Written by: Mac McAnally
Performed by: Jimmy Buffett (& Alan Jackson)
Originally from the Album: Word of Mouth (1999)
A
This modern age we live in
D
It's hard to figure out
D A
Is anybody out there talkin
A E
Has a clue what they're talking about
A D
There's twisted trends and psychic friends and tabloid UFOs
D A
The wisest man with the best laid plans might
E E7 A
still say I don't know
E
What do you think? I say well....
D A
They must not be that different
E A
The ass and the hole in the ground
D A E
They often are mistaken for each other I have found
D A E
Oh and life rewards the ones who try until they
F#m
got it down
(E) D A E7
The difference between the ass and the hole in
A
the ground
A D
Politics and OJ, Everybody's heard enough
D A E
But no amount of talking can change a mind that's been made up
A D
We got Presidential pillow talk, they know just what to say
D A E A
Whatever side you're on, one thing's for certain either way
D A
They must not be that different
E A
The ass and the hole in the ground
D A E
They often are mistaken for each other I have found
D A E
Oh and life rewards the ones who try until they
F#m
got it down
D A E7
The difference between the ass and the hole in
A
the ground
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In the morning paper, in the evening news
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It seems so easy to tell
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When the Lord looks down on the things we do
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He might get angry and he might say well
E B
They must not be that different
Guitar Solo (F# B E B F#)
(F#) E B F# G#m
Life rewards the ones who try until they got it down
(F#) E B F#
The difference between the ass the hole,
E F#
Yeah their ass and a ho(E)le
B F# B
The ass and the hole in the ground