Chords for [HD] CONNIE SMITH "Mama's Hungry Eyes"

[A] I tried to [E] feed my father's [A] hungry eye. _ _ _
He dreamed of something better, _
[D] and my father's faith [A] was strong.
And our kids were much too young to [E] realize
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that another _ class of people _
[D] was somewhere [A] left alone.
One more reason for [E] my _ mama's [A] hungry eye.
_ _ _ Mama never _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] believed she _ wanted it,
but it wasn't cause [D] she _ _ [A] didn't try.
She _ _ _ _ _ always wanted [D] _ _ _ _
[A] to be the only one.
One more reason [E] for my _ father's [A] hungry eye. _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ I remember _ that he prayed _ [D] for a better way [A] of life,
but I don't recall the change [E] of his _ signs. _ _ _
[A] Just a little lack of [Em] courage [D] as the age began [A] to show, _
and more sadness [E] in my _ _
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mother's eyes.
Mama never had _ the dream she _ wanted, _ _
but it _ wasn't [G] cause she _
[A] _ didn't try.
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[F#m] _ _ [E] [A] She always _ _ [D]
means to [A] be _ _ _ there.
_ One more reason for [E] my _ _ [A] mama's hungry _ eye. _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, [E] my _ _ _ hungry _ _ eye.
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