Chords for Merle Haggard - Better Off When I Was Hungry
Tempo:
132.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [A]
I read they're having [D] rain in [A] California
And [D] Lord I hope that [A] you're not [E] getting wet
That's [A] the only way on [D] earth I have [A] of knowing how [D] you're doing
When [A] you left you said you'd [D] call but you ain't [A] here
And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door
But [A] I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
[A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
My
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
guitar brought us [D] here from Beaumont, [A] Texas
And [D] I bought you [A] everything your eyes [E] could see
But [A] a mansion couldn't [D] hold you with [A] nobody's arms [D] to warm you
[A] I guess I gave [D] you everything [A] but me
And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door
[A] But I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
[A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
I read they're having [D] rain in [A] California
And [D] Lord I hope that [A] you're not [E] getting wet
That's [A] the only way on [D] earth I have [A] of knowing how [D] you're doing
When [A] you left you said you'd [D] call but you ain't [A] here
And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door
But [A] I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
[A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
My
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
guitar brought us [D] here from Beaumont, [A] Texas
And [D] I bought you [A] everything your eyes [E] could see
But [A] a mansion couldn't [D] hold you with [A] nobody's arms [D] to warm you
[A] I guess I gave [D] you everything [A] but me
And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door
[A] But I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
[A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry
Key:
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D
E
C
A
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C
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I read they're having [D] rain in [A] California _
And _ _ _ [D] Lord I hope that [A] you're not [E] getting wet _ _
_ _ That's [A] the only way on [D] earth I have [A] of knowing how [D] you're doing
When [A] you left you said you'd [D] call but you ain't [A] here _ _ _
_ _ And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry _
_ _ Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door _ _
_ _ But [A] I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
_ [A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was _ _ hungry
_ _ My _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ guitar brought us [D] here from Beaumont, [A] Texas _ _
And _ [D] I bought you [A] everything your eyes [E] could see _ _
But _ [A] a mansion couldn't [D] hold you with [A] nobody's arms [D] to warm you
[A] I guess I gave [D] you everything [A] but me _
_ _ And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry _
_ _ Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door _
_ _ _ [A] But I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
_ [A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was _ hungry
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I read they're having [D] rain in [A] California _
And _ _ _ [D] Lord I hope that [A] you're not [E] getting wet _ _
_ _ That's [A] the only way on [D] earth I have [A] of knowing how [D] you're doing
When [A] you left you said you'd [D] call but you ain't [A] here _ _ _
_ _ And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry _
_ _ Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door _ _
_ _ But [A] I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
_ [A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was _ _ hungry
_ _ My _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ guitar brought us [D] here from Beaumont, [A] Texas _ _
And _ [D] I bought you [A] everything your eyes [E] could see _ _
But _ [A] a mansion couldn't [D] hold you with [A] nobody's arms [D] to warm you
[A] I guess I gave [D] you everything [A] but me _
_ _ And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was hungry _
_ _ Than [D] fighting awful [A] wolves from my [E] front door _
_ _ _ [A] But I wrote a song [D] and it came off wrong [A] and left you once [D] too often
_ [A] And I think I was better [D] off when I [A] was _ hungry
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