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
I was headed to the checkout counter
Strolling down the arch
When a little girl with a ragged doll
Talked to me and smiled
She looked like she hadn't had
A thing to eat in days
As she held out her hands
I heard her say:
"Could you spare a nickel
Could you spare a dime?
My momma's been real sick
And daddy's gone all the time
I need to buy some food for us
Here at the grocery store
So my baby doll ain't hungry anymore"
Well, it broke my heart to hear those words
But I fought back the tears
And I lifted her up in my car
As she grinned ear to ear
We filled it to the top with cans
Boxes of milk and bread
As her saddest word
Kept running through my head:
"Could you spare a nickel
Could you spare a dime?
My momma's been real sick
And daddy's gone all the time
I need to buy some food for us
Here at the grocery store
So my baby doll ain't hungry anymore"
When I left her house that day
She hugged me goodbye
And as my car pulled away
Teardrops filled my eyes
'Cause there's so many folks out there
Without enough to eat
Now I think of them
With every child I meet
"Could you spare a nickel
Could you spare a dime?
My momma's been real sick
And daddy's gone all the time
I need to buy some food for us
Here at the grocery store
So my baby doll ain't hungry anymore"
Her baby doll ain't hungry anymore
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