Anna Begins

Chords

Standard

1st verse :
Am                    Am
 My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
G                 G
 I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
Am                     Am
 My friend implores me, "For one time only,
G                   G
 Make an exception", I am not worried
Am                               Am
 Wrap her up in a package of lies, Send her off to a coconut island
G                 G
 I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
Am                                 Am
 With the status of my emotions "Oh," she says, "you're changing."
          G              G
But we're always changing It does not bother me to



Pre-chorus :
Em
Say this isn't love
C                           D
'Cause if you don't want to talk about it
   Em                    C                          D
Then it isn't love and I guess I'm going to have to live with that
       Em
But I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey
C               D        
 Something in between and
 Em                       C                  D
I can always change my name, if that's what you mean



2nd Verse :
Am                    Am
 My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
        G                   G
But I am not really worried, I am not overly concerned
Am                                              Am
 You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself
To make yourself forget
G                        G
 To make yourself forget, I am not worried



Pre-chorus :
         Em                    C                    
"If it's love," she said, "then we're going to have to
D                  Em
Think about the consequences." She can't stop shaking
C             D
 I can't stop touching her and



Chorus :
     G         C               Am
This time when kindness falls like rain
   D           G       C        Em    D             G
It washes her away and Anna begins to change her mind
         C                     Am        D                  G          C
"These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days," she says
      Em            D
And I'm not ready for this sort of thing



3rd Verse :
Am                         Am
 But I'm not going to break and I'm not going to
    G                 G
Worry about it anymore, I'm not going to bend
Am                         Am
 But I'm not going to break and I'm not going to
    G               G
Worry about it anymore, no no no
Am                                 Am
 No, no, it seems like I should say, "As long as this is love..."
G                          G
 But it's not all that easy so maybe I should
Am                              Am
 Snap her up in a butterfly net, pin her down on a photograph album
G                 G
 I am not worried, I've done this sort of thing before



Pre-chorus :
Em    C                     D                  Em
        But then I start to think about the consequences
               C                D
I don't get no sleeping a quiet room and...



Chorus :
     G         C                   Am
This time when kindness falls like rain
   D             G    C          Em  D             G
It washes me away and Anna begins to change my mind
    C               Am              D           
And every time she sneezes I believe it's love and
G       C    Em        D                   
Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing





Ending :
G      C                   Am     D               G
 She's talking in her sleep, it's keeping me awake and
C         Em   D            G
Anna begins to toss and turn
    C             Am             D
And every word is nonsense but I understand and
G       C    Em        D                   
Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
G   C                Am         D              G
Her kindness bangs a gong, it's moving me along
    C        Em    D         G
And Anna begins to fade away
        C           Am    Cx
It's chasing me away, she disappears and
G  C     Em            D                G>let ring
Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing