Tone: [G]
freestar
Verse:
[G]Up in your nephew's room, playing on his cousin's guitar I [C]wrote a song for [G]you
[G]You have done drove off everything I need, my[C]my box and my tumb[G]tumbleweed
I [Am]picked it up[C]up on the way to[D7]to flagstaff years ago
I was [Am]hanging on to[C]to everything you[D7]you had the grace to show
Chorus:
You were [G]young and you were [Am]hungry, Lord[C]Lord knows I was hungry[G]hungry too
We were [G]both flat out [Am]starving for [C]something worth while to[G]to lose
You were my [G]bread I was your [Am]honey, up[C]up against a dark red[G]red wine
Trying to [G]hold on to the [Am]lovely, through the[C]the bitter of hard[G]hard times
Verse 2:
[G]Looking over the hill at the lights of your hometown I [C]wrote a song for [G]you
[G]Thinking of the way we met, a girl home from school and a [C]boy just passing
[G]through
I [Am]got a job as a[C]a cutman at a[D7]a house just down the road
I'd[Am] never been to[C] town before and I[D7] didnt know a soul
Chorus:
I was [G]young and I was [Am]hungry, Lord[C]Lord knows you were hungry[G]hungry too
We were [G]both flat out [Am]starving for [C]something worth while to[G]to lose
You were my [G]bread I was your [Am]honey, up[C]up against a dark red[G]red wine
Trying to [G]hold on to the [Am]lovely, through the[C]the bitter of hard[G]hard times
Bridge:
[Am]Agate white[C]white wedding dress,[D7]dress, turquoise on your ring
[Am]Upright bass and[C]and violin as you[D7]you walked the aisle to me
Chorus:
I was [G]young and I was [Am]hungry, Lord[C]Lord knows you were hungry[G]hungry too
We were [G]both flat out [Am]starving for [C]something worth while to[G]to lose
You were my [G]bread I was your [Am]honey, up[C]up against a dark red[G]red wine
Trying to [G]hold on to the [Am]lovely, through the[C]the bitter of hard[G]hard times
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