Hug [G] - Ben Sands Verse 1: G D G G7 C I remember I wasn't much older than four - maybe five, at the most Am D G the go-to-school mornings were colder - no such thing as a bus [D] G D G G7 C 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 |[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 |And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay [D] | 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 Verse 2: G D G G7 C I met an old exile in Boston, who longed to go back home one day Am D G But he thought no-one there would be carin’, for he’d been so long away [D] G D G G7 C 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] Verse 3: G D G G7 C There’s a doctor who lives out in China, a master of medical arts Am D G They tell me that there is no finer in curing all defective parts [D] 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 |And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay [D] | 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 Verse 4: G D G G7 C And when Adam was cast from the garden and feeling that life was unfair Am D G his temper was starting to harden when Eve said “I've nothing to wear” [D] 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] Verse 5: G D G G7 C A letter can bring consolation, a phone call can brighten the night Am D G In the midst of great aggravation, they can put at least some things to right [D] 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 |And as many as possible squeezed in between to keep life's troubles at bay [D] | 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