I Can See Arkansas Song Lyrics and Chords by Anne Murray
I Can See Arkansas
Recorded by Anne Murray
Written by Wood Arnold Newton and James Nihan
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There's a natural wonder between us
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doesn't seem natural to me
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That you can walk away from the love we made
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Here in Tennessee
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Leave everything that we worked for
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start another life
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I saw you drive across the Memphis bridge
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I don't believe my
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eyes
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Arkansas across the Missi
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ssippi
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big river barge headin' down to New Or
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leans
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cotton fields on the other side
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sun going down
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again
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Arkansas but I
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still don't see
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love we
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had should
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end
If it proved how much I love you
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swim this ol' river tonight
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I'd bet my soul against the undertow
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chance to hold you tight
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But there's more than a river between us
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I can't swim that far
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And as hard as I try I just can't drown
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memories of where you
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are
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Can See Arkansas?
- The song I Can See Arkansas was sang by Anne Murray.
Who is Anne Murray?
- Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian singer. Her albums consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs, "Snowbird" (1970). She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. lang, Céline Dion, and Shania Twain. She is also the first woman and the first Canadian to win "Album of the Year" at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good News.
Murray has received four Grammys, a record 24 Junos, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in Nashville, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.In 2011, Billboard ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Adult Contemporary Artists Ever.
