Biography:
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained
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Other songs:
- A Cabin In The Hills
- A Friend In California
- A King Without A Queen
- A Place To Fall Apart
- After I Sing All My Songs
- All Of Me Belongs To You
- Am I Standing In Your Way
- Are The Good Times Really Over For Good
- Back To The Barrooms Again
- Because You Can't Be Mine
- Big City (turn Me Loose)
- Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas
- Born With The Blues
- California On My Mind
- Can't Break The Habit
- Carolyn
- Colorado
- I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink
- If We Make It Through December
- Mama Tried
- Pancho & Lefty
- The Fightin' Side Of Me
- A Better Love Next Time
- A Shoulder To Cry On
- A Soldiers Letter
- A Workin Man Cant Get Nowhere Today
- Agg In Oker
- Aint Your Memory Got No Pride At All
- Always Late
- Always Wanting You
- Anyone Ought To Know
- Are The Good Times Really Over
- Back In Love By Monday
- Because You Cant Be Mine
- Better Off When I Was Hungry
- Big Butter Egg Man
- Big City
- Big City2
- Billy Overcame His Size
- Blue Jungle
- Blues For Dixie
- Branded Man
- C C Waterback
- California Blues
- California Cottonfields
- Call Me
- Cant Break The Habit
- Cc Waterback
- Cherokee Maiden
- Chill Factor
- Come On Sixty Five
- Corrine Corrina
- Crazy Moon
- Daddy Frank
- Daddy Wont Be Home Again For Christmas
- Dads Old Fiddle
- Dont Get Married
- Dont Give Up On Me
- Dont Seem Like Weve Been Together All Our Lives
- Dont You Ever Get Tired Of Hurtin Me
- Driftwood
- Easy Come Easy Go
- Every Fool Has A Rainbow
- Everybodys Had The Blues
- Falling For You
- Farmers Daughter
- Fightin Side Of Me
- Fools Castle
- Footlights
- For All I Know
- From Graceland To The Promised Land
- Ghost Story
- Go Home
- Goin Away Party
- Going Where The Lonely Go
- Gone Crazy
- Good Old American Guest
- Good Time Really Over For Good
- Goodbye Comes Hard For Me
- Goodbye Lefty
- Got Lonely Too Early This Morning
- Graceland To Promised Land
- Green Green Grass Of Home
- Guide Me Lord
- Haggard Like Ive Never Been Before
- Hang Up My Gloves
- Harolds Super Service
- Heaven Was A Drink Of Wine
- Here In Frisco
- High On A Hilltop
- Hobo Bills Last Ride
- Hobos Meditation
- Holding Things Together
- Home Is Where A Kid Grows Up
- Honky Tonk Night Time Man
- Honky Tonky Mama
- House Of Memories
- How Did You Find Me Here
- Hungry Eyes
- I Always Get Lucky With You
- I Am An Island
- I Am What I Am
- I Came Close So Close To Failure
- I Came So Close To Living Alone
- I Cant Be Myself
- I Cant Hold Myself In Line
- I Die Ten Thousand Times A Day
- I Dont Have Anymore Love Songs
- I Dont Want To Sober Up Tonight
- I Dreamed You Didnt Love Me Anymore
- I Forget You Everyday
- I Had A Beautiful Time
- I Just Want To Look At You One More Time
- I Knew The Moment I Lost You
- I Must Have Done Something Bad
- I Never Go Home Anymore
- I Still Cant Say Goodbye
- I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am
- I Think I Found A Way To Live Without You
- I Think Ill Just Stay Here And Drink
- I Think Ill Stay Here And Drink
- I Think Im Gonna Live Forever
- I Think Its Gone Forever
- I Threw Away The Rose
- I Wish I Was Santa Claus
- I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me
- I Wonder Where Ill Find You At Tonight
- I Wont Give Up My Train
- Id Never Told On You
- Id Trade All Of My Tomorrows
- If I Could Only Fly
- If Id Left It Up To You
- If We Make It Thru December
- If Were Not Back In Love By Monday
- If You See My Baby
- If Youve Got The Money Honey
- If Youve Got Time To Say Goodbye
- Ill Always Be Glad To Take You Back
- Ill Always Know
- Ill Be A Hero When I Strike
- Ill Break Out Again Tonight
- Ill Look Over You
- Im A Lonesome Fugitive
- Im A Lonsome Fugitive
- Im A White Boy
- Im Always On A Mountain When I Fall
- Im Bringin Home Good News
- Im Free
- Im Gonna Live Forever
- Im So Tired Of It All
- In My Next Life
- In The Ghetto
- Irma Jackson
- Is This The Beginning Of The End
- Its All In The Movies
- Its Been A Great Afternoon
- Its Cold In California
- Its Not Love
- Ive Got A Darlin
- Ive Got A Yearning
- Jesus Christ
- Jimmie Rodgers Last Blue Yodel
- Just Between The Two Of Us
- Keep Me From Cryin Today
- Kentucky Gambler 2
- Kern River
- Kern River Blues
- Leavins Not The Only Way To Go
- Leonard
- Lets Chase Each Other Around The Room
- Lets Chase Each Other Round The Room
- Life Of Wine And Roses
- Linsteng To The Wind
- Listening
- Listening To The Wind
- Living With The Shades Pulled Down
- Loneliness Is Eatin Me Alive
- Long Black Limousine
- Look What Thoughts Will Do
- Love And Honor
- Love Has A Mind Of Its Own
- Love Will Find You
- Make
- Mamma Tried
- Man From Another Time
- Marys Mine
- Midnight Turning Day Blues
- Misery And Gin
- Misery Gin
- Miss The Mississippi And You
- Momma Tried
- Money Tree
- More Than My Old Guitar
- Mother The Queen Of My Heart
- Motorcycle Cowboy
- Movin On
- Mustve Been Drunk
- My Carolina Sunshine Girl
- My Favorite Memory
- My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers
- My Heart Would Know
- My Home Is In The Street
- My Lifes Been Grand
- My Love For You
- My Own Kind Of Hat
- My Past Is Present
- My Ramona
- My Rough And Rowdy Ways
- Natural High
- No More You And Me
- No Reason To Quit
- Nobodys Darlin
- Nobodys Darlin But Mine
- Oakie From Muskogee
- Okie Form Muskogee
- Okie From Muskogee
- Ol Country Singer
- Old Flames
- Old Flames Cant Hold A Candle To You
- Old Man From The Mountain
- One Day At A Time Sweet Jesus
- One Sweet Hello
- Out Among The Stars
- Please Mr Dj
- Pretty When Its New
- Pride In What I Am
- Rainbow Stew
- Ramblin Fever
- Reason To Quit
- Reasons To Quit
- Red Bandana
- Remember Me Im The One Who Loves You
- Reno Blues
- Ridin High
- Right Or Wrong
- Runaway Mama
- Sam Hill
- Same Old Train
- Santa Clause And Popcorn
- Sea Of Heartbreak
- Seeing Eye Dog
- Set Me Free
- Shellys Winter Love
- Sidewalks Of Chicago
- Silver Wings
- Sing Me Back Home
- So Much For Me So Much For You
- Soldiers Last Letter
- Some Of Us Fly
- Some Of Us Never Learn
- Someday Well Look Back
- Someday When Things Are Good
- Somewhere Between
- Somewhere On Skid Row
- Stop The World And Let Me Off
- Strangers
- Sweethearts Or Strangers
- Swingin Doors
- Swinging Doors
- Take A Lot Of Pride
- Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am
- Take My Hand
- Take My Hand Precious Lord
- Teach Me To Forget
- Thats The News
- Thats The Way Love Goes
- The Bottle Let Me Down
- The Day The Rains Came
- The Downside
- The Farmers Daughter
- The Fightin Side Of Me
- The Immigrant
- The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
- The Longer You Wait
- The Only Trouble With Me
- The Roots Of My Raising
- The Running Kind
- The Way I Am
- The Way In Was In 51
- The Wild Side Of Life
- There Goes My Everything
- There Ive Said It Again
- There Wont Be Another Now
- Theres Somebody Else On Your Mind
- These Memories Were Making Tonight
- Theyre Tearin The Labor Camps Down
- Things Arent Funny Anymore
- Think Ill Drink
- Thirty Again
- This Cold War With You
- This Is The Song We Sing
- This Song Is For You
- This Time I Really Do
- This Towns Not Big Enough
- Today I Started Loving You
- Today I Started Loving You Again
- Too Much Boogie Woogie
- Too Used To Being With You
- Train Of Life
- Tulare Dust
- Turn To Me
- Turning Off A Memory
- Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star
- Uncle Lem
- Under The Bridge
- Valentine
- Wake Up
- Walk On The Outside
- We Never Touch At All
- What Am I Gonna Do
- What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana
- When It Rains It Pours
- When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
- Where Does The Good Times Go
- White Line Fever
- Wine Take Me Away
- Wishing All These Old Things Were New
- Workin Man Blues
- Working Man Blues
- You Dont Even Try
- You Dont Have To Call Me Darlin
- You Dont Have Very Far To Go
- You Dont Love Me Anymore
- You Take Me For Granted
- Youre The Only Girl In The Game
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Better Off When I Was Hungry
Written & Recorded by Merle Haggard
(No Capo)
[Intro]x4
A
A D A
I read they're havin' rain in Cali- fornia
D A E
And Lord, I hope that you're not gettin' wet
A D A D
That's the only way on earth I have for knowin' how you're doin'
A D A
When you left you said you call but you ain't yet
[Chorus]
A D A
And I think I was better off when I was hungry
D A E
And fightin' off the wolfs from our front door
A D A D
But I wrote this song and it came on strong and left you once too often
A D A
Now I think I was better off when I was hungry
[Solo]
A D A A A E A A
A D A
My guitar brought us here to Bonmat Texas
D A E
And I bought you every- thing your eyes could see
A D A D
But the mansion couldn't hold you could no- body's arms to warm you
A D A
I guess I gave you everything but me
[Chorus]
A D A
And I think I was better off when I was hungry
D A E
And fightin' off the wolfs from our front door
A D A D
But I wrote this song and it came on strong and left you once too often
A D A
Now I think I was better off when I was hungry
[Outro]
A A A
Written & Recorded by Merle Haggard
(No Capo)
[Intro]x4
A
A D A
I read they're havin' rain in Cali- fornia
D A E
And Lord, I hope that you're not gettin' wet
A D A D
That's the only way on earth I have for knowin' how you're doin'
A D A
When you left you said you call but you ain't yet
[Chorus]
A D A
And I think I was better off when I was hungry
D A E
And fightin' off the wolfs from our front door
A D A D
But I wrote this song and it came on strong and left you once too often
A D A
Now I think I was better off when I was hungry
[Solo]
A D A A A E A A
A D A
My guitar brought us here to Bonmat Texas
D A E
And I bought you every- thing your eyes could see
A D A D
But the mansion couldn't hold you could no- body's arms to warm you
A D A
I guess I gave you everything but me
[Chorus]
A D A
And I think I was better off when I was hungry
D A E
And fightin' off the wolfs from our front door
A D A D
But I wrote this song and it came on strong and left you once too often
A D A
Now I think I was better off when I was hungry
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