Chords for Diggin' holes
Tempo:
119.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, I ought to be working in a coal mine, neck deep in black lunk soot, swinging a picket
at [C] Mountainside, halfway to China.
[D] I think I would [G]
fit right in where the sun don't shine.
She's better [A] off alone.
[C] Yeah, I ought to be working [G] in a coal mine.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
Well, I ought to be drilling for that black gold, swimming in that Texas tea.
I can make a killing all on my own, selling [C] my misfortune [D] to a family.
[G] Because when I hit rock bottom, the deeper down [Am] I go.
Oh, [C] I ought to be drilling [G] for that black gold.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
[C]
[G] [D]
[G]
Well, I ought to be working for the railroad, sweat pouring off my back, hauling away the heavy [C] load.
It's a far cry from heaven [D] down a coal steel [G] track, and I can't take her with me.
She's better off [Am] without.
Yeah, [C] I ought to be working [G] for the railroad.
Lord [D] knows I'm good at leaving [G]
town.
When it [D] comes to love, I ain't got [C] a clue what this [D] heart of mine is supposed [G] to do.
It tears [D] me up inside, but I can't [C] help it if she don't [D] let go.
[Am]
[C] [G]
[D] [Am]
[C] [G]
Well, I ought to make my living in a graveyard, over my head in dirt.
If I had a shovel, I'd bury this heart six feet down.
[A] And my [G] last words would be, I never meant to hurt you.
I'm better off [Am] with ghosts.
Yeah, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
Oh, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
Lord [D]
knows I'm good at [C] digging holes.
[A] [G]
at [C] Mountainside, halfway to China.
[D] I think I would [G]
fit right in where the sun don't shine.
She's better [A] off alone.
[C] Yeah, I ought to be working [G] in a coal mine.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
Well, I ought to be drilling for that black gold, swimming in that Texas tea.
I can make a killing all on my own, selling [C] my misfortune [D] to a family.
[G] Because when I hit rock bottom, the deeper down [Am] I go.
Oh, [C] I ought to be drilling [G] for that black gold.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
[C]
[G] [D]
[G]
Well, I ought to be working for the railroad, sweat pouring off my back, hauling away the heavy [C] load.
It's a far cry from heaven [D] down a coal steel [G] track, and I can't take her with me.
She's better off [Am] without.
Yeah, [C] I ought to be working [G] for the railroad.
Lord [D] knows I'm good at leaving [G]
town.
When it [D] comes to love, I ain't got [C] a clue what this [D] heart of mine is supposed [G] to do.
It tears [D] me up inside, but I can't [C] help it if she don't [D] let go.
[Am]
[C] [G]
[D] [Am]
[C] [G]
Well, I ought to make my living in a graveyard, over my head in dirt.
If I had a shovel, I'd bury this heart six feet down.
[A] And my [G] last words would be, I never meant to hurt you.
I'm better off [Am] with ghosts.
Yeah, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
Oh, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
Lord [D]
knows I'm good at [C] digging holes.
[A] [G]
Key:
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C
D
Am
A
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D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I ought to be working in a coal mine, neck deep in black lunk soot, _ _ swinging a picket
at _ [C] Mountainside, halfway to China.
[D] I think I would [G]
fit right in where the sun don't shine. _
She's better [A] off alone.
_ [C] Yeah, I ought to be working [G] in a coal mine.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes. _ _ _
_ Well, I ought to be drilling for that black gold, _ swimming in that Texas tea.
_ I can make a killing all on my own, selling [C] my _ misfortune [D] to a family.
[G] Because when I hit rock bottom, _ _ the deeper down [Am] I go.
Oh, [C] I ought to be drilling [G] for that black gold.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I ought to be working for the railroad, _ sweat pouring off my back, _ _ hauling away the heavy [C] load.
It's a far cry from heaven [D] down a coal steel [G] track, and I can't take her with me.
_ _ She's better off [Am] without.
_ Yeah, [C] I ought to be working [G] for the railroad.
Lord [D] knows I'm good at leaving [G]
town.
_ _ _ _ When it [D] comes to love, I ain't got [C] a clue what this [D] heart of mine is supposed [G] to do.
It tears [D] me up inside, but I can't [C] help it if she don't [D] let go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I ought to make my living in a graveyard, _ over my head in dirt.
_ If I had a shovel, I'd bury this heart six feet down.
[A] And my [G] last words would be, I never meant to hurt you. _ _
I'm better off [Am] with ghosts.
Yeah, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
_ [D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
Oh, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
Lord [D]
knows I'm good at [C] digging holes. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I ought to be working in a coal mine, neck deep in black lunk soot, _ _ swinging a picket
at _ [C] Mountainside, halfway to China.
[D] I think I would [G]
fit right in where the sun don't shine. _
She's better [A] off alone.
_ [C] Yeah, I ought to be working [G] in a coal mine.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes. _ _ _
_ Well, I ought to be drilling for that black gold, _ swimming in that Texas tea.
_ I can make a killing all on my own, selling [C] my _ misfortune [D] to a family.
[G] Because when I hit rock bottom, _ _ the deeper down [Am] I go.
Oh, [C] I ought to be drilling [G] for that black gold.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I ought to be working for the railroad, _ sweat pouring off my back, _ _ hauling away the heavy [C] load.
It's a far cry from heaven [D] down a coal steel [G] track, and I can't take her with me.
_ _ She's better off [Am] without.
_ Yeah, [C] I ought to be working [G] for the railroad.
Lord [D] knows I'm good at leaving [G]
town.
_ _ _ _ When it [D] comes to love, I ain't got [C] a clue what this [D] heart of mine is supposed [G] to do.
It tears [D] me up inside, but I can't [C] help it if she don't [D] let go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I ought to make my living in a graveyard, _ over my head in dirt.
_ If I had a shovel, I'd bury this heart six feet down.
[A] And my [G] last words would be, I never meant to hurt you. _ _
I'm better off [Am] with ghosts.
Yeah, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
_ [D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging holes.
Oh, [C] I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
Lord [D]
knows I'm good at [C] digging holes. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _