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Anna Lee

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3/4 Tempo
[Verse]
DListen now children a stAory I'll tDell
Of a woGman they called Anna LDee
DShe had a fine son and she raAised him up wDell
And a daGughter as lovely as Dshe
[Chorus]
I'll retAurn to you, dear, in the dimDming of day
As the spaGrrow returns to her nDest
DI'll return to you dreaming with eGach lullaDby
Hold your swGeet weary head to my brDeast
[Verse]
DShe sang to her darlings a swAeet lullaDby
As the cGool evening shadows grow lDong
DAngels and nightingales gaAther at niDght
Just to hGear mother Anna Lee's sDong
[Chorus]
I'll retAurn to you, dear, in the dimDming of day
As the spaGrrow returns to her nDest
DI'll return to you dreaming with eGach lullaDby
Hold your swGeet weary head to my brDeast
[Verse]
DI heard it one morning she rAode into tDown
To tGend to her dear sister thDere
DShe kissed her two babies on chAeek and on bDrow
And lGeft them with nary a caDre
DThe wind it did rise and the rAain it did fDall
The rGiver, a shadowy waDve
DAnna Lee never heard danAger's dark cDall
And was swGept to her watery grDave
[Chorus]
I'll retAurn to you, dear, in the dimDming of day
As the spaGrrow returns to her nDest
DI'll return to you dreaming with eGach lullaDby
Hold your swGeet weary head to my brDeast

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Anna Lee

by Levon Helm

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

3/4 Tempo

[Verse]

D A D

Listen now children a story I'll tell

G D

Of a woman they called Anna Lee

D A D

She had a fine son and she raised him up well

G D

And a daughter as lovely as she

[Chorus]

A D

I'll return to you, dear, in the dimming of day

G D

As the sparrow returns to her nest

D G D

I'll return to you dreaming with each lullaby

G D

Hold your sweet weary head to my breast

[Verse]

D A D

She sang to her darlings a sweet lullaby

G D

As the cool evening shadows grow long

D A D

Angels and nightingales gather at night

G D

Just to hear mother Anna Lee's song

[Chorus]

A D

I'll return to you, dear, in the dimming of day

G D

As the sparrow returns to her nest

D G D

I'll return to you dreaming with each lullaby

G D

Hold your sweet weary head to my breast

[Verse]

D A D

I heard it one morning she rode into town

G D

To tend to her dear sister there

D A D

She kissed her two babies on cheek and on brow

G D

And left them with nary a care

D A D

The wind it did rise and the rain it did fall

G D

The river, a shadowy wave

D A D

Anna Lee never heard danger's dark call

G D

And was swept to her watery grave

[Chorus]

A D

I'll return to you, dear, in the dimming of day

G D

As the sparrow returns to her nest

D G D

I'll return to you dreaming with each lullaby

G D

Hold your sweet weary head to my breast

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