Waylon Jennings – The Hunger (Guitar)

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[Intro] D G D [Verse]
                     A
They Said In Her Younger Days

Bm             A                   G
Her Beauty Was Enough To Drive Men Wild

        A7            Am7
But The Hunger In Her Body Then

    A              Am             D
Was Not The Hunger Of Some Lonely Child

                      A
 Like A Butterfly In Springtime

          Bm              A               G
Searching Every Field For Loving Sweetest Rose

    A7              Em7
The Embrace Of Many Strangers

A                                    D    G D
Still Could Not Release Her From The Hold

                          A
In The Backstreets And Bedrooms

          Bm             A                G
All She’s Found Is Disappointments Bitter Weed

          A
While The Love That She’s Too Often Found

                  A7          D
Was Not Enough To Satisfy Her Need

                     A
She’s Older Than The Year She Holds

Bm                  A                G
And Aging Fast With Each Day Passing By

     A7
On A Downhill Run To Nowhere

                                  D
Cause The Hunger Never Can Be Satisfied

CHORUS       G               D              Em7         A7             D
      The Reflection In Her Mirrors Not The Image She Remembers In Her Mind

    G               D            Em7            E             A    A7
Her Beauty Has Been Eaten By The Hunger And The Acid Winds Of Time

        D
She Has Danced The Tune Her Demons Played

Bm7                A              G
And Paid The Piper Dearly For His Song

A
Empty Now Of All Her Pride

                                     D      G D G..
But Still Inside Her Hungers Just As Strong

                     A
They Said In Her Younger Days

Bm             A                   G
Her Beauty Was Enough To Drive Men Wild

        A7            Am7
But The Hunger In Her Body Then

    A              Am             D
Was Not The Hunger Of Some Lonely Child