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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 1st FRET
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INTRO
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G  F  C Cm G
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VERSE 1
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There's no name on the stone I sleep Funder today 
There's no Cbook that can Cmtell of my Gtime 
But you know me so well when you Fsing roundelay 
For you're Csinging my Cmtune and my Grhyme 
DI am Anon, you know me that wGay 
I had something to Csay about Glife in my day 
So DI made a song and Gsomewhere the sound of it 
Goes Cround and round, to be Glost and then found 
And Dthat is the way that life is 
That is the way it is with songs 
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VERSE 2
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It was Gin the alehouse, I would Fsing with the rest
Then I Cmade up a Cmtune of my Gown 
And a full harvest moon put the Fwords in my head 
As I Ctrudged 'cross the Cmfields to my Ghome 
When I Dsang it next day, my friends asked me Ghow 
Did I find my own Csong in the Gblade of my plough 
So I Dasked in return how the stonemason Gsaw 
A sweet Cface in the stone on the Gold quarry floor 
They asked, “DIs that the way that it is?” 
I said, “That is the way it is for me” 
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VERSE 3
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So they Glearned every word and they Fsang every note 
Till my Csong was a Cmwork of reGnown 
And within a six month I heard Fboys from the school 
CWhistling my Cmtune in the Gtown 
And I Dsmiled when I heard what came out of the Gsky 
Coming now from a Cchild as he quickly ran Gby 
Would it Dpass from that child, when as father he'd Gsing 
To a child of his Cown? Who'd beGlieve such a thing 
But Dthat is the way that life is 
That is the way it is with time 
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VERSE 4
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It was Gtwenty years gone, when our Fparson came home 
From a Cjourney he'd Cmmade far aGway 
He shook my hand hard, said the Finn where he'd stayed 
Had some Cmen who sang Cmthere every Gday 
And he'd Dlistened with joy, as one with a Gbow 
Sang the song that I'd Cfound in the Gblade of my plough 
So he Dtold them my name, but they said that my Gsong 
Was as old as the Chills, and our Gparson was wrong 
I asked, "DIs that the way that life is?" 
He said, "That is the way it is, my son" 
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VERSE 5
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So I Gworked and ploughed till my Fbones bowed and bent 
I made Cup no more Cmverses to Gsing 
And it seemed that my life had been Fwasted and spent 
On the Ccurses my Cmhard day would Gbring 
Soon Ddeath came to call with a Gvoice that cried "Now!"
And the song that I'd Cfound in the Gblade of my plough 
DLeaped from my heart as I journeyed Gon 
And I knew it would Clive, even Gthough I was gone 
And Dthat is the way that it is 
That is the way it is for us all 
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VERSE 6
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There's no Gnames on the stones we sleep Funder today 
There's no Cbooks that can Cmtell of our Gtime 
But you know us so well when you Fsing roundelay 
For you're Csinging our Cmtunes and our Grhymes
DWe are Anon, you know us that Gway 
We had something to Csay about Glife in our day 
So Dwe made our songs and Gsomewhere the sound of them
CGoes round and round, to be Glost and then found 
And Dthat is the way that life is 
That is the way it is with songs 
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OUTRO
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G  F  C Cm G
         Repeat And Fade Out.......

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Anon

by Harvey Andrews

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

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning = Standard

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CAPO 1st FRET

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INTRO

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G F C Cm G

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VERSE 1

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There's no name on the stone I sleep under today

C Cm G

There's no book that can tell of my time

But you know me so well when you sing roundelay

C Cm G

For you're singing my tune and my rhyme

D G

I am Anon, you know me that way

C G

I had something to say about life in my day

D G

So I made a song and somewhere the sound of it

C G

Goes round and round, to be lost and then found

And that is the way that life is

That is the way it is with songs

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VERSE 2

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G F

It was in the alehouse, I would sing with the rest

C Cm G

Then I made up a tune of my own

And a full harvest moon put the words in my head

C Cm G

As I trudged 'cross the fields to my home

D G

When I sang it next day, my friends asked me how

C G

Did I find my own song in the blade of my plough

D G

So I asked in return how the stonemason saw

C G

A sweet face in the stone on the old quarry floor

They asked, “Is that the way that it is?”

I said, “That is the way it is for me”

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VERSE 3

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G F

So they learned every word and they sang every note

C Cm G

Till my song was a work of renown

And within a six month I heard boys from the school

C Cm G

Whistling my tune in the town

D G

And I smiled when I heard what came out of the sky

C G

Coming now from a child as he quickly ran by

D G

Would it pass from that child, when as father he'd sing

C G

To a child of his own? Who'd believe such a thing

But that is the way that life is

That is the way it is with time

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VERSE 4

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G F

It was twenty years gone, when our parson came home

C Cm G

From a journey he'd made far away

He shook my hand hard, said the inn where he'd stayed

C Cm G

Had some men who sang there every day

D G

And he'd listened with joy, as one with a bow

C G

Sang the song that I'd found in the blade of my plough

D G

So he told them my name, but they said that my song

C G

Was as old as the hills, and our parson was wrong

I asked, "Is that the way that life is?"

He said, "That is the way it is, my son"

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VERSE 5

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G F

So I worked and ploughed till my bones bowed and bent

C Cm G

I made up no more verses to sing

And it seemed that my life had been wasted and spent

C Cm G

On the curses my hard day would bring

D G

Soon death came to call with a voice that cried "Now!"

C G

And the song that I'd found in the blade of my plough

D G

Leaped from my heart as I journeyed on

C G

And I knew it would live, even though I was gone

And that is the way that it is

That is the way it is for us all

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VERSE 6

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G F

There's no names on the stones we sleep under today

C Cm G

There's no books that can tell of our time

But you know us so well when you sing roundelay

C Cm G

For you're singing our tunes and our rhymes

D G

We are Anon, you know us that way

C G

We had something to say about life in our day

D G

So we made our songs and somewhere the sound of them

C G

Goes round and round, to be lost and then found

And that is the way that life is

That is the way it is with songs

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OUTRO

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G F C Cm G

Repeat And Fade Out.......

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