Her Name On My Arm

	  		
Intro: A E C#m A A E (2x) 

       A                   E C#m 
it was summer in our hearts 
         A                    A E 
when the wheat was fully grown 
        A                   E C#m 
saw you standing in the yard 
  A               A E 
a beauty to behold 

A B           C#m          A 
i carved your name on my arm 
A B           E 
i carved your name 

       A                  E C#m 
it was winter when we lied 
    A               A E 
and ran off to elope 
       A                     E C#m 
played cards that winter long 
    A                   A E 
and wrestled in the snow 

    A B           C#m         A 
and i carved your name in the ice 
A B           E 
i carved your name 

      A               E C#m 
drove south to alabama 
         A                A E 
with the ocean in our head 
    A                       E C#m 
you did not even wait for me 
      A                     A E 
doing cartwheels in the sand 

    A B           C#m         A  
and i carved your name in the white 
A           B              E 
sand by the light of the moon 
A  B        C#m       A 
we stayed awake that night 
A       B                 E 
just to watch the morning come 

A                        E C#m 
this is where i leave you 
        A                  A E 
this is where my story ends 
    A                        E C#m 
you wanted to know the reason 
        A                 A E 
for the writing on my skin 

A B          C#m        A 
i carved her name on my arm 
A B         E 
i loved her then