She came in look in’ good and look in’ a (D)round.
She’s check in’ out ev ’ry man cle in the room right (D)now.
(Em)Don’t go tell in’ her a bout a (D)right ger or wrong;
she’s been a lone es for (G)way too night (A)long.
Well, the heart is a lone ly hunt er
with on ly one de sire:
to find some last in’ com fort
in the arms of a lov er’s fire.
Driv en by a des per ate hun ger
to the dark of the ne on light,
oh, the heart is a lone ly hunt er when there’s no (A)sign of love in (D)sight.
She hears him say, “Hey, can
I buy you a (D)drink?”
And sees the pale white ’ry cir cle where he wears his (D)ring.
(Em)Don’t She knows he’s deal in’ her a (D)dan ger ous hand,
the con se quenc es of (G)a one night (A)stand.
But, the heart is a lone ly hunt er
with on ly one de sire:
to find some last in’ com fort in the arms of a lov er’s fire.
Driv en by a des per ate hun ger to the dark of the ne on light,
oh, the heart is a lone ly hunt er when there’s no (A)sign of love in (D)sight.
(D)sight.
From some where deep in side she tells him no.
Be fore she starts to cry, she turns to go.
(CN.C.)Oh, the heart is a lone ly hunt er
with on ly one de sire:
to find some last in’ com fort in the arms of a lov er’s fire.
Driv en by a des per ate hun ger to the dark of the ne on light,
oh, the heart is a lone ly hunt er when there’s no (Bb)sign of love in (Eb)sight.
Oh, the heart is a lone ly hunt er when there’s no (Bb)sign of love in sight.
This page shows “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter” by Reba McEntire in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of B at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.