Hole In Me
E-B, B-A, E

verse 1:
E               A    B  E         A   B
When you were a candle, I was the flame.
A              E       B     A
Flickering and fading, always
E                  A     B           E
with the breath of every breeze that came.

| E . . . | A . B-E . | E . . . | E-B . B-A . |

E                     A    B  E                   A     B
And when the wind had passed, I used to burn more brightly.
A            E           B   A
But long ago expired the fuel
   E               A       B       E
to feed the fading flicker back to light

verse 2:
You used to be a river and I was your bed.
You washed me clean and set me free,
I wandered ever where your current led.
But now I am a canyon, as wide as I am deep.
You washed away the passion
with the love you tried to take for yours to keep.

| E . . . | A . B-E . | E . . . | A . B-E . |

bridge 1:
  A                              E              C#min  B  G#min
I feel that I am empty, spent of love I used to be.
  A                              E                C#min  B  G#min
And love I had a'plenty, no, but ne'er enough for thee.
    A              E     B    A   E              A         B       E
I'm salvaging this shell so I can find a love to fill this hole in me.

verse 3:
You sit out by the ocean, admiring a shell;
an ear to hear your dreams of love
and secrets that you're brave enought to tell.
And turning your ear to it, the words begin to flow,
telling you a tale of love
and secrets, that it's proud enough to know.

bridge 2:
A                                           E                   C#min  B  G#min
But the candle can't burn brighter than the spark that gives it flame.
        A                           E            C#min  B  G#min
And the canyon only speaks a fading echo of your name.
    A                                E              A
The ear that hears is no more than a cold and empty shell....
    A                     E    B     A      E                A       B        E
...and a voice it lost so long ago breathes one last word of love to wish you well....
    A                     E    B     A      E                A       B        E
...and a voice it lost so long ago breathes one last word of love to wish you well....

E                A       B        E
one last word of love to wish you well....

© John McGaraghan