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Verse 1: D Up in your nephew's room, playing on his cousin's guitar G D Bm D I wrote a song for you D You have done drove off with everything I need G D my box and my tumbleweed Pre-Chorus: Bm A E I picked it up on the way to Flagstaff years ago Bm A I was hanging on to everything E you had the grace to show Chorus:
A Bm You were young, and you were hungry You were young, and you were hungry D E F#m A Lord knows, I was hungry too A Bm We were both, flat out starving D E F#m A For something worthwhile to lose Instrumental: A B D Verse 2: D Looking over the hill, at the lights of you hometown G D I wrote this song for you D Thinking of the way we met, a girl home from school G D And a boy, just passing through Pre-Chorus: Bm A E I got a job as a cut man, at a house just down the road Bm A E I had never been to town before, and I didn't know a soul Chorus: A Bm I was young, and I was hungry D E F#m A Lord knows, you were hungry too A Bm We were both, flat out starving D E F#m A For something worthwhile to lose A Bm You were my bread, and I was your honey D E F#m A Up against, the dark red wine A Bm Trying to hold on, to the lovely D E F#m A Through the bitter of our times Instrumentl: A Bm D E F#m A (2x) Bridge: G D E Agate white wedding dress, and turquoise on your ring G D E Upright bass and violin, as you walk the aisle to me Chorus: A Bm I was young, and I was hungry D E F#m A Lord knows, you were hungry too A Bm We were both, flat out starving D E F#m A For something worthwhile to lose A Bm You were my bread, and I was your honey D E F#m A Up against, the dark red wine A Bm Trying to hold on, to the lovely D E F#m A Through the bitter of our times Outro: A Bm D E F#m A (2x)
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