#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Hole In My Shoe" (Dave Mason) Intro: sitar arr. for guitar [3/4, w/snare]: v v v v v v v v v -7-----------|-------------|-------------| -------7-----|-9-----------|-7-----------| -------------|-------8-----|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------9-----| -------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------| sitar arr. for guitar [4/4] [4X; band enters 1st time; flute 2nd] B (x2444x@1) v v v v ---------------------------------| ---------10-9*---7-------7-------| -8-9-----------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| * omit 1st time during intro Verse 1: G (320003@1)I looked in the sky where an elephant's eye Am (x02210@1)Was looking at me from abubblegum (x02210@1)tree G (320003@1)And all that I knew was the hole in my shoe Bb (x1333x@1) Eb/BbBb Which was letting in water (letting in water) (letting in water) [repeat 4/4 section of intro] Verse 2: I walked through afield (x02210@1)that just wasn't real With one hundred tin soldiers which stood at my shoulder And all that I knew was the hole in my shoe Which was letting in water (letting in water) (letting in water) Bridge: (mellotron: E/Bb tritone, raised gradually to F#/C over 4 bars) F (133211@1) Eb (x43121@3) C (x32010@1) [2X] / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (Narration: I climbed on the back of agiant (x02210@1)albatross What flew through acrack (x02210@1)in the cloud To aplace (x02210@1)where happiness reigned all year round And music played ever so loudly) (mellotron: F#/C tritone, lowered gradually to E/Bb over 2 bars) Verse 3: I started to fall and suddenly woke And the dew on the grass had soaked through my coat And all that I knew was the hole in my shoe Which was letting in water (letting in water) (letting in water) Coda: instrumental (w/wordless backup vocals) over Bchord; (x2444x@1)fade out and fade back in -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers