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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  
At fCirst I did not Emthink it could be yAmou
But yFou're the only one that got off the trGainG7  
So Eyou must be my E7wife Miss Annie AmHalsey, yes, Am7yes
FI must be your husband. YGes, I'm Harry G7Crane
CMail order EmAnnie, Fnever mind your Ccryin'
Your tears are Emsweet rain in my Fempty GlifeG7  
CMail order EmAnnie, Fcan't you see I'm Ctryin'
To Ftell you that I'm Cglad you're here
FYou who are the Gwoman 
Who's Fcome to Gbe my Cwife
You Cknow you're not as Empretty as I Amdreamed you'd be
But tFhen I'm not no handsome fancy GDanG7  
And Eout here looks are E7really not Amimportant, no, Am7no
It's Fwhat's inside a woman when she's Gup against the G7land
CMail order EmAnnie, Fnever mind your Ccryin'
Your tears are Emsweet rain in my Fempty GlifeG7  
CMail order EmAnnie, Fcan't you see I'm Ctryin'
To Ftell you that I'm Cglad you're here
FYou who are the Gwoman 
Who's Fcome to Gbe my CwifeEm  Am  
You Amknow it's not no easy life you're A#maj7entering
The Amwinter wind comes whistlin' through the cracA#Maj7ks there in the sod
You Amknow you'll never have too many nFeighbours
There's Amyou babe, and there's me, Dm7and there's GGodG7  
CYou know I'm just a Emdirt man from the AmNorth Dakota plains
You're Fone girl from the city who's been Gthrown out on her own
And I'm Estanding here not E7sure of what to Amsay to yoAm7u
'Ceptin' Fmail order Annie, let's Gyou and me go G7home
CMail order EmAnnie, Fnever mind your Ccryin'
Your tears are Emsweet rain in my Fempty GlifeG7  
CMail order EmAnnie, Fcan't you see I'm Ctryin'
To Ftell you that I'm Cglad you're here
FYou who are the Gwoman 
Who's Fcome to Gbe my Cwife
C Em Am F G G7

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Mail Order Annie

by Harry Chapin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

A#maj7

Dm7

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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.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Mail Order Annie (Harry Chapin)

Fret 1 or 2 (Chapin plays it in D)

C Em Am F G G7

Intro:

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

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