Hole In The Bucket

	  		


rd Fret 



Intro: C   

  Am               C          F 
I went down to the city and I found myself a job 
Am              C             F 
Working for the people who do need some helping out 
    Am                C                  F 
But then, in truth, I found there was so little left to give 
    C                                        F 
The government might save their lives, might not help them to live 


 
                C 
Well, there's a hole in the bucket and the people fall out 
        G                                       C 
There's money underground, but you can't get it out 
         F                                        C 
When you stand at the State House, smile, and say, "Please?" 
          
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through 
         G                      C 
And they wind up coming back to you 
       F                                  C 
From a place it seems like they can never leave 
                G                                    Am   C       F   C 
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need 



    Am            C            F 
How do you tell a woman who is 82 years old 
Am             C              F 
Poor and lying in her bed and needing help at home 
     Am               C               F 
That there is no more money, there is nothing you can do 
     C                                   F 
Just hold on for a better year and we'll try to get to you 


 
                C 
Well, there's a hole in the bucket and the people fall out 
        G                                       C 
There's money underground, but you can't get it out 
         F                                        C 
When you stand at the State House, smile, and say, "Please?" 
          
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through 
         G                      C 
And they wind up coming back to you 
       F                                  C 
From a place it seems like they can never leave 
                G                                    Am   C    
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need 



Instrumental: F  Am  C  F  C   F  Am  C  F  C  F  C  F    C 


    Am             C                  F 
Oh, beautiful, for spacious skies and amber waves of grain 
 Am                            C               F 
America, you're beautiful, but you have got to change 
    Am              C                       F 
You think of how to save your skin, but you never mind the bones 
     C                             F 
Have we become a country where the hearts have turned to stones? 


                C 
Well, there's a hole in the bucket and the people fall out 
        G                                       C 
There's money underground, but you can't get it out 
         F                                    C 
When you stand at the Capitol, smile, and say, "Please?" 
          
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through 
         G                      C 
And they wind up coming back to you 
       F                                  C 
From a place it seems like they can never leave 
                G                                    C    
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need 



OUTRO:             F 
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             C 
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