The Hole (Part 1)

11 weeks ago by @jtsteam

The Hole (Part 1)

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Liner Notes

Let's get cracking with some #nerdfolk on the 8 string baritone #ukulele. There was a conversation a couple of days ago on mastodon about holes in doughnuts (as of course there would be) and so naturally because I was procrastinating I decided to research the history of holes in doughnuts. I learned, for example, that they were probably invented by a Captain Hanson Gregory while working in a ship's kitchen, to help them cook more evenly. I learned so much that I decided it deserved a song, so I made a note of it for later.

Anyway, when it came to actually writing it, it turns out the song's not really about that. More about having success too early in life. How can you top inventing the hole in the doughnut after all?

(I've no idea if the rest of the world knows what polo mints are. All that matters here is that they're the source of what will probably be my most excruciating rhyme all summer. Peaking too early myself, there. But, hey, there's three months to go, so who knows?)

Lyrics

[Em]
[G][B7][Em]

[G]Staring [B7]into [Em]space
[G]Ex[B7]pressionless [Em]face
[Am]He's shot his [Em]bolt
There's [C]nowhere left for him to [D]go

[G]He [B7]had his [Em]fun
But it [G]happened [B7]far too [Em]young
[Am]Enjoyed his [Em]fame
Now [C]who can remember his [D]name?

[C]What could he [D6]even do [Em]next?
A [C]victim of his [D6]own suc[Em]cess
Does [G]anyone [D]have a new [Em]role
For the [C]one who invented the [D]hole...[D7] [D6]
[D*]...in the middle of the [G]doughnut[B7][Em]

[G][B7][Em]

[G]Crying [B7]in his [Em]beer
It's [G]all down[B7]hill from [Em]here
What [Am]stops him feeling [Em]so low
Is the [C]royalties he gets from [D]Polos

[C]What could he [D6]even do [Em]next?
A [C]victim of his [D6]own suc[Em]cess
Does [G]anyone [D]have a new [Em]role
For the [C]one who invented the [D]hole...[D7] [D6]
[D*]...in the middle of the [G]doughnut

When [B7]Neil and Buzz re[Em]turned from the moon
Did [B7]they also think that they'd [C]peaked too [D]soon?

[G][B7][Em]
[G][B7][Em]
[Am][Em]
[C][D]

[C]What could he [D6]even do [Em]next?
A [C]victim of his [D6]own suc[Em]cess
[G]How can he [D]build on your [Em]goals
Will he [G]find him[D]self on the [Em]dole
Does [G]anyone [D]have a new [Em]role
For the [C]one who invented the [D]hole...[D7] [D6]
[D*]...in the middle of the [G]doughnut[B7][Em]

[C][D]
[Em]

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