WHERE THE ARKANSAS RIVER LEAVES OKLAHOMA
Written By: Waylon Holyfield
Performed By: Don Williams Album: HARMONY
Transcribed By: Lee Richards
Waltz ö Medium Tempo
Key: C
Intro: (turn around) C ö G7 ö C
[CHORUS]
C F
Where The Arkansas River Leaves Oklahoma
C G7
It Runs Free And Rambles Muddy And Wide
C F
Where The Arkansas River Leaves Oklahoma
C G7 C
It's Gone Forever And Never Looks Back
[Vs 1]
C F
I Met Her In Stillwell She Just Turned Twenty
C G7
A Spirited Beauty Like I've Never Known
C F
And Me A Dirt Farmer Who Lived By The River
C G7 C
But She Said She Loved Me And The Free Life I Owned
[Vs 2]
We Married In April And Lived By The River
We Worked That Land From Spring Till The Fall
But I Guess When The Winter Howled At Our Window
She Couldn't Help Hearing That Wild River Call
Repeat Chorus ö Lead
[Vs 3]
She Tried To Conquer That Wild Rage With-in Her
But Something Too Strong Ran Deep In Her Soul
But I Know She Loved Me She Cried Like A Baby
That Cold Winter Evening She Answered The Call
Repeat Chorus add Tag:
Yes, Itâs Gone Forever And Never Looks Back
Transcribed By: Lee Richards dlh
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