The Hungry Doll
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: EbCapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
G G G G
[Verse]
G G
I was headed to the checkout counter
G G
Strolling down the Aisle
D D
When a little girl with a ragged doll
G G
Talked to me and smiled
G G
She looked like she hadn't had
C C
A thing to eat in days....
D D
As she held out her hands
G
I heard her say....
[Chorus]
C C
Could you spare a nickel
G G
Could you spare a dime
D D
My momma's been real sick
G G
And daddy's gone all the time
C D
I need to buy some food for us
G C
Here at the grocery store
D D G G
So my baby doll ain't hungry anymore
[Verse]
G G
Well, it broke my heart to hear those words
G G
But I fought back the tears
D D
And I lifted her up in my car
G G
As she grinned ear to ear
G G
We filled it to the top with cans
C C
Boxes of milk and bread
D
As her saddest word
D G
Kept running through my head
[Chorus]
C C
Could you spare a nickel
G G
Could you spare a dime
D D
My momma's been real sick
G G
And daddy's gone all the time
C D
I need to buy some food for us
G C
Here at the grocery store
D D G E
So my baby doll ain't hungry anymore
[Verse]
A A
When I left her house that day
A A
She hugged me goodbye
E E
And as my car pulled away
A A
Teardrops filled my eyes
A A
Cause there's so many folks out there
D D
Without enough to eat
E
Now I think of them
E A A
With every child I meet
[Chorus]
D D
Could you spare a nickel
A A
Could you spare a dime
E E
My momma's been real sick
A A
And daddy's gone all the time
D E
I need to buy some food for us
A D
Here at the grocery store
E E A D
So my baby doll ain't hungry anymore
E E N.C.
Her baby doll ain't hungry
A A A A
Anymore
How to play The Hungry Doll
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.