By Randy Travis Intro:F C Bb F F A friend of mine bought himself a shovel C Said Im gonna tunnel me a mine He set out to be a rich man C7 F Happiness is what he thought hed fine Got in to deep to see the diamond C Down to dark to see the gold Bb F Now he wont let go of the shovel C F And he cant dig out of the hole Chorus: Bb F Deeper and deeper hes going down Bb F G C Driving his future right into the ground Bb F Bb F He thinks hes closer the further he goes Bb F But hes still on the bottom C And he cant dig out of the hole F I tried to throw the man a life line C I tried to send him down a rope I dont think he hears me calling C7 F But everyday I pray and hope F Somehow he finally gets the message C Every spade of dirt he throws Bb F Only gets him closer to the devil C F And he cant dig out of the hole repeat chorus: F Maybe we could learn a little lesson C Maybe thisll shine a little light Cause theirs no healthy way to mess with C7 F The line between wrong and right Use the one chance youve been given C Cause once your in the ground and cold Bb F Its too late to start livin C You see you cant dig out of the hole Repeat chorus: Its hell on the bottom And you cant dig out of the hole