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*************** UP IN ARKANSAS ****************

written by Tony Joe White and Ricky Ray Rector

performed by Waylon Jennings.


Capo on the 2nd fret.


Verse 1:
          E (022100@1)Got me arocker (x02210@1)without no arms

	Ol' wood stove to keep me warm

	My firewood out of the rain

	I sit and watch the seasons change


Verse 2:
          E (022100@1)There's awoman (x02210@1)in Little Rock

	Got plenty of money down in her sock

	She come to see me time to time

	We sit on the porch and drink our wine


Bridge 1:
             A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)Aman (x02220@1)ought to know when he's got it all
           A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)Holding it down up in Arkansas


Verse 3:
          E (022100@1)Coyotes howl in the night

	The rats ate my food but that's alright

	They must have needed it more than me

	Ain't no sweat i'll eat their cheese


Bridge 2:
          A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)Way back in the woods ahoot-owl (x02210@1)calls
           A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)Making his rounds up in Arkansas


Verse 4:
         E (022100@1)The eagle flies wild and free

	Catches fish down in my creek

	I watch him rise on the breeze

	I don't bother him he don't bother me


Verse 5:

	Walmart moves into town

	Progress can't keep it down

	Tourists come from miles around

	I sit on the porch,the sun goes down


Bridge 3:
             A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)But i live way back from it all
           A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)Doing alright up in Arkansas

Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr