Key: F
Introduction: F C Bb F
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A friend of mine bought himself a shovel
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Said I?gonna tunnel me a mine
He set out to be a rich man
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Happiness is what he thought he?fine
Got in to deep to see the diamond
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Down to dark to see the gold
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Now he won?let go of the shovel
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And he can?dig out of the hole
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Deeper and deeper he?going down
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Driving his future right into the ground
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He thinks he?closer the further he goes
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But he?still on the bottom
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And he can?dig out of the hole
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I tried to throw the man a life line
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I tried to send him down a rope
I don?think he hears me calling
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But everyday I pray and hope
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Somehow he finally gets the message
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Every spade of dirt he throws
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Only gets him closer to the devil
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And he can?dig out of the hole
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Maybe we could learn a little lesson
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Maybe this? shine a little light
Cause theirs no healthy way to mess with
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The line between wrong and right
Use the one chance you? been given
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Cause once your in the ground and cold
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You see you can?dig out of the hole
It?hell on the bottom