verse 1
G D Am C
Mother do you see what's about to happen
G Em D
I'm gonna turn us around and we'll be gone
G D Am C
Put your arms up dear and we'll keep the casket open
G Em D
When they take us back to Oklahoma where we belong
C D G G/F# Em
Surprise Arizona
C D
Put us out of our sweet misery
verse 2
G D Am C
In 34 you were 21
G Em D
He told me once that he knew when he first saw you
G D
But were you happy then
Am C
I'd like to know
G Em D
I think about him still when I see you alone
C D G G/F# Em
Surprise Arizona
C D
Put us out of our sweet misery
Verse 3
G D Am C
And you know about me at only 23
G Em D
you saw her come and go as I went through everything I had
G D Am C
But mother did you see what was gonna happen
G Em D
She let me down so far I never quite made it back
C D G G/F# Em
Surprise Arizona
C D
Put us out of our sweet misery
C D G G/F# Em
Surprise Arizona
C D
Put us out of our sweet misery
Outro: G D Am C G Em D G