Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs — Tom T. Hall
Chords and lyrics for Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs by Tom T. Hall (key of G).
Verse 1
[G]I met him in a [C]hospital [D7]about a year [G]ago
And [C]why I still [G]remember him I guess I'll never [D7]know
He'd [G]lie there and [C]cry out in a [D7]medicated [G]fog
Here I am in [C]this dang bed and [D7]who's gonna feed them [G]hogs
Chorus
[C]Four hundred [G]hogs they're just [D7]standing out [G]there
[C]My wife can't [G]feed 'em and my neighbors don't [D7]care
They [G]can't get out and [C]roam around like [D7]my old hunting [G]dogs
Here I am in [C]this dang bed and [D7]who's gonna feed them [G]hogs
Verse 2
His face was [C]lean and his [D7]hands were [G]rough
[C]His way was [G]hogs and his nature was [D7]tough
His [G]doctors tried to [C]tell him that he [D7]may not live at [G]all
But all he ever [C]talked about was [D7]who's gonna feed them [G]hogs
Chorus
[C]Four hundred [G]hogs they're just [D7]standing out [G]there
[C]My wife can't [G]feed 'em and my neighbors don't [D7]care
They [G]can't get out and [C]roam around like [D7]my old hunting [G]dogs
Here I am in [C]this dang bed and [D7]who's gonna feed them [G]hogs
Key Change
[C] [E7] [A]
Chorus
Four hundred [D]hogs comes to [E]eight hundred [A]hams
[D]And that's a lotta [A]money for a hog raising [E]man
[A]Four hundred [D]hogs comes to [E]sixteen hundred [A]feet
The market's up and [D]there are people a [E]waiting on that [A]meat
Verse 3
Well the doctors say they [D]do not know what [E]saved the man from [A]death
[D]But in a few days [A]he put on his overalls and he [E]left
That's [A]all there is to [D]this small song but [E]waitress 'fore you [A]leave
Would you bring me some [D]coffee and a [E]hot ham sandwich [A]please
Chorus
[D]Four hundred [A]hogs they're just [E]standing out [A]there
[D]His wife couldn't [A]feed 'em and his neighbors didn't [E]care
They [A]couldn't get out and [D]roam around like [E]his old hunting [A]dogs
There he was in [D]that dang bed and [E]who's gonna feed them [A]hogs
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