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Rescue Annie

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no Capo
[Intro]
  G    Dm    AmX2
[Verse]
   GThey found her body Dmin the waterAm  
AmFloating face down in the riverG  
GThe one who found her Dmcalled the doctorAm  
AmOr so they say
   GNot a scratch, Dmshe wasn't bleedingAm  
AmSixteen years old, died a virginG  
GUnlucky lover, Dmshe did herself inAm  
AmOr so they say
  CRescue FAnnie from the Criver
With every kFiss she is delAmivered
From the dFepths and we fCorgive her
For falling Emin
  GThey say the doctor  Dmcould have saved herAm  
AmIf he'd come a little soonerG  
GIt broke his heart Dmto know he'd lost herAm  
AmTo the worldG  
GAnd though he couldn't Dmrescue AnnieAm  
AmHe resolved to tell her storyG  
GHe used her face Dmto make a bodyAm  
AmTo teach the world
  CRescue FAnnie from the rCiver
With every kFiss she is delAmivered
From the dFepths and we forgCive her
For falling Emin
 C   Gm   Dmx2
 AmIn darkened stCorage rooms of hFospitals acrEoss the world she wCaits
For the mEmissing kiss that dAmamned her to her fFate
G  Am  G    Am
  GAnnie sinks down Dmto the bottomAm  
AmThe one who spurned her is forgottenG  
GWhile she is cherished Dmby a million Ampairs of lips 
  CRescue FAnnie from the rCiver
Help her brFeathe, try to forgCive her
Press her chFest, always remCember
That in her heFart we find our hAmarbor
And every yFear, come early sAmummer
He lingers dFown there by the rCiver
Rescue FAnnie from the rCiver
In life, her lFonely lips were nAmever
Loved, in dFeath, caressed forCever
We all fell Emin

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Rescue Annie

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

no Capo

[Intro]

G Dm Am

[Verse]

G Dm Am

They found her body in the water

Am G

Floating face down in the river

G Dm Am

The one who found her called the doctor

Or so they say

G Dm Am

Not a scratch, she wasn't bleeding

Am G

Sixteen years old, died a virgin

G Dm Am

Unlucky lover, she did herself in

Or so they say

C F C

Rescue Annie from the river

F Am

With every kiss she is delivered

F C

From the depths and we forgive her

For falling in

G Dm Am

They say the doctor could have saved her

Am G

If he'd come a little sooner

G Dm Am

It broke his heart to know he'd lost her

Am G

To the world

G Dm Am

And though he couldn't rescue Annie

Am G

He resolved to tell her story

G Dm Am

He used her face to make a body

To teach the world

C F C

Rescue Annie from the river

F Am

With every kiss she is delivered

F C

From the depths and we forgive her

For falling in

C Gm Dm

Am C F E C

In darkened storage rooms of hospitals across the world she waits

Em Am F

For the missing kiss that damned her to her fate

G Am G Am

G Dm Am

Annie sinks down to the bottom

Am G

The one who spurned her is forgotten

G Dm Am

While she is cherished by a million pairs of lips

C F C

Rescue Annie from the river

F C

Help her breathe, try to forgive her

F C

Press her chest, always remember

F Am

That in her heart we find our harbor

F Am

And every year, come early summer

F C

He lingers down there by the river

F C

Rescue Annie from the river

F Am

In life, her lonely lips were never

F C

Loved, in death, caressed forever

We all fell in

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