Intro: Bm A Em G Take a swim in the water Bm A Em G Take a swim in the water Dear Arkansas daughter Instrumental (x4): Bm A Em G Verse 1: Bm A Em G Bm A Em G You with the dark curls, you with the watercolored eyes Bm A Em G Bm A Em G You who bears all your teeth in every smile Bm A Em G Bm A Em G Says I can always hear you sing, I wanna hear you speak to me Bm A Em G Bm A Em G While a stranger braids my hair back out on the street Bm A Em G Bm A Em G And in your dreams we are shooting at snakes Bm A Em G Bm A Em G And while you were asleep, I was surely awake Pre-chorus: Bm A Em G I was talking out a cigarette Bm A Em G There's nothing left to say Bm A Em G But he should have been there anyway Bm A Em G Bm For I didn't sing a single song, all day Instrumental (x2): Bm A Em G Chorus: Bm A Em G As my love for you dies Bm A Em G As my love for you dies Bm A Em G As my love for you is steadily dying Bm A Em G Bm As sharp and serious as a pistol in the eye Instrumental: Bm A Em G Bm A Em G (x2) Bm A Em Gbm G Interlude: G G Em Em Am C G G Verse 2: G Em My heart is full of swords Am C G G Full of, full of swords G Em Am C G G Your love, it knows the Lord G Em Tie my hands and I'm on my knees Am C G G As I kneel down, I kneel down in the sea G Em To the ocean floor, I will sink Am C G G Like a steel chest full of weapons G Em And all in spite of the tide, you will rise Am C G G Like a red, ripe, red, ripe apple G Em Take a swim in the dirty water Am C G G Dear Arkansas Daughter G Em Take a swim in the dirty water Am C G G Darling, child, true love of mine Solo: G G Em Em Am C G G G G Em Em Am C G G Instrumental (x2): Bm A Em G Chorus: Bm A Em G As my love for you dies Bm A Em G As my love for you dies Bm A Em G As my love for you is steadily dying Bm A Em G Darling, child, true love of mine Bm A Em G Bm A Em Darling, child, true love of mine G Bm A Em True love of mine G Bm A Em Gbm G True love of mine This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
7 ukulele chords used in "Dear Arkansas Daughter" by Lady Lamb: A, Am, Bm, C, Em, Gbm and G
