Guitar chords Hungry Heart

Hungry Heart was originally written by Bruce Springsteen for the Ramones after a meeting with Joey Ramone. However, his manager, Jon Landau, convinced him to keep the song for himself, leading to Springsteens first big commercial hit. The lyrics discuss the desire to run away and the difficulty of satisfying one’s heart, themes that recur in Springsteens work.

Key:  C 
C
 
Am
 
Dm7
 
G
 
C
                      
Am
 
Got a wife and kids in Baltimore jack
  
Dm7
                       
G7
 
I went out for a ride and I never went back
C
                       
Am
 
Like a river that don t know where it's flowing
  
Dm7
                     
G7
 
I took a wrong turn and I just kept going
C
                 
Am
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Dm7
               
G
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
C
                           
Am
 
Lay down your money and you play your part
Dm7
               
G
     
C
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
C
 
Am
 
Dm7
 
G
 
C
              
Am
 
I met her in a Kingstown bar
Dm7
                       
G7
 
We fell in love I knew it had to end
C
                          
Am
 
We took what we had and we ripped it apart
Dm7
                   
G7
 
Now here I am down in Kingstown again
C
                 
Am
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Dm7
               
G
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
C
                           
Am
 
Lay down your money and you play your part
Dm7
               
G
       
Eb
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Instrumental break
Eb
 
Cm
 
Fm
 
Bb
 
Eb
 
Cm
 
Fm
 
G
 
C
                 
Am
 
Everybody needs a place to rest
Dm7
                
G
 
Everybody wants to have a home
C
                             
Am
 
Don't make no difference what nobody says
Dm7
                  
G
 
Ain't nobody like to be alone
C
                 
Am
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Dm7
               
G
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart
C
                           
Am
 
Lay down your money and you play your part
Dm7
               
G
      
C
 
Everybody's got a hungry heart  3x
* Alternate:
C
    
A
 
Am
   
F#m
 
Dm7
  
Bm7
 
G
    
E
 
G7
   
E7
 
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