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Anna Begins

Counting Crows
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Dsus4
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 My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
 I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
 My friend implores me, "For one time only,
 Make an exception."I am not worried
 Wrap her up in a package of lies. Send her off to a coconut island
 I am not worried. I am not overly concerned
 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
 cause if you don't want to talk  about it then...  it isn't love
 And I guess I'm gonna have to  live with that
 But  I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey
 Or something in between
 And  I can always change my name
 If that's what you  mean
 My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
 But I am not  really worried. I am not overly concerned
 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,
 "then we're gonna have to think  about the consequences."
 She can't stop shaking  I can't stop touching  her and
This  time when kindness  falls like rain,  it washes  her away
 and Anna  begins...  to change  her mind
 "These seconds  when I'm shaking  leave me shuddering  for days",
 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
 I'm not going to bend  and I'm not going to break
 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
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
 But then I start to think  about the consequences
 cause I don't get no sleep  in a quiet room  and
 This time  when kindness  falls like rain  it washes  me away
 and Anna  begins...  to change  my mind
 And everytime  she sneezes  I believe  it's love and
Oh  Lord,  I am not  ready for  this sort of thing
 She's talking  in her sleep,  it's keeping  me awake
 and Anna  begins...  to toss  and turn
 And every  word is nonsense  but I understand  and
Oh  Lord,  I am not  ready for  this sort of thing
 Her kindness  bangs a gong,  it's moving  me along
 and Anna  begins...  to fade  away
 It's chasing  me away.  She disappears  and
Oh  Lord,  I am not  ready for  this sort of thing

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Readable chord sheet for Anna Begins by Counting Crows

[Am9]    [G6]    [E5]   [Cm7]  [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."
[G6]  I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
[Am9]  My friend implores me, "For one time only,
[G6]  Make an exception."I am not worried
[Am9]  Wrap her up in a package of lies. Send her off to a coconut island
[G6]  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[G6] always changing. It does not bother me to say

[E5]  this isn't love
[Cm7]  cause if you don't want to [Dsus2]talk about it then.[E5].. it isn't love
[Cm7]  And I guess I'm gonna have [Dsus2]to live with that
But[E5] I'm sure there's something in a shade of gr[Cm7]ey
Or something in b[Dsus2]etween
And[E5] I can always change my nam[Cm7]e
If that's what [Dsus2]you mean

[Am9]  My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
But I am not[G6] really worried. I am not overly concerned
[Am9]  You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself
To make yourself forget[G6]. To make yourself forget, I am not worried...

[E5]  "If it's love," she said,
[Cm7]  "then we're gonna have to [Dsus2]think about the conseq[E5]uences."
She can't stop sh[Cm7]aking I can't stop [Dsus2]touching her and

[G]This time when [Cadd9]kindness falls like [Em7]rain,  it [Dsus4]washes her away  [G]
and [Cadd9]Anna begins.[Em7]..  to cha[Dsus4]nge her mind  [G]
"These se[Cadd9]conds when I'm shaki[Em7]ng leave me [Dsus4]shuddering for [G]days",
she sa[Cadd9]ys: " and[Em7] I am not ready f[Dsus4]or this sort of thing[Am9] "

But I'm not going to break
And I'm not going to wo[G6]rry about it anymore
I'm not going to be[Am9]nd and I'm not going to break
And I'm not going to wo[G6]rry about it anymore  [Am9]
It seems like I should say, "As long as this is [G6]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[G6]
I am not worried; I've done this sort of thing be[E5]fore

[Cm7]    But then I start to t[Dsus2]hink about the consequ[E5]ences
cause I don't get no sl[Cm7]eep in a quiet roo[Dsus2]m and

This t[G]ime when k[C9]indness falls like r[Em7]ain it wash[Dsus4]es me away [G]
and [C9]Anna begins[Em7]... to [Dsus4]change my min[G]d
And e[C9]verytime she sneeze[Em7]s I bel[Dsus4]ieve it's love and
[G]Oh Lor[C9]d, I am [Em7]not ready [Dsus4]for this sort of [G]thing

She's [C9]talking in her sle[Em7]ep, it's [Dsus4]keeping me awak[G]e
and [C9]Anna begins[Em7]... to [Dsus4]toss and turn[G]
And [C9]every word is non[Em7]sense but I [Dsus4]understand and
[G]Oh Lor[C9]d, I am [Em7]not ready [Dsus4]for this sort of [G]thing

Her ki[C9]ndness bangs a gon[Em7]g, it's m[Dsus4]oving me along [G]
and [C9]Anna begins[Em7]... to fad[Dsus4]e away    [G]
It's [C9]chasing me awa[Em7]y. She [Dsus4]disappears and
[G]Oh Lor[C9]d, I am [Em7]not ready [Dsus4]for this sort of [G]thing

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