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Artist: Hank Williams III
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MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT
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MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT
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Recorded by Hank Williams, Sr.
Words and music by Clarence Williams
CAPO: 2nd FRET/KEY: E/PLAY: D
FIRST CHORUS
INTRO: [D] ...[A7] ...[D] ... [D7]
Yea! My Bucket's Got A [G] Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A [D] Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A [A7] Hole In It
I can't buy no [D] beer.
Well I'm standin' on a [G] corner - With a bucket in my [D] hand
I'm waitin' for a [A7] woman - That ain't got no [D] man.
2ND CHORUS
'Cause My Bucket's Got A [G] Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A [D] Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A [A7] Hole In It
I can't buy no [D] beer.
Well, I went upon the [G] mountain - I looked down in the [D] sea
I seen the crabs and the [A7] fishes - Doin' the be-bop-[D] bee.
2ND CHORUS
Well, there ain't no [G] use - of me workin' so [D] hard
When I got a [A7] woman - in the boss man's [D] yard.
2ND CHORUS
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Well, me and my baby - we just bought a Ford
And now we sit together - on the running board.
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