Her Name On My Arm Chords
by Mark Mathis
Her Name On My Arm by Mark Mathis is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, C#m and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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