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Bill And Annie

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Play the  D   A   Gin very quick succession. This is a chord simplification of the riff.
This is indicated by a * before the D.
[Verse 1]
DWe stopped for Gpeaches
DAt a little Aroadside stand
DMan said his Gname was Bill
DI said "I'm Chuck and tAhis is Annie"
GHe said Annie was the Done & only Gtrue love of his Dlife
               G            D*        D          A  G  
They met at his wedding but by then he had a wife
Hold  Gfor 4 bars of instrumental
[Verse 2]
DIt was during the Greception
In the DSpring of '6A4
DShe, his newlyGwed's best friend
DFollowed him out the ballroom Adoor
GMaybe his ring got Dsmaller
GMaybe his finger Dswelled
GMaybe he'd made a Dbig mistake
*          D            A  G  
And maybe time would tell
[Instrumental]
G
D A D
[Verse 3]
DBill asked, "Do you feel what I Gfeel?"
DAnd Annie said, "AI do"
DBill was at a Gloss
DWondering now what should Ahe do
GHe did what he Dhad to
GHe'd just taken a Dwife
GShe would take good Dcare of him
*             D        A  G  
For the rest of her life
[Verse 4]
DBill & Annie fought the Gurge
DThey saw each other Aoften
DShe was there in Gblack
DThe day Bill's wife lAay in her coffin
GBy then she'd gotten Dmarried
GBy then she'd moved Daway
GShe'd asked Bill for his Dblessings
*         D             A  G  
And he'd said it was ok
[Instrumental]
G
D A D
[Verse 5]
DBill said, "Taste the Gpeaches"
DHe cut us each a sAlice
DThey were a little on the Gsmall side
*        D             A  G  
But they sure tasted nice
G"Do you think I did the Dright thing?" Bill asked
GThough I knew he Dknew
GSo I answered with a Dquestion
*            D           A  G  
I asked him, "Bill, do you?"
Hold G  
[Verse 6]
DBill said, "Annie, Gpleased to meet you
DIt was nice to meet you AChuck"
DAnd Annie & I, we drove Gaway
DIn Annie's pick-up Atruck
GWith a box of twenty Dpeaches
GA homegrown tomato Dtoo
GAnd a couple of things to Dthink about
*                 D        A  G  
And every now and then I do... I do
D A D

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Bill And Annie

by Chuck Brodsky

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D A G

Play the in very quick succession. This is a chord simplification of the riff.

This is indicated by a * before the .

[Verse 1]

D G

We stopped for peaches

D A

At a little roadside stand

D G

Man said his name was Bill

D A

I said "I'm Chuck and this is Annie"

G D G D

He said Annie was the one & only true love of his life

G D D A G

They met at his wedding but by then he had a wife

Hold for 4 bars of instrumental

[Verse 2]

D G

It was during the reception

D A

In the Spring of '64

D G

She, his newlywed's best friend

D A

Followed him out the ballroom door

G D

Maybe his ring got smaller

G D

Maybe his finger swelled

G D

Maybe he'd made a big mistake

D A G

And maybe time would tell

[Instrumental]

D A D

[Verse 3]

D G

Bill asked, "Do you feel what I feel?"

D A

And Annie said, "I do"

D G

Bill was at a loss

D A

Wondering now what should he do

G D

He did what he had to

G D

He'd just taken a wife

G D

She would take good care of him

D A G

For the rest of her life

[Verse 4]

D G

Bill & Annie fought the urge

D A

They saw each other often

D G

She was there in black

D A

The day Bill's wife lay in her coffin

G D

By then she'd gotten married

G D

By then she'd moved away

G D

She'd asked Bill for his blessings

D A G

And he'd said it was ok

[Instrumental]

D A D

[Verse 5]

D G

Bill said, "Taste the peaches"

D A

He cut us each a slice

D G

They were a little on the small side

D A G

But they sure tasted nice

G D

"Do you think I did the right thing?" Bill asked

G D

Though I knew he knew

G D

So I answered with a question

D A G

I asked him, "Bill, do you?"

Hold

[Verse 6]

D G

Bill said, "Annie, pleased to meet you

D A

It was nice to meet you Chuck"

D G

And Annie & I, we drove away

D A

In Annie's pick-up truck

G D

With a box of twenty peaches

G D

A homegrown tomato too

G D

And a couple of things to think about

D A G

And every now and then I do... I do

D A D

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