA/G#  
F#mAnd all he needed was a Eminute
DOf my tEime
[Chorus]
Said I wanna take your Dboat as far as it Egoes
Feel Jamaican Asand between my A/G#toes
I wanna F#mride on the Ewind
Just as Dfar as I Ecan
I won't Dbe any trouble at Eall
I can sleep Aanywhere at A/G#all
And I don't F#meat very EmuchD  
For a Ehollow Aman
[Verse]
DSaid he'd ran a Ebusiness in AOklahoma
DCame home to Efind his wife all Apacked
DShe took him for Eeverything, his Acars and his A/G#home
F#mShe even took the Econfidence 
DHe Elacked
[Verse]
DDecided to Ehead to head down to the Aocean
DCause it was Esomething he'd never Aseen
DSomething inside him Ehoped the Asalt air and the A/G#sun
F#mCould wash away a Elife
DThat might Ehave been
[Chorus]
Said I wanna take your Dboat as far as it Egoes
Feel Jamaican Asand between my A/G#toes
I wanna F#mride on the Ewind
Just as Dfar as I Ecan
I won't Dbe any trouble at Eall
I can sleep Aanywhere at A/G#all
And I don't F#meat very EmuchD  
For a Ehollow Aman
[Verse]
DPaid me $30E0 and he sAaid he'd bring the rest
DWhen he met me here on ETuesday at A5
DDon't know what becEame of him Abecause he never sA/G#howed
F#mBut I still can't get his Ewords
DOut of my Emind
[Chorus]
Said I wanna take your Dboat as far as it Egoes
Feel Jamaican Asand between my A/G#toes
I wanna F#mride on the Ewind
Just as Dfar as I Ecan
I won't Dbe any trouble at Eall
I can sleep Aanywhere at A/G#all
And I don't F#meat Every Dmuch
For a Ehollow Aman
He said I don't F#meat very EmuchD  
For a Ehollow Aman
I'm a Ehollow A/G#man

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Hollow Man

by The Boat Drunks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G#

F#m

Capo on 2nd fret

[Intro]

D E A A/G#

F#m E D E A

[Verse]

D E A

I sailed my boat into Mobile harbor

D E A

Stopped by the marina to have a beer

D E A A/G#

There a table full of empty glasses

F#m E

Sat a man in a wrinkled suit

D E

And a three mile stare

[Verse]

D E A

He lit up a cigarette and waved me over

D E A

Asked me if the boat I was sailing was mine

D E A A/G#

Said that he was looking for a charter

F#m E

And all he needed was a minute

D E

Of my time

[Chorus]

D E

Said I wanna take your boat as far as it goes

A A/G#

Feel Jamaican sand between my toes

F#m E

I wanna ride on the wind

D E

Just as far as I can

D E

I won't be any trouble at all

A A/G#

I can sleep anywhere at all

F#m E D

And I don't eat very much

E A

For a hollow man

[Verse]

D E A

Said he'd ran a business in Oklahoma

D E A

Came home to find his wife all packed

D E A A/G#

She took him for everything, his cars and his home

F#m E

She even took the confidence

D E

He lacked

[Verse]

D E A

Decided to head to head down to the ocean

D E A

Cause it was something he'd never seen

D E A A/G#

Something inside him hoped the salt air and the sun

F#m E

Could wash away a life

D E

That might have been

[Chorus]

D E

Said I wanna take your boat as far as it goes

A A/G#

Feel Jamaican sand between my toes

F#m E

I wanna ride on the wind

D E

Just as far as I can

D E

I won't be any trouble at all

A A/G#

I can sleep anywhere at all

F#m E D

And I don't eat very much

E A

For a hollow man

[Verse]

D E A

Paid me $300 and he said he'd bring the rest

D E A

When he met me here on Tuesday at 5

D E A A/G#

Don't know what became of him because he never showed

F#m E

But I still can't get his words

D E

Out of my mind

[Chorus]

D E

Said I wanna take your boat as far as it goes

A A/G#

Feel Jamaican sand between my toes

F#m E

I wanna ride on the wind

D E

Just as far as I can

D E

I won't be any trouble at all

A A/G#

I can sleep anywhere at all

F#m E D

And I don't eat very much

E A

For a hollow man

F#m E D

He said I don't eat very much

E A

For a hollow man

E A/G#

I'm a hollow man

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