Arkansas Revisited
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Intro: E - E7 - E
Verse:
E E7 E
I'm going back to Arkansas
E E7 E
Got’ta kill my Maw and Paw
E E7 E
I'm gonna kill my Mom and Dad
E E7 E
Because they made my life so sad
E E7 E
I run so fast all night and day
E E7 E
They haunt my soul in evil ways
E E7 E
I don’t care what law might do
E E7 E
Hope your folks are good to you
E - E7 - E
Verse:
E E7 E
I stole my neighbor's pickup truck
E E7 E
And took his daughter for good luck
E E7 E
I spent all my dough on a gun
E E7 E
Liquored up to have some fun
E E7 E
I drink all night and I feel real fine
E E7 E
Cause I roll’in past that old state line
E E7 E
Driving off all night and day
E E7 E
Just to show hey on his way
E - E7 - E
Verse:
E E7 E
I pull on down the streets of town
E E7 E
I'd love to burn the fucker down
E E7 E
And down the road all the way
E E7 E
Drove right past my brother Hey
E E7 E
I’m running up the law at night
E E7 E
They can't see me, there's no light
E E7 E
Kick down the door, and then I say
E E7 E
Brace yourself for judgment day
E - E7 - E
Verse:
E E7 E
Going back to Arkansas
E E7 E
Burying my Maw and Paw
E E7 E
Then I'm going far away
E E7 E
Where I'm going, I won't say
E E7 E
Cause I don't know just where I'll run
E E7 E
I guess I’ll follow hell’s son
E E7 E
Maybe north of Mexico
E E7 E
For I ain’t say’in where I’ll go
E - E7 - E
Verse:
E E7 E
I had to kill my Mow and Dad
E E7 E
Because they beat me up real bad
E E7 E
My Daddy beat me every day
E E7 E
For what I done, he wouldn't say
E E7 E
Leather strap across my back
E E7 E
Watch my eyes all roll’in back
E - E7 - E
Verse:
E E7 E
So I killed my Maw and Paw
E E7 E
Killed them both in Arkansas
E E7 E
’You goneâ? get so damn made
E E7 E
Because I killed my Maw and Dad
E E7 E
And now I'm running night and day
E E7 E
Where I’m going I won’t say
E E7 E
Just me and the girl in the stolen truck
E E7 E
I hope they ohh..,
E E7 E
It's tough luck...
Outro (many times):
E - E7 - E
How to play Arkansas Revisited
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.