Arkansas

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[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

"wounded entertainers, diggin' in at flanders..."

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"...sings the marsellaise at night, softly folding blankets tight"

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*** theres a number of different ways you can play this by virtue of there being multiple guitars in the song.
    possible alternatives could include:
    playing only the D, G, and B strings (xx040x -> xx030x and so on)
    fretting only the A string notes (x2x00x -> x1x00x and so on)
    etc.

[Bridge]

Em7
and i get you, it's hard
  Em7
i get you, it's hard
   Em7
marchons and marchons, monsieur

[Verse 2]

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"the germans wore grey and you wore white..."

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[Bridge]

   Em7
...get you, it's hard
    Em7             Dmaj7
i'm shocked and i'm scarred

[Chorus]

                Gmaj7
that's how they get ya
                                    D
there's a dead note floatin' in the measures
          Bm7                      Gmaj7
there's a punk kid coughin' on the stretchers
                           D             Bm7
there's a weepin' swell of arkansas, for arkansas

                Gmaj7
that's how they get ya
                             D
and i hope darlin' i don't upset ya
        Bm7               Em7
but the pale-faced doctor knows she sings for all of us
                     Em
and darn it sir, she calls for us now

[Verse 3]

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"the germans wore grey and you wore blue..."

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[Bridge]

"bedside confessions..."

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                  "pan the german front hard right, bring the howlitzers up-"

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  Em7                                   Dmaj7
"-soft in the night, 'til the trenches alight, f**k-"

[Chorus]

                Gmaj7
that's how they get ya
                             D
and i hope darlin' i don't upset ya
          Bm7                     Gmaj7
there's a hun deep inside all the heifers
                           D            Bm7
there's a hopeful swell of arkansas, oh arkansas

         D/G      D
well i'm out of excuses
          D/G           D
there's a form that i'm using
     Dadd4      Em9
it's worn, it's torn
        Bm7      Em9   Bm7  Dadd4
and the eyes are threadbare gone

[Outro]

(single strums here and/or fingerpicking)

        D/G      D
and i'm out of excuses
          D/G           D
there's a form that i'm using
     Dadd4      Em9
it's worn, it's torn
        Bm7      Em9   Bm7  Dadd4
and the eyes are threadbare gone
        D/G      D
and i'm out of excuses



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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on

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