The Hungry Doll

Capo: 1st fret 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 Her baby doll ain't hungry A A A A Anymore