Jason Isbell

Down In A Hole Chords

by Jason Isbell
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) ๐ŸŽธ Intro: E7 ๐ŸŽธ Verse 1: E7 Standing in the window with his tongue hanging out E7 like the king of something evil in a year-long drought E7 With a dirty white suit, a big white hat E7 a bullet in his pocket no matter where he's at A7 G7 E7 He's trouble but ain't we all A7 G7 E7 Trouble but ain't we all
๐ŸŽธ Verse 2: E7 His daughter was a looker but five'll get you ten E7 He dressed her like a hooker and she smelled like sin E7 She had a ragtop car, she made good grades E7 She didn't like her daddy 'cuz he wouldn't let her date A7 G7 E7 She was trouble but ain't they all A7 G7 E7 Trouble but ain't they all ๐ŸŽธ Chorus: A7 E7 Don't work for him boy A7 E7 It's like selling your soul A7 E7 Heโ€™ll turn his back and leave you A7 G7 Way down in a hole A7 E7 His daddy wasn't a good man A7 E7 He owned most of the town A7 E7 He bought up all the farmland A7 G7 and tore up all the ground ๐ŸŽธ Instrumental: E7 ๐ŸŽธ Verse 3: E7 He covered up the county in stone and creosote E7 Came to football games in a new fur coat E7 Had a real big wife and a real big grin E7 He gave thanks to Jesus for the shape that he was in A7 G7 E7 He's trouble but ain't we all A7 G7 E7 Trouble but ain't we all ๐ŸŽธ Chorus: A7 E7 Big sign on the roadside A7 E7 telling me how to live A7 E7 A couple things that he done A7 G7 Real hard to forgive A7 E7 So don't work for him, boy A7 E7 It's like selling your soul A7 E7 He'll walk away and heโ€™ll leave you A G7 way down in a hole ๐ŸŽธ Outro: E7

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Published: July 13, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025