Haunted Hungry Heart Song Lyrics and Chords by Slim Whitman
Haunted Hungry Heart
Recorded by Slim Whitman
Written by Cecil Harris, Arlie Carter, Jimmy Heap
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I'm starving for your love
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but I'm so
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afraid
Afraid to make a brand new
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You
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left me once again but your
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memory
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strayed
Now I'm left with this
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haunted hungry
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heart
Hungry for a
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love we once
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knew
Haunted by the
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times you proved
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untrue
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begged you to stay we
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quarreled you went
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away
Now I'm left with this
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haunted hungry
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heart
I saw you with your friend in a
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crowd last
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night
Your smile made my heartaches
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To
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think never again will my
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arms hold you
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tight
And I'd live with this
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haunted hungry
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heart
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Haunted Hungry Heart?
- The song Haunted Hungry Heart was sang by Slim Whitman.
Who is Slim Whitman?
- Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 - June 19, 2013), professionally known by the stage name Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth, high, three-octave-range falsetto in a style christened as "countrypolitan". He personally stated that he had sold in excess of 120 million records, although the recorded sales figures give 70 million, during a career that spanned over seven decades, and consisted of a prolific output of over 100 albums and around 500 recorded songs, that not only consisted of country music, but also of contemporary gospel, Broadway show tunes, love songs and standards. In the 1950s, Whitman toured with Elvis Presley as the opening act. In the 1990s and 2000s a new generation was exposed to Whitman through his songs featured in the film Mars Attacks! his famed "Indian Love Call" would kill the invading Martians every time the record was played and his rendition of "I Remember You" was heard in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.
