Arkansas chords by Jimmy mccracklin

SimplifiedG · F · C · Dm · Eb …

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G
F
C
Dm
Eb
Gm
F#dim

Verse 1
G 
F 
C 
G 
 (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major) I don't
C 
 (C major) want the city woman,
she all too fast
Give me a slow country
girl with a lot of class
F 
So  (F major) I'm going,
it's just a hop a skip and a jump
Dm 
C 
Arkansas  (D minor)  (C major) here I come,
it's just a hop a skip and a jump
G 
Now if I  (G major) can't live independent,
F 
C 
 (F major) why live  (C major) like a bum
It's just a hop a skip and a jump

Verse 2
C 
Now when I get to the country  (C major) gone
build me a house and fence
Me and my country girl won't pay no rent
So I'm going,
F 
 (F major) it's just a hop a skip and a jump
C 
Arkansas  (C major) here I come,
it's just a hop a skip and a jump
G 
Now if I  (G major) can't live independent,
F 
 (F major) why live like a bum
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) It's just a hop  (F major) a  (C major) skip and

Interlude 1

a jump

Now when I

Verse 3
C 
 (C major) get to the country,
where I made my start
I'll take my girl and love her to her heart
F 
I'm going,  (F major) it's just a hop
a skip and a jump
C 
Arkansas  (C major) here I come,
it's just a hop a skip and a jump
G 
Now if I  (G major) can't live independent,
F 
 (F major) why live like a bum
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) It's just a hop  (F major) a skip  (C major) and a jump

Verse 4
C 
Now when I get to the country,  (C major) 
gone buy a house and fence
Me, my little girl won't pay no rent
F 
 (F major) I'm going, it's just a hop
a skip and a jump
C 
Arkansas  (C major) here I come,
it's just a hop a skip and a jump
G 
Now if I  (G major) can't live independent,
F 
 (F major) why live like a bum
C 
 (C major) It's just a hop a skip and a jump

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) 
F 
It's just a  (F major) hop a skip and
C 
a  (C major) jump (4x)
G 
Now if I  (G major) can't live independent,
F 
C 
 (F major) why  (C major) 
live like a bum
F 
Eb 
F 
C 
It's just a hop  (F major) a  (E flat major)  (F major) skip and a  (C major) jump