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Sally Ann

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Tuning = Standard
[Intro]
F F Am Am
F F Am Am
Am Am G C
G Am C C
F F
[Verse 1]
AmA woman of Fbeauty
A woman of Ampain
In France or Jakarta
Her Gshadow's the Csame
You go home with AmSally Ann
You go home with CSally Ann
You Ggo Amhome 
[Instrumental]
C C F F
[Verse 2]
AmA woman of Fkindness
With bracelets of Amjade
In China, in Japan
GChoices are Cmade
You go home with AmSally Ann
You go home with CSally Ann
You Ggo Amhome 
[Instrumental]
C C
F F Am Am
F F Am Am
Am Am G C
G Am C C
F F
[Verse 3]
AmA woman of Fchances
With no family or Amfriends
In Argentina
She knows Gonly Cmen
You go home with AmSally Ann
You go home with CSally Ann
You Ggo Amhome 
[Instrumental]
C C
Em Em Am Am
Em Em G C
G G A A
Em Em Em Em
F F
[Verse 4]
AmA woman of Fcolor
With debts to be Ampaid
In Trenton or Detroit
She lives Gby the Cblade
You go home with AmSally Ann
You go home with CSally Ann x3
You Ggo Amhome
[Outro]
C C C C
F F  Am Am
F F  Am Am
Am Am G C
G Am C C
G Am G C
C C

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Sally Ann

by Natalie Merchant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning = Standard

[Intro]

F F Am Am

Am Am G C

G Am C C

F F

[Verse 1]

Am F

A woman of beauty

A woman of pain

In France or Jakarta

G C

Her shadow's the same

You go home with Sally Ann

G Am

You go home

[Instrumental]

C C F F

[Verse 2]

Am F

A woman of kindness

With bracelets of jade

In China, in Japan

G C

Choices are made

You go home with Sally Ann

G Am

You go home

[Instrumental]

C C

F F Am Am

Am Am G C

G Am C C

F F

[Verse 3]

Am F

A woman of chances

With no family or friends

In Argentina

G C

She knows only men

You go home with Sally Ann

G Am

You go home

[Instrumental]

C C

Em Em Am Am

Em Em G C

G G A A

Em Em Em Em

F F

[Verse 4]

Am F

A woman of color

With debts to be paid

In Trenton or Detroit

G C

She lives by the blade

You go home with Sally Ann

You go home with Sally Ann x3

G Am

You go home

[Outro]

C C C C

F F Am Am

Am Am G C

G Am C C

G Am G C

C C

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