{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1134419,"song":"Mail Order Annie","artist":"Harry Chapin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11252272-mail-order-annie-chords-by-harry-chapin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1134419?type=chord","rating":4.92934,"votes":55,"content":"_____________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nMy first contribution on here as I noticed this song was missing.\r\nIt's a beautiful song and straightforward to play albeit I use a capo at\r\nFret1 because it suits my voice better. I also find these better chords to\r\nuse than those Harry Chapin uses as he seems to play it open fret in D (you\r\ncan achieve this with by putting the capo at Fret 2).  The only other change\r\nis he changes key for the last verse but that doesn't work for me.  Anyhow\r\nhere it is and I hope it works for you.\r\n\r\nPM\r\n_____________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nMail Order Annie (Harry Chapin)\r\n\r\nFret 1 or 2 (Chapin plays it in D)\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAt first I did not think it could be you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nBut you're the only one that got off the train[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nSo you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey, yes, yes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI must be your husband. Yes, I'm Harry Crane[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMail order Annie, never mind your cryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYour tears are sweet rain in my empty life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMail order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]           \r\nTo tell you that I'm glad you're here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou who are the woman [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho's come to be my wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou know you're not as pretty as I dreamed you'd be[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nBut then I'm not no handsome fancy Dan[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd out here looks are really not important, no, no[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nIt's what's inside a woman when she's up against the land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMail order Annie, never mind your cryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYour tears are sweet rain in my empty life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMail order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]           \r\nTo tell you that I'm glad you're here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou who are the woman [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWho's come to be my wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]A#maj7[/ch]\r\nYou know it's not no easy life you're entering[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                          [ch]A#Maj7[/ch]\r\nThe winter wind comes whistlin' through the cracks there in the sod[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou know you'll never have too many neighbours[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]Dm7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThere's you babe, and there's me, and there's God[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou know I'm just a dirt man from the North Dakota plains[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're one girl from the city who's been thrown out on her own[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm standing here not sure of what to say to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n'Ceptin' mail order Annie, let's you and me go home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMail order Annie, never mind your cryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYour tears are sweet rain in my empty life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMail order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]           \r\nTo tell you that I'm glad you're here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou who are the woman [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho's come to be my wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]","plain_text":"_____________________________________________________________________________\n\nMy first contribution on here as I noticed this song was missing.\nIt's a beautiful song and straightforward to play albeit I use a capo at\nFret1 because it suits my voice better. I also find these better chords to\nuse than those Harry Chapin uses as he seems to play it open fret in D (you\ncan achieve this with by putting the capo at Fret 2).  The only other change\nis he changes key for the last verse but that doesn't work for me.  Anyhow\nhere it is and I hope it works for you.\n\nPM\n_____________________________________________________________________________\n\nMail Order Annie (Harry Chapin)\n\nFret 1 or 2 (Chapin plays it in D)\n\nIntro: C Em Am F G G7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC Em Am F G G7","chords":["D","C","Em","Am","F","G","G7","E","E7","Am7","A#maj7","A#Maj7","Dm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}