Running Out Of Hope, Arkansas chords by Brennen Leigh

• Difficulty: Intermediate

🎸 Intro:

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🎸 Verse 1:

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People only stop here because they're passing through
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And I ring 'em up for diesel, cigarettes and Mountain Dew
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They're headed on to Dallas or Memphis, Tennessee
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I've never been past Little Rock and I'm damn near thirty-three

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I'm gonna tell my boss he's fired, burn my unpaid bills
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And if folks ask when I'm comin' back, promise I never will
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I'm droppin' off my name tag, I'm gonna hug my ma and pa
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As I'm runnin' out of hope, Arkansas

🎸 Verse 2:

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All my friends are married and some in the county pen
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I knew that weren't the life for me way back when I was ten
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I'm only takin' what'll fit in my old duffel bag
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And I won't take a second look at that boarded-up main drag



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Send my mail to nowhere and disconnect my phone
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It don't matter where I'm headed, only that I'm goin'
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I don't care if you miss me, I'm gonna hug my ma and pa
        B              A          E
As I'm runnin' out of hope, Arkansas

Instrumental

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🎸 Verse 3:

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There's endless miles of highway and I wanna see 'em all
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From Wichita to Birmingham, from Reno to Saint Paul
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I won't slow down to catch my breath 'til I reach that leavin' sign
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And every inch of Arkansas is facin' my behind



C#m                          A              E
Send my mail to nowhere and disconnect my phone
         C#m                      A              B
It don't matter where I'm headed, only that I'm goin'
   E
I don't care if you miss me, I'm gonna hug my ma and pa
        B              A          E
As I'm runnin' out of hope, Arkansas
        B              A         (E)
As I'm runnin' out of hope, Arkansas

Outro

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