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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