Arkadelphia Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][C][G][C][G][C]
[G]

[Verse 1]
I [G]lose my grip,
I [C]drive out far
[D]Past fireworks at the old[G] trailer park
And folding chairs, Amer[C]ican flags
[D]Selling tomatoes at fiv[G]e bucks
a bag
[C][G][C]

[Verse 2]
[G]
When she was young, she kept [C]to herself
[D]Now she regrets sending
me [G]straight to Hell
She kissed my cheek,
she [C]touched my skin
[D]She said "You're just as stupid
as [G]I was back then"
[C][G]

[Verse 3]
If [C]I burn out like a l[D]ight bulb
They'll [G]say "She wasn't
meant for that [C]life"
They'll put it all in a [D]capsule and [G]save it for a
[C]dark night

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][C][G][C][G][C][G][C]
[G]

[Verse 4]
When [G]we were kids, free [C]as the air
[D]With a violence [Dsus4]craving to
[G]turn up somewhere
A tap dancer, a memor[C]ized number
[Dsus4]An avalanche of the deep[G]
red clay earth
[C][G][C]

[Verse 5]
[G]
When it got [C]bad, Arkadelphia Road
[D]I couldn't cry, I just pic[G]k up the load
And feign a strength, try to [C]force your hand
[D]But you leave a promise
[G]wherever it may [C]land[G]

[Verse 6]
If [C]you get real close to the [Dsus4]ending
[D]I hop[G]e you know I did what I cou[C]ld
We try to give it [D]all meaning
[G]Glorify[C] the gra[G]in of the woo[C]d
Tell [D]ourselves what's beautiful
and [G]good[C]

[Interlude 2]
[G][C][G][C][G][C][G]

[Verse 7]
I [G]hold on tight, come [C]in from far
[Dsus4]I watch the baby[D]
[G]run around the yard
Get lonely for what I'll [C]never know
[D]Losing the thread of a story,
[G]ove[C]rto[G]ld[C][G]

[Verse 8]
[G]If we luck out, free [C]as the air
[D]With an unrest craving to spill
[G]everywhere
We'll weigh what's good and [C]get real old
[D]Keep driving straight searching
[G]for a heart of gold
[C]

[Verse 9]
[G]
If [C]we make pleasant conver[D]sation
Hope [G]you can't see what's
burning [C]in me
To see a slip as [D]a failure
[G]A balance I couldn't kee[C]p
You count [D]the rings for truth you'll

[Outro 1]
never cheat
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