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Beginner πΆ
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
F Am Dm Am
F Am F C
πΈ Verse 1:
F Am
I got a hand
F
So I got a fist
E
So I got a plan
F
It's the best that I can do
C
Now we'll say, "It's in God's hands"
Am E F
But God doesn't always have the best goddamn plans, does he?
πΈ Verse 2:
F Am
I ain't quite the beauty
F E
Who pulls out two guns and shoots at the pretty, pretty view
F C Am E
I gotta keep thinking things, hunters and kings to block out the view
πΈ Verse 3:
F
I gotta get a new bell to ring
Am
A new song to sing
F
A steady hand to wring
E
A readiness of things
F C
A new plan to bring to the people
Am E
People I can trick them into thinking anything
πΈ Bridge:
F Am F E
Oh-ho, and rust, it's just right in the light, it's gold, it's golden
F C
Oh-ho, I got water and holes in my hands
Am E
I'm a digger of holes in the land, of holes
F Am
And you know it's the easiest way
F E
And you know it's the easiest way
F C
And you know it's the easiest way
Am E
And you know it's the easiest way, hey
C
So I go
πΈ Interlude:
C Am Dm F x2
πΈ Chorus:
C Am Dm F
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
C Am Dm F
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
C Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
Dm F
I got water and I got holes, oh
C Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
Dm F
The sons and daughters of hungry ghosts, oh
C Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
Dm F
I got water and I got holes, oh
C Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
Dm F
The sons and daughters of hungry ghosts, oh
C Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
Dm F
I got water and I got holes, oh
C Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
Dm E
The sons and daughters of hungry ghosts, oh
πΈ Verse 3:
F Am
I got a hand
F
So I got a fist
E
So I got a plan
F
It's the best I can do
C
Now we'll say, "It's in God's hands"
Am E F
But God doesn't always have the best goddamn plans, does he?
Veres 4:
F Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
F E
I can't believe in the guns, I can't believe in the view
F C
I sing, sing, sing. (La-la-la, la-la-la)
Am E F
I can't believe in those hunters and kings and you sing
πΈ Verse 5:
F Am
(La-la-la, la-la-la)
F
I got a new plan to bring
E
I got a new song to sing, it goes
F C
La-la-la, la-la-la
Am
I got a new plan to bring
E
And you know
πΈ Bridge:
F Am
And you know it's the easiest way (la-la, la-la-la)
F E
And you know it's the easiest way (la-la, la-la-la)
F C
And you know it's the easiest way (la-la, la-la-la)
Am E
And you know it's the easiest way (la-la, la-la-la)
C
So I go
πΈ Outro:
C Am Dm F x2
C
Song History
Published: May 3, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025