Harry Chapin - Mail Order Annie

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my first contribution on here as i noticed this song was missing .
it’s a beautiful song and straightforward to play albeit i use a capo at
fret1 because it suits my voice better . i also find these better chords to
use than those harry chapin uses as he seems to play it open fret in D ( you
can achieve this with by putting the capo at fret 2 ) . the only other change
is he changes key for the last verse but that doesn’t work for me . anyhow
here it is and i hope it works for you .

pm
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mail order annie ( harry chapin )

fret 1 or 2 ( chapin plays it in D )

intro : C Em Am F G G7

C Em Am
at first i did not think it could be you
F G G7
but you’re the only one that got off the train
E E7 Am Am7
so you must be my wife miss annie halsey , yes , yes
F G G7
i must be your husband . yes , i’m harry crane

C Em F C
mail order annie , never mind your cryin’
Em F G G7
your tears are sweet rain in my empty life
C Em F C
mail order annie , can’t you see i’m tryin’
F C
to tell you that i’m glad you’re here
F G
you who are the woman
F G C
who’s come to be my wife

C Em Am
you know you’re not as pretty as i dreamed you’d be
F G G7
but then i’m not no handsome fancy dan
E E7 Am Am7
and out here looks are really not important , no , no
F G G7
it’s what’s inside a woman when she’s up against the land

C Em F C
mail order annie , never mind your cryin’
Em F G G7
your tears are sweet rain in my empty life
C Em F C
mail order annie , can’t you see i’m tryin’
F C
to tell you that i’m glad you’re here
F G
you who are the woman
F G C Em Am
who’s come to be my wife

Am A#maj7
you know it’s not no easy life you’re entering
Am A#maj7
the winter wind comes whistlin’ through the cracks there in the sod
Am F
you know you’ll never have too many neighbours
Am Dm7 G G7
there’s you babe , and there’s me , and there’s god

C Em Am
you know i’m just a dirt man from the north dakota plains
F G
you’re one girl from the city who’s been thrown out on her own
E E7 Am Am7
and i’m standing here not sure of what to say to you
F G G7
’ceptin’ mail order annie , let’s you and me go home

C Em F C
mail order annie , never mind your cryin’
Em F G G7
your tears are sweet rain in my empty life
C Em F C
mail order annie , can’t you see i’m tryin’
F C
to tell you that i’m glad you’re here
F G
you who are the woman
F G C
who’s come to be my wife

C Em Am F G G7