A Hole in the Bucket chords by
Harry Belafonte And Odetta

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Key: F major•

Intro 1

D

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There's a

Verse 1

D

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hole in the bucket,

D

D

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G

G

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dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

D

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There's a hole in the bucket,

E

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D

D

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D

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dear Liza, a hole.

Verse 2

D

D

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So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

G

G

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D

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So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.

Verse 3

D

D

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G

G

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With what should I fix it,

D

D

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G

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dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

D

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G

G

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With what should I fix it,

D

D

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dear Liza, with what?

Verse 4

G

G

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With straw, dear Henry,

dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

D

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With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

D

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with straw.

Verse 5

D

D

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G

G

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But the straw is too long,

Abdim

Abdim

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D

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G

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dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

D

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G

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D

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The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long.

Verse 6

D

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So cut it dear Henry,

G

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dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

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So cut it dear Henry,

A

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dear Henry, cut it!

D

D

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Verse 7

G

G

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With what should I cut it,

dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

D

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G

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E

E

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D

D

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With what should I cut it, dear Liza,

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A

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D

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with what?

Verse 8

G

G

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With an axe, dear Henry,

dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

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With an axe, dear Henry, an axe.

D

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Verse 9

C#

C#

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G

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But the axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

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The axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.

Verse 10

D

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So, sharpen it, dear Henry,

D

D

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dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

D

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G

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So sharpen it dear Henry,

A

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D

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dear Henry, sharpen it!

Verse 11

D

D

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G

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With what should I sharpen it,

dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

D

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With what should I sharpen,

A

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D

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dear Liza, with what?

Verse 12

G

G

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Use the stone, dear Henry,

dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

D

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Use the stone, dear Henry,

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dear Henry, the stone.

Verse 13

G

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But the stone is too dry,

dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

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The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.

G

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So wet it, dear

Verse 14

Henry,

dear Henry, dear Henry,

So wet it dear Henry,

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dear Henry, wet it.

D

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Verse 15

A

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D

D

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G

G

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With what should I wet it,

dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

D

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C#

C#

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G

G

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With what should I wet it,

A

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dear Liza, with what?

D

D

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Verse 16

G

G

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With water, dear Henry,

dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

D

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G

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With water, dear Henry,

A

A

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D

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dear Henry, water.

Verse 17

D

D

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C#

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G

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With what should I carry it, dear Liza,

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dear Liza,

D

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D

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With what should I carry it dear Liza,

with what?

Verse 18

G

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Use the bucket dear Henry,

G

G

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dear Henry, dear Henry,

D

D

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G

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Use the bucket, dear Henry,

D

D

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dear Henry, the bucket!

D

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Verse 19

D

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There's a hole in the bucket,

G

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dear Liza, dear Liza,

D

D

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There's a hole in the bucket,

D

D

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dear Liza, a hole.

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Chords

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Abdim
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The original key of A Hole in the Bucket by Harry Belafonte and Odetta is F major.

The primary chords used in A Hole in the Bucket are F, C, Bb, G, Cbdim, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, C, Bb, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of A Hole in the Bucket is approximately 94 beats per minute.

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