Song While Youfre Away
Recorded by Tyler Childers
Album: Single (2024)

(Capo on 5)

(Intro.)
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(Verse)
(D)Up in your nephew's room, playing on his cousin's guitar (G)I wrote a song for (D)you
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(D)You have done drove off everything I need, (D7)my (G) box and my tumble-(D)weed
I (Em)picked it up (G)on the way to (A)flagstaff years ago
I was (Em)hanging on to (G)everything you (A)had the grace to show
 
(Chorus)
You were (D)young and you were (Em)hungry, Lord (G)knows I was hungry too (D)style='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>
We were (D)both flat out (Em)starving for (G)something worth while to lose (D)style='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>
 
(Instrumental)
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(Verse 2)
(D)Looking over the hill at the lights of your hometown (D7)I (G) wrote a song for (D)you
(D)Thinking of the way we met, a girl home from school (D7)and a (G) boy just passing (D)through
I (Em)got a job as a (G)cutman at a (A)house just down the road
I'd (Em)never been to (G)town before and I (A)didnt know a soul
 
(Chorus)
I was (D)young and I was (Em)hungry, Lord (G)knows you were hungry too (D)
We were (D)both flat out (Em)starving for (G)something worth while to lose (D)style='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>
You were my (D)bread I was your (Em)honey, up a-(G)gainst a dark red (D)wine
Trying to (D)hold on to the (Em)lovely, through the (G)bitter of hard times (D)
 
(Instrumental)
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(Bridge)
(D)Agate white (G)wedding dress, (A)turquoise on your ring
(D)Upright bass and (D)violin as you (A)walked the aisle to me
 
(Chorus)
I was (D)young and I was (Em)hungry, Lord (G)knows you were hungry too (D)
We were (D)both flat out (Em)starving for (G)something worth while to lose (D)style='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>
You were my (D)bread I was your (Em)honey, up a-(G)gainst a dark red (D)wine
Trying to (D)hold on to the (Em)lovely, through the (G)bitter of hard times (D)
 
(Outro.)
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