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MERLE HAGGARD -- HUNGRY EYES
Written by Merle Haggard - Tree Pub. Co. Inc. / CBS Music Group (BMI),
1968?
Original single released in 1969.
Submitted by Bruce Mackay
C F C
A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp
C G D G
Stand out in this memory I revived;
C F C
Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands
C G C
And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes.
C F C
He dreamed of something better, and my mama's faith was strong
C G D G
And us kids were just to young to realize
C F C
That another class of people put us somewhere just below;
C G C
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes.
CHORUS: C F C C
Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
C F C C
But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try.
C F C C
She only wanted things she really needed;
C G C C
One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes.
C F C
I remember daddy praying for a better way of life
C G D G
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
C G C
And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes.
REPEAT CHORUS
OUTRO: |C |G |C C G F |C G C - |
Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes. [stop]
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