Hungry Years ? Weddings, Parties, Anything
[A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
[D]Mama, mama, come and listen now and I?ll [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 ain?t 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]I?ve been [D]told
Ton[A]ight it?s on for [G]young and [D]old in [G]our town, tonight in [D]our town.
Won?t you [G]spare a [D]smile, can?t 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 they?re [D]not that bad?
Oh they are [A]tired men, they?re unh[G]ired [D]men
They [A]ain?t slept warm since w[G]ho knows [D]when
And if [A]you want to listen, if [G]you want to [D]know,
It?s [A]caution to the [G]wind they?ll [D]throw in [G]our town, tonight in [D]our town
Won?t you [G]spare a [D]smile, can?t 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 ? that?s [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]You?d better let us [G]join your [D]train and [G]leave this town ? I [D]hate your town
Won?t you [G]spare a [D]smile, can?t you[G] shed a [D]tear
In these [A]sad times, in these [G]bad times in these [D]hungry years
[A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
[D]Mama, mama, come and listen now and I?ll [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 ain?t 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]I?ve been [D]told
Ton[A]ight it?s on for [G]young and [D]old in [G]our town, tonight in [D]our town.
Won?t you [G]spare a [D]smile, can?t 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 they?re [D]not that bad?
Oh they are [A]tired men, they?re unh[G]ired [D]men
They [A]ain?t slept warm since w[G]ho knows [D]when
And if [A]you want to listen, if [G]you want to [D]know,
It?s [A]caution to the [G]wind they?ll [D]throw in [G]our town, tonight in [D]our town
Won?t you [G]spare a [D]smile, can?t 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 ? that?s [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]You?d better let us [G]join your [D]train and [G]leave this town ? I [D]hate your town
Won?t you [G]spare a [D]smile, can?t you[G] shed a [D]tear
In these [A]sad times, in these [G]bad times in these [D]hungry years
