Chords for Arkansas Traveller (1863)

Tempo:
100.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Arkansas Traveller (1863) chords
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[D] [Am]
[D] [G] [D]
[A]
[D] [G] [D]
How do you do?
I do as I please.
How long have you been living here?
You see that mountain there?
Well, that was there when I come here.
Can I stay here tonight?
No, you can't stay here.
How long will it take me to get to the next tavern?
Well you'll not get there at all.
If you stand there fooling with me all night.
[G] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G] [D]
[N] Well how far do you call it to the next tavern?
I reckon it's upwards of some distance.
[D] [G] [D] [G] [Am] [D]
[G] [D]
I am very dry.
Do you keep any spirits in your house?
You think my house is haunted?
They say there's plenty down in the graveyard.
[G] [D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
How do they cross this river ahead?
The ducks all swim across.
[A] [D] [G] [D]
How far is it to the forks of the road?
I've been living here nigh on twenty years and no road ain't forked yet.
[G] [D] [G] [Am]
[D] [G] [D]
Give me some satisfaction if you please, sir.
Where does this road go to?
Well, it ain't moved a step since I've been here.
[G] [Am] [D]
[C] [D]
Why don't you cover your house?
It leaks.
Cause it's raining.
Then why don't you cover it when it's not raining?
Cause it don't leak.
[Am] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
Why don't you play the second part of that tune?
If you're a better player than I am, you can play it for yourself.
I'll bring the fiddle out to you.
I don't want you in here.
[Am]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [Em] [A] [D] Get over the fence and come in and sit down.
I didn't know you could play.
You can board here if you want to.
Kick that dog off that stool and sit down and play it over.
I want to hear it again.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[Am] [D] [A] [D] [Em] [D]
Our supper's ready now.
Won't you have some with us?
If you please.
What will you take?
Tea or coffee?
A cup of tea if you please.
Sal, get the grubbin hoe and go dig some sassafras.
Quick!
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
Bub, give me a knife and fork if you please.
We ain't got no knives and forks, sir.
Then give me a spoon.
We ain't got no spoons neither.
Well then, how do you do?
Tolerable, thank you.
How do you do, sir?
[G] [Am] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ How do you do?
I do as I please.
How long have you been living here?
You see that mountain there?
Well, that was there when I come here.
Can I stay here tonight?
No, you can't stay here.
How long will it take me to get to the next tavern?
Well you'll not get there at all.
If you stand there fooling with me all night.
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Well how far do you call it to the next tavern?
I reckon it's upwards of some distance.
[D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I am very dry.
Do you keep any spirits in your house?
You think my house is haunted?
They say there's plenty down in the graveyard.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ How do they cross this river ahead?
The ducks all swim across. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ How far is it to the forks of the road?
I've been living here nigh on twenty years and no road ain't forked yet.
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Give me some satisfaction if you please, sir.
Where does this road go to? _ _
_ Well, it ain't moved a step since I've been here.
_ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
Why don't you cover your house?
It leaks.
Cause it's raining.
Then why don't you cover it when it's not raining?
Cause it don't leak.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
Why don't you play the second part of that tune?
If you're a better player than I am, you can play it for yourself.
I'll bring the fiddle out to you.
I don't want you in here.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ Get over the fence and come in and sit down.
I didn't know you could play.
You can board here if you want to.
Kick that dog off that stool and sit down and play it over.
I want to hear it again.
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ Our supper's ready now.
Won't you have some with us?
If you please.
What will you take?
Tea or coffee?
A cup of tea if you please.
Sal, get the grubbin hoe and go dig some sassafras.
Quick!
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Bub, give me a knife and fork if you please.
We ain't got no knives and forks, sir.
Then give me a spoon.
We ain't got no spoons neither.
Well then, how do you do?
_ Tolerable, thank you.
How do you do, sir? _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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