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The Hunger

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[Verse]
G#mShe hates being Bon her own   EBut she does her bBest
G#mEmpty nights create the hBunger    Efor love and tender-neBss
C#mShe spends so much tG#mime alone SBhe says it makes her wF#onder
C#mIf she'll ever fG#mind someone who'll mGake her feel alive
F#Satisfy the huBnger
G#mHe always reads a lBot at night    EBut he gets tire of Bit
G#mAn empty house deepens his deBsire    Efor true companion-sBhip
C#mWhen he sees him-sG#melf in the mirror BHe don't look no yF#ounger
C#mHe just keeps on fiG#mghting the fear thGat he'll go through life
F#Not satisfy the huBnger
[Chorus]
F#Oh the huG#mnger The nEeed for loving aBrms
F#Oh the hG#munger LonGging for con-teF#ntment of the heBart
G#mShe picks up a secBond job    Eat the all night diBner
G#mAnything sBhe could do tEo fill the empty hoBurs
C#mAnd then by chance her desG#mtiny stBares across the coF#unter
C#mLives are change by wG#mhat they see in eGach other's eyes
TF#hey recognize the huBnger

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The Hunger

by Steve Holy

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G#m

C#m

[Verse]

G#m B E B

She hates being on her own But she does her best

G#m B E B

Empty nights create the hunger for love and tender-ness

C#m G#m B F#

She spends so much time alone She says it makes her wonder

C#m G#m G

If she'll ever find someone who'll make her feel alive

F# B

Satisfy the hunger

G#m B E B

He always reads a lot at night But he gets tire of it

G#m B E B

An empty house deepens his desire for true companion-ship

C#m G#m B F#

When he sees him-self in the mirror He don't look no younger

C#m G#m G

He just keeps on fighting the fear that he'll go through life

F# B

Not satisfy the hunger

[Chorus]

F# G#m E B

Oh the hunger The need for loving arms

F# G#m G F# B

Oh the hunger Longing for con-tentment of the heart

G#m B E B

She picks up a second job at the all night diner

G#m B E B

Anything she could do to fill the empty hours

C#m G#m B F#

And then by chance her destiny stares across the counter

C#m G#m G

Lives are change by what they see in each other's eyes

F# B

They recognize the hunger

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