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Anna Begins

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Step 1 / 9Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard (E, A, D, G, B, E)
e|--Am9-0-----G60-----E50----C7M-0---Dsus2--0-----G3---Cadd9--3----Em7-3---Dsus4--3----------------------|
B|---1-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3----------------------|
G|---4-----4-----7-----5-----7-----0-----0-----0-----2----------------------|
D|---2-----5-----9-----5-----7-----0-----2-----2-----0----------------------|
A|---0-----5-----9-----3-----5-----2-----3-----2-----0----------------------|
E|---x-----3-----0-----3-----5-----3-----x-----x-----2----------------------|
  Am9My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
  G6I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
  Am9My friend implores me, "For one time only,
  G6Make an exception."I am not worried
  Am9Wrap her up in a package of lies. Send her off to a coconut island
  G6I am not worried. I am not overly concerned 
  Am9with the status of my emotions. "Oh," she says, "you're changing."
But we're G6always changing. It does not bother me to say 
  E5this isn't love
  C7Mcause if you don't want to Dsus2talk about it then.E5.. it isn't love
  C7MAnd I guess I'm gonna have Dsus2to live with that
But E5I'm sure there's something in a shade of grC7Mey
Or something in bDsus2etween
And E5I can always change my namC7Me
If that's what Dsus2you mean
  Am9My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
But I am not G6really worried. I am not overly concerned
  Am9You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself 
To make yourself forgetG6. To make yourself forget, I am not worried... 
  E5"If it's love," she said, 
  C7M"then we're gonna have to Dsus2think about the conseqE5uences."
She can't stop shC7Making I can't stop Dsus2touching her and
GThis time when Cadd9kindness falls like Em7rain,  it Dsus4washes her awayG  
and Cadd9Anna begins.Em7..  to chaDsus4nge her mindG  
"These seCadd9conds when I'm shakiEm7ng leave me Dsus4shuddering for Gdays",
she saCadd9ys: " and Em7I am not ready fDsus4or this sort of thing Am9"
But I'm not going to break
And I'm not going to woG6rry about it anymore
I'm not going to beAm9nd and I'm not going to break
And I'm not going to woG6rry about it anymoreAm9  
It seems like I should say, "As long as this is G6love..."
But it's not all that easy... so maybe I should
Am9Snap her up in a butterfly net
Pin her down on a photograph albumG6  
I am not worried; I've done this sort of thing beE5fore
    C7MBut then I start to tDsus2hink about the consequE5ences
cause I don't get no slC7Meep in a quiet rooDsus2m and
This tGime when kC9indness falls like rEm7ain it washDsus4es me away G  
and C9Anna beginsEm7... to Dsus4change my minGd
And eC9verytime she sneezeEm7s I belDsus4ieve it's love and
GOh LorC9d, I am Em7not ready Dsus4for this sort of Gthing
She's C9talking in her sleEm7ep, it's Dsus4keeping me awakGe
and C9Anna beginsEm7... to Dsus4toss and turnG  
And C9every word is nonEm7sense but I Dsus4understand and
GOh LorC9d, I am Em7not ready Dsus4for this sort of Gthing
Her kiC9ndness bangs a gonEm7g, it's mDsus4oving me alongG  
and C9Anna beginsEm7... to fadDsus4e awayG  
It's C9chasing me awaEm7y. She Dsus4disappears and
GOh LorC9d, I am Em7not ready Dsus4for this sort of Gthing

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Anna Begins

by Counting Crows

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Am9

C7M

Dsus2

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

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Tuning: Standard (E, A, D, G, B, E)

Am9 G6 E5 C7M Dsus2 G Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4

e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3----------------------|

B|---1-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3----------------------|

G|---4-----4-----7-----5-----7-----0-----0-----0-----2----------------------|

D|---2-----5-----9-----5-----7-----0-----2-----2-----0----------------------|

A|---0-----5-----9-----3-----5-----2-----3-----2-----0----------------------|

E|---x-----3-----0-----3-----5-----3-----x-----x-----2----------------------|

Am9

My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."

I am not worried, I am not overly concerned

Am9

My friend implores me, "For one time only,

Make an exception."I am not worried

Am9

Wrap her up in a package of lies. Send her off to a coconut island

I am not worried. I am not overly concerned

Am9

with the status of my emotions. "Oh," she says, "you're changing."

But we're always changing. It does not bother me to say

this isn't love

C7M Dsus2 E5

cause if you don't want to talk about it then... it isn't love

C7M Dsus2

And I guess I'm gonna have to live with that

E5 C7M

But I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey

Dsus2

Or something in between

E5 C7M

And I can always change my name

Dsus2

If that's what you mean

Am9

My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."

But I am not really worried. I am not overly concerned

Am9

You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself

To make yourself forget. To make yourself forget, I am not worried...

"If it's love," she said,

C7M Dsus2 E5

"then we're gonna have to think about the consequences."

C7M Dsus2

She can't stop shaking I can't stop touching her and

G Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4 G

This time when kindness falls like rain, it washes her away

Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4 G

and Anna begins... to change her mind

Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4 G

"These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days",

Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4 Am9

she says: " and I am not ready for this sort of thing "

But I'm not going to break

And I'm not going to worry about it anymore

Am9

I'm not going to bend and I'm not going to break

G6 Am9

And I'm not going to worry about it anymore

It seems like I should say, "As long as this is love..."

But it's not all that easy... so maybe I should

Am9

Snap her up in a butterfly net

Pin her down on a photograph album

I am not worried; I've done this sort of thing before

C7M Dsus2 E5

But then I start to think about the consequences

C7M Dsus2

cause I don't get no sleep in a quiet room and

G C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

This time when kindness falls like rain it washes me away

C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

and Anna begins... to change my mind

C9 Em7 Dsus4

And everytime she sneezes I believe it's love and

G C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

Oh Lord, I am not ready for this sort of thing

C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

She's talking in her sleep, it's keeping me awake

C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

and Anna begins... to toss and turn

C9 Em7 Dsus4

And every word is nonsense but I understand and

G C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

Oh Lord, I am not ready for this sort of thing

C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

Her kindness bangs a gong, it's moving me along

C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

and Anna begins... to fade away

C9 Em7 Dsus4

It's chasing me away. She disappears and

G C9 Em7 Dsus4 G

Oh Lord, I am not ready for this sort of thing

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