Hole in the River
N. Finn & E. Rayner -- As Performed by Crowded House • Key:
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Hole in the River
N. Finn & E. Rayner -- As Performed by Crowded House
define am/g: base-fret 1 frets 3 0 2 2 1 0
define am/f#: base-fret 1 frets 2 0 2 2 1 0
#
#NOTES:
#
#-- For the intro, if you sit on an Em chord on the 7th fret (X79987),
#you can find your way around the main melody line of the keyboard that
#Eddie Rayner is playing. (The guitar part at that point is just doing
#that damped string/percussive thing, so when playing it alone on an
#acoustic, it helps to play around on the Em.)
#
#-- The psychedelic instrumental break is composed entirely on C#m (a
#last-minute idea from Nick Seymour that saved this song from being
#scrapped.) All the fun stuff is going on in the keyboards, while the
#guitar just sits on that one chord. I would suggest creating a guitar
#solo for this section (which is what Neil does when it's performed
#live).
There's a hole in the
C
river w
D
here my auntie
A
lies
Em
From the land of the
C
living
D
to the air and
A
sky
Em
Left her car by the
C
river
D
left her shoes be
A
side
Em
Through the thorns and the
C
bushes
D
I hope she
Am
was ...
Am/G
Dreaming of
Am/F#
glory
B
Miles a
Am
bove the
Am/G
mountains and
Am/F#
plains
B
Free at
Am
last
Am/G
Am/F#
We were touched by a
C
cold wind,
D
my father and
A
I
Em
The sound of desperate
C
breathing
D
her fear inside us
A
all
Em
She was coming to see
C
him but
D
something changed her
A
mind
Em
Drove her down to the
C
river
D
There is no
Am
return
Guitar Solo: E:--------------|------------|--------------|---------||
G:--------------|------------|--------------|---------||
B:--------------|------------|------------8-|---------||
D:4--7--9-9--7--|-4--7--9----|-4--7--9-9----|-4--7--9-|| Am Am/G Am/F#
A:--------------|---------7--|--------------|---------||
B
(instrumental)
Am
Am/G
Am/F#
There's a hole in the
C
river
D
where a memory
A
lies
Em
From the land of the
C
living
D
to the air and
A
sky
Em
She was coming to see
C
him
But
D
something changed her
A
mind
Em
Drove her down to the
C
river
D
There is no
Am
return
#
#(Transcription by Marck Bailey)
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