Strumming pattern: DDU DDU DDUUDU
NOTE: Bm is not the correct chord, I chose it because it sounds close to the
original one and I didn't know what the right one is called. It looks like this:
e|--0
B|--3
G|--2
D|--0
A|--0
E|--2
CAPO 8
Intro
Em Bm G G (x 3)
Em Bm G Em Bm G
I know a man with nothing in his hands, nothing but a rolling stone
Em Bm G Em Bm G
He told me about when his house burnt down, he lost everything he owned
Em Bm G Em Bm
He lay asleep for six whole weeks, they were gonna ask his mother to
G
choose
Em Bm G
When he woke up with nothing he said I'll tell you something
Em Bm G
When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose
C G D
Now I've got a hole in my pocket, a hole in my shirt, a whole lot of
G
trouble, he said
C G D
but now the money is gone, life carries on and I miss it like a hole in the
G
head!
Em Bm G G (x4)
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Em Bm G Em Bm G
I know a woman with kids around her ankles and a baby on her lap
Em Bm G Em
she said one day her husband went to get a paper and the mother fucker
Bm G
never came back
Em Bm G Em Bm G
mortgage to pay and four kids to raise, keeping the wolf from the door
Em Bm G Em
she said the wolf's just a puppy and the door's double locked so why you
Bm G
gotta worry me for
C G D
Now he left a in hole in my heart a hole in a promise a hole on the side of
G
my bed
C G D
oh now that he's gone well life carries and I miss him like a hole in the
G
head
C G D
well sometimes you can't change and you can't choose
C G D
and sometimes it seems you gain less than you lose
Am C G D
Well we've got holes in our hearts, yeah we've got holes in our lives
Am C G
well we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on
Am C G D
say we've got holes in our hearts, yeah we've got holes in our lives
Am C G
well we've got holes, we've got holes, but we carry on
Am C G D
say we've got holes in our hearts, yeah we've got holes in our lives
Am C G
say we've got holes, we've got holes but we carry on
(Repeat a couple times)
I love this song a lot, and enjoy playing it a lot.
I'm pretty sure the chords are correct, but if you find a mistake, feel free to
leave a comment. xx
