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The Hungry years
By Neil Sedaka
GiArl we made it to the top
    Dm/A  
We went so high we couldn't stop
                        A  Dm/A  
We climbed the ladder leading us nowhere
                           D/A  Dm/          A     A    Dm7  G7  
Two of us together building castles in the air
We spCun so fast we couldn't tell
      Fm/C  
The gold ring from the carousel
                     C  Fm/                 C  C  
How could we know the ride would turn out bad
   E7/         B              Am           D7  G7sus4  
Everything we wanted, was everything we had
G7I miss the hungry yFmaj7ears
                 Fm(maj7)
The once upon a time
The lovely long aC/Ego
CWe didn't have a dD9ime
Those days of mDm7e and G13you
    Fm/           G  Cmaj7  
We lost along the way
C9How could I be so blFmaj7ind
                Fm(maj7)
Not to see the door
Closing on the wC/Eorld
CI now hunger fD9or
Looking through my tDm7earsG13  
   Fm/             G     C    Bm7  E7  
I miss the hungry years
We shaAred our day dreams one by one
    Dm/A  
Making plans was so much fun
                        A  Dm/A  
We set our goals and reached the highest star
                                  D/A  Dm/         A     A    Dm7  G7  
Things that we were after were much better from a far
HCere we stand just me and you
         Fm/C  
With everything and nothing too
                     C  Fm/           C  C  
It wasn't worth the price we had to pay
  E7/          B      Am      D7sus4            D7  G7sus4  
Honey take me home... Let's go back to yesterday
G7I miss the hungry yFmaj7ears
                 Fm(maj7)
The once upon a time
The lovely long aC/Ego
CWe didn't have a dD9ime
Those days of mDm7e and G13you
    Fm/           G  Cmaj7  
We lost along the way
C9How could I be so blFmaj7ind
                Fm(maj7)
Not to see the door
Closing on the wC/Eorld
CI now hunger fD9or
Looking through my tDm7earsG13  
   Fm/             G     C    Bm7  E7  
I miss the hungry years
Fm/                C       C  Fm/    C  C  
I miss the hungry years

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The Hungry Years

by Neil Sedaka

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D/A

Dm7

G7sus4

Fmaj7

C/E

G13

Cmaj7

Bm7

D7sus4

The Hungry years

By Neil Sedaka

Girl we made it to the top

Dm A

We went so high we couldn't stop

A Dm A

We climbed the ladder leading us nowhere

D/A Dm A A Dm7 G7

Two of us together building castles in the air

We spun so fast we couldn't tell

Fm C

The gold ring from the carousel

C Fm C C

How could we know the ride would turn out bad

E7 B Am D7 G7sus4

Everything we wanted, was everything we had

G7 Fmaj7

I miss the hungry years

(maj7)

The once upon a time

C/E

The lovely long ago

C D9

We didn't have a dime

Dm7 G13

Those days of me and you

Fm G Cmaj7

We lost along the way

C9 Fmaj7

How could I be so blind

(maj7)

Not to see the door

C/E

Closing on the world

C D9

I now hunger for

Dm7 G13

Looking through my tears

Fm G C Bm7 E7

I miss the hungry years

We shared our day dreams one by one

Dm A

Making plans was so much fun

A Dm A

We set our goals and reached the highest star

D/A Dm A A Dm7 G7

Things that we were after were much better from a far

Here we stand just me and you

Fm C

With everything and nothing too

C Fm C C

It wasn't worth the price we had to pay

E7 B Am D7sus4 D7 G7sus4

Honey take me home... Let's go back to yesterday

G7 Fmaj7

I miss the hungry years

(maj7)

The once upon a time

C/E

The lovely long ago

C D9

We didn't have a dime

Dm7 G13

Those days of me and you

Fm G Cmaj7

We lost along the way

C9 Fmaj7

How could I be so blind

(maj7)

Not to see the door

C/E

Closing on the world

C D9

I now hunger for

Dm7 G13

Looking through my tears

Fm G C Bm7 E7

I miss the hungry years

Fm C C Fm C C

/ /

I miss the hungry years

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