Arkansas Traveler Chords by Jimmie Driftwood
Tempo:
101.075 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Well, there once [E] was a fiddler, [A] he lived in Arkansas,
Rode his own tobacco and he always had a jaw,
He sat up his pony and he tightened up the girth,
And he said, we're gonna travel every country on the earth.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning way,
[E] Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him stay,
[A] Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
Well, he traveled [E] over China [A] till he got a pate of rice,
He broke a muffin turkey with a pair of loaded dice,
The British [E] tried to whip [A] him but he laid [E] him in the [A] sand,
And he really got a [E] welcome when he got [A] to Borrowton.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by [E] golly, I [A] was back in Arkansas.
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the west,
[E] But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
Well, he lost [E] his tobacco [A] on the road [E] to Jericho,
[A] Somebody got his saddle when he got to Mexico,
In Texas there was trouble but he beat [E] them to the draw,
[A] And he slipped across the border to his home in Arkansas.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the [A] best,
Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
I wish, by [E] golly, I was [A] back in Arkansas.
Well, there once [E] was a fiddler, [A] he lived in Arkansas,
Rode his own tobacco and he always had a jaw,
He sat up his pony and he tightened up the girth,
And he said, we're gonna travel every country on the earth.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning way,
[E] Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him stay,
[A] Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
Well, he traveled [E] over China [A] till he got a pate of rice,
He broke a muffin turkey with a pair of loaded dice,
The British [E] tried to whip [A] him but he laid [E] him in the [A] sand,
And he really got a [E] welcome when he got [A] to Borrowton.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by [E] golly, I [A] was back in Arkansas.
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the west,
[E] But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
Well, he lost [E] his tobacco [A] on the road [E] to Jericho,
[A] Somebody got his saddle when he got to Mexico,
In Texas there was trouble but he beat [E] them to the draw,
[A] And he slipped across the border to his home in Arkansas.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the [A] best,
Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
I wish, by [E] golly, I was [A] back in Arkansas.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, there once [E] was a fiddler, [A] he lived in Arkansas,
Rode his own tobacco and he always had a jaw,
He sat up his pony and he tightened up the girth,
And he said, we're gonna travel every country on the earth.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning way,
[E] Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him stay,
[A] Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
_ _ _ He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, he traveled [E] over China [A] till he got a pate of rice,
He broke a muffin turkey with a pair of loaded dice,
The British [E] tried to whip [A] him but he laid [E] him in the [A] sand,
And he really got a [E] welcome when he got [A] to Borrowton.
_ Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by [E] golly, I [A] was back in Arkansas. _ _ _
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the west,
[E] But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, he lost [E] his tobacco [A] on the road [E] to Jericho,
[A] Somebody got his saddle when he got to Mexico,
In Texas there was trouble but he beat [E] them to the draw,
[A] And he slipped across the border to his home in Arkansas.
_ _ Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas. _
_ _ He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the [A] best,
Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
I wish, by [E] golly, I was [A] back in Arkansas. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, there once [E] was a fiddler, [A] he lived in Arkansas,
Rode his own tobacco and he always had a jaw,
He sat up his pony and he tightened up the girth,
And he said, we're gonna travel every country on the earth.
Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning way,
[E] Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him stay,
[A] Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
_ _ _ He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, he traveled [E] over China [A] till he got a pate of rice,
He broke a muffin turkey with a pair of loaded dice,
The British [E] tried to whip [A] him but he laid [E] him in the [A] sand,
And he really got a [E] welcome when he got [A] to Borrowton.
_ Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by [E] golly, I [A] was back in Arkansas. _ _ _
He traveled to the east and he traveled to the west,
[E] But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the best,
[A] Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, he lost [E] his tobacco [A] on the road [E] to Jericho,
[A] Somebody got his saddle when he got to Mexico,
In Texas there was trouble but he beat [E] them to the draw,
[A] And he slipped across the border to his home in Arkansas.
_ _ Well, the Arkansas traveler, he had a winning [E] way,
Everywhere he traveled they would try to make him [A] stay,
Then he'd saw a bonus fiddle and he'd take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas. _
_ _ He traveled to the east and he traveled to the [E] west,
But he couldn't keep from thinking of the man he loved the [A] best,
Every little while he would take another jaw,
And say, oh, by golly, I was back in Arkansas.
I wish, by [E] golly, I was [A] back in Arkansas. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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