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The Annual Waltz

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Banjo tuned E, Capo 3  Key of D 3/4 time
The nDight is so cold and life is so old
And the wind is now heavy with Gday dDreams
And I Ahold your hand to the music
And we think of the days of Gour yDouth
Every year at this time, our feet feel so inclined
And we hear those old musical mGemoriDes
We slAip thru this dance
Like the first time we started faGlling in lovDe
[Chorus]
ThiDs wAe dDo, and I am sGtill Dwith Ayou
And the hDeart beat still calls
For the annual waltz
It is our Gtheme song for faAlling in loDve
[Fiddle Solo]
Oh I laDughed at you, you laughed at me
While our  grandchildrens'children hGave bDabies
Way off in Athe future, we are long gone
And someone still mGentions our nDames
Old piDctures, in books, small shady nooks
Where our descendants learn aGll aDbout us
And the dAancing goes on to the fiddle
As they still play the AGnnual WaDltz
[Fiddle Solo]
[Chorus]
This we do, and I am still with you.

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The Annual Waltz

by John Hartford

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Banjo tuned E, Capo 3 Key of D 3/4 time

The night is so cold and life is so old

G D

And the wind is now heavy with day dreams

And I hold your hand to the music

G D

And we think of the days of our youth

Every year at this time, our feet feel so inclined

G D

And we hear those old musical memories

We slip thru this dance

G D

Like the first time we started falling in love

[Chorus]

D A D G D A

This we do, and I am still with you

And the heart beat still calls

For the annual waltz

G A D

It is our theme song for falling in love

[Fiddle Solo]

Oh I laughed at you, you laughed at me

G D

While our grandchildrens'children have babies

Way off in the future, we are long gone

G D

And someone still mentions our names

Old pictures, in books, small shady nooks

G D

Where our descendants learn all about us

And the dancing goes on to the fiddle

G D

As they still play the Annual Waltz

[Fiddle Solo]

[Chorus]

This we do, and I am still with you.

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