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I remember I wasn't much older than four - maybe five, at the most
Am D G D
the go-to-school mornings were colder - no such thing as a bus
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our mother'd be searching for schoolbags and combing our hair the wrong way
Am D G
As she buttered our toast and buttoned our coats, here's what my mother would say
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We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
Am D G D
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
G D G G7 C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
Am D G
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
G D G G7 C
I met an old exile in Boston, who longed to go back home one day
Am D G D
But he thought no-one there would be carin’, for he’d been so long away
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To stop a tear drop in his coffee, he gave his old whiskers a tug
Am D
And I knew that he’d give all he needed to live
G
For a big welcome-home-again hug
Chorus
G D G G7 C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
Am D G D
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
G D G G7 C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
Am D G
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
G D G G7 C
There’s a doctor who lives out in China, a master of medical arts
Am D G D
They tell me that there is no finer in curing all defective parts
G D G G7 C
He says that the very best treatment - the only truly safe drug
Am D
The only elixir that surely will fix you
G
Is a big warm, old-fashioned hug
Chorus
G D G G7 C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
Am D G D
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
G D G G7 C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
Am D G
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
G D G G7 C
And when Adam was cast from the garden and feeling that life was unfair
Am D G D
his temper was starting to harden when Eve said “I've nothing to wear”
G D G G7 C
But God in his mercy looked kindly, He gave his wide shoulders a shrug
Am D
I’ll give human kind a small piece of my mind
G
And so he created the hug
Chorus
G D G G7 C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
Am D G D
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
G D G G7 C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
Am D G
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
G D G G7 C
A letter can bring consolation, a phone call can brighten the night
Am D G D
In the midst of great aggravation, they can put at least some things to right
G D G G7 C
But when your heart feels like it's breaking, your life slipping down past the plug
Am D
And you feel like a ghost, the thing you want most
G
Is someone to give you a hug
Chorus
G D G G7 C
We all need a hug in the morning and one at the end of the day
Am D G D
And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay
G D G G7 C
No matter, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small
Am D G
It is my belief - for instant relief - a hug is the best cure of all
