I Can See Arkansas
Recorded by Anne Murray
Written by Wood Arnold Newton and James Nihan
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There's a natural wonder between us
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But it doesn't seem natural to me
C
That you can walk away from the love we made
G7
Here in Tennessee
C
Leave everything that we worked for
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To start another life
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I saw you drive across the Memphis bridge
G7 C
But I don't believe my eyes
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I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi
G7 C C7
I can see a big river barge headin' down to New Orleans
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I can see the cotton fields on the other side
Fm C
And the sun going down again
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Oh I can see Arkansas but I still don't see
F G7 C
Why the love we had should end
If it proved how much I love you
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I'd swim this ol' river tonight
C
I'd bet my soul against the undertow
G7
For the chance to hold you tight
C
But there's more than a river between us
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And I can't swim that far
C
And as hard as I try I just can't drown
G7 C
The memories of where you are
Repeat #3 x2 Oh I can
