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Hungry Eyes by Merle Haggard
Hungry Eyes
INTRO: D D D A
D D G D
A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp
D D A A
Stand out in this memory I revived;
D D G D
Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands
D A D D
And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes.
He dreamed of something better, and my mama's faith was strong
And us kids were just to young to realize
That another class of people put us somewhere just below;
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes.
CHORUS: D G D D
Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
D G D D
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try.
D G D D
She only wanted things she really needed;
D A D D
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes.
I remember daddy praying for a better way of life
But I don't recall a change of any size;
Just a little loss of courage, as their age began to show
And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes.
Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try.
She only wanted things she really needed;
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes.
OUTRO: |D |A |D D A G |D A D - |
Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes. [stop]
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version 2
C F C
A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp
G7
Stand out in this memory I revived
C F C
Cause my daddy raised a family there with two hard working hands
G7 C
And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes
F C
He dreamed of something better and my mama's faith was strong
G7
And us kids were just to young to realize
C F C
That another class of people put us somewhere just below
G7 C
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes
F C
Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
F C
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try
F C
She only wanted things she really needed
G7 C
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes
F C
I remember daddy praying for a better way of life
G7
But I don't recall a change of any size
C F C
Just a little loss of courage as their age began to show
G7 C
And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes
F C
Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
F C
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try
F C
She only wanted things she really needed
G7 C
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes
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version 3
this song is basicaly a D chord.
Intro
E[-----2---2-3-2---------2---2-3-2---------2---2-3-2-----------]
B[---3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3---------]
G[-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------------]
D[-------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-------0---------0-------0---------0-------0---------0-------]
E[-------------------------------------------------------------]
[Verse 1]
A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp
Stand out in this memory I revived
Because my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands
And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes
He dreamed of something better, and my mama's faith was strong
And us kids were just too young to realize
That another class of people put us somewhere just below
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes
[Chorus]
Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try
She only wanted things she really needed
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes
[Verse 2]
I remember daddy praying for a better way of life
But I don't recall a change of any size
Just a little loss of courage, as their age began to show
And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes
[Chorus]
Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try
She only wanted things she really needed
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes
Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes
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