Hungry Years
Weddings Parties AnythingVersion1
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Mama, mama, come and listen now and Ill tell you what I saw
I was down by the railway gates I was feeling bored
Then a goods train rolled up clickety-clack
You say there aint no special in that
But it was crowded down, it was loaded down
With men all wearing rags and frowns
And if you want to listen what Ive been told
Tonight its on for young and old in our town, tonight in our town.
Wont you spare a smile, cant you shed a tear
In these sad times, in these bad times in these hungry years
Some say they are pickers, they are up for honest work
Some they are just hard time men, a little bit down on their luck
So why is it you are frowning dad, when I say theyre not that bad?
Oh they are tired men, theyre unhired men
They aint slept warm since who knows when
And if you want to listen, if you want to know,
Its caution to the wind theyll throw in our town, tonight in our town
Wont you spare a smile, cant you shed a tear
In these sad times, in these bad times in these hungry years
We are very many, and you are very few
And if we want to steal your girls thats just what we will do
Cause you drove us from your cities, and you drove us from your trains
And we are down and out in Ouyen town, and you know we are Mildura-bound
And if you want to listen, use your brains,
Youd better let us join your train and leave this town I hate your town
Wont you spare a smile, cant you shed a tear
In these sad times, in these bad times in these hungry years
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Readable chord sheet for Hungry Years by Weddings Parties Anything
[A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [D]Mama, mama, come and listen now and Ill [A]tell you what I [G]saw [G]I was down by the railway gates [D]I was feeling bored Then a [G]goods train rolled up [D]clickety-clack [G]You say there aint no [D]special in that But it was [A]crowded down, it was [G]loaded [D]down With [A]men all wearing [G]rags and [D]frowns And if [A]you want to listen what [G]Ive been [D]told Ton[A]ight its on for [G]young and [D]old in [G]our town, tonight in [D]our town. Wont you [G]spare a [D]smile, cant you[G] shed a [D]tear In these [A]sad times, in these [G]bad times in these [D]hungry years Some [D]say they are pickers, they are [A]up for honest [G]work [G]Some they are just [D]hard time men, [A]a little bit down on their luck So [G]why is it you are [D]frowning dad,[G] when I say theyre [D]not that bad? Oh they are [A]tired men, theyre unh[G]ired [D]men They [A]aint slept warm since w[G]ho knows [D]when And if [A]you want to listen, if [G]you want to [D]know, Its [A]caution to the [G]wind theyll [D]throw in [G]our town, tonight in [D]our town Wont you [G]spare a [D]smile, cant you[G] shed a [D]tear In these [A]sad times, in these [G]bad times in these [D]hungry years [D]We are very many, and [A]you are very [G]few And [G]if we want to [D]steal your girls thats [A]just what we will do Cause you d[G]rove us from your [D]cities, and you [G]drove us from your [D]trains And we are [A]down and out in [G]Ouyen [D]town, and you [A]know we are Mild[G]ura-[D]bound And if [A]you want to listen, [G]use your [D]brains, [A]Youd better let us [G]join your [D]train and [G]leave this town I [D]hate your town Wont you [G]spare a [D]smile, cant you[G] shed a [D]tear In these [A]sad times, in these [G]bad times in these [D]hungry years