Hungry Eyes chords by
Merle Haggard
The Strangers

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Key: D major

Intro 1

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D

D

Verse 1
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A canvas-covered cabin
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in a crowded labour camp
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Stand out in this memory I revived
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'Cause my daddy raised a family there,
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with two hard-working hands
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D D 
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And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes

Verse 2
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He dreamed of something better,
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and my mama's faith was strong
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And us kids were just too young to realize
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That another class of people
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put us somewhere just below
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One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes

Chorus 1

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D

Mama never had the luxuries she wanted

G

D

But it wasn't 'cause my daddy didn't try

G

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She only wanted things she really needed

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One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes

Verse 3
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I remember daddy praying
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for a better way of life
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But I don't recall a change of any size
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Just a little loss of courage,
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as their age began to show
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And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes

Chorus 2
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Mama never had the luxuries she wanted
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But it wasn't 'cause my daddy didn't try
G G 
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D D 
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She only wanted things she really needed
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D D 
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One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes
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D D 
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Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes

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