Arms chords by Adam Baldwin

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

♫ Intro:

C Am G F

♫ Verse:
C
She was born on a bumpy road
Am
Her momma stayed at home
G
her daddy worked the boats
F
you only seldom saw him
C
When she’d cry into the night
Am
Daddy turned off all the lights
G

He put a record on
F
and he held her in his arms

C Am G F

♫ Verse:
C
He came home from a month away
Am
Supposed to fix the car
G
Took all the money he saved
F
and he bought her a guitar
C
Well she played the thing to death
Am
till it was time to go to bed
G
She put a record on
F
and she held it in her arms
C
She held it in her arms
Am
She held it in her arms

G F

♫ Verse:
C
Her and her boyfriend met in school
Am
They made themselves a band
G
Got themselves a deal
F
travelled across the land
C
After every show they played
Am
In every bed they lay
G
She put a record on
F
and she held him in her arms
C
She held him in her arms
Am
She held him in her arms

G F
C Am G F

♫ Verse:
C
Now the band has come and gone
Am
She teaches lessons in a music store
G
Ain’t like it wasn’t fun
F
She just couldn’t take it anymore
C
So she’s moving herself back home
Am
Cause her boyfriend left her alone
G
She takes a picture of the band
F
and she burns it in her hand

C Csus4 C Csus2

♫ Verse:
D
So she went to the rock show
Bm
She won the tickets on the radio
A
She smoked a little dope
G
Bought the record and went on home
D
When she pulled up on the lawn
Bm
Seen her daddy was dead and gone
A
So she put a record on
G
held her momma in her arms.
D
She held her Momma in her arms
Bm
held her momma in her arms

A G
D Bm A G