Misc Traditional – Arkansas Traveler (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
G C G D Oh once upon a time in Arkansas G C A7 D An old man sat in his little cabin door G C G D And fiddled at a tune that he liked to hear C G D G A jolly old tune that he played by ear
[Chorus]
G D G D It was raining hard but the fiddler didn’t care G D G D He sawed away at the popular air G D G D Though his rooftop leaked like a waterfall C G D G That didn’t seem to bother the old man at all
[Verse 2]
G C G D A traveler was riding by that day G C A7 D And stopped to hear him a-fiddling away G C G D The cabin was afloat and his feet were wet C G D G But still the old man didn’t seem to fret
[Chorus]
G D G D So the stranger said Now the way it seems to me G D G D You’d better mend your roof said he G D G D But the old man said as he played away C G D G I couldn’t mend it now it’s a rainy day
[Verse 3]
G C G D The traveler replied that’s all quite true G C A7 D But this I think is the thing for you to do G C G D Get busy on a day that is fair and bright C G D G Then patch the old roof till it’s good and tight
[Chorus]
G D G D But the old man kept on a-playing at his reel G D G D And tapped the ground with his leathery heel G D G D Get along said he for you give me a pain C G D G My cabin never leaks when it doesn’t rain