Hungry Eyes Merle Haggard
INTRO: D D D A
A [D]canvas covered [D]cabin in a [G]crowded labour [D]camp
Stand [D]out in this [D]memory I re[A]vived;[A]
Cause my [D]daddy raised a [D]family there, with [G]two hard working [D]hands
And [D]tried to feed my [A]mama's hungry [D]eyes.[D]
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
But it [D]wasn't cause my [G]daddy didn't [D]try.[D]
She [D]only wanted [G]things she really [D]needed;[D]
One more [D]reason for my [A]mama's hungry [D]eyes.[D]
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.
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