Anna Begins Counting Crows

Anna Begins

Counting Crows

Sherri Harrell

890
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: G
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

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

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
  This isn't love
C                          D
 'Cause if you don't wanna talk about it
    Em
Then  it isn't love
C
And I guess,
                  D
I'm gonna have to live with that
        Em
But I'm sure there's something in a shade of gray
C                   D
 Or something in between
    Em
And I can always change my name
C               D
 If that's what you mean

[Verse 2]
Am
  My friend assures me,
"It's all or nothing"
        G
But I am not really worried
I am not overly concerned
Am
  You try to tell yourself the things,
you try to tell yourself
To make yourself forget,
G
 to make yourself forget
I am not worried
               Em
"If it's love,"  She said

[Pre-Chorus]
     C                 D                  Em
"Then we've gonna have to think about the consequences"
Cause she can't stop shaking
C                 D
 And I can't stop touching her

[Chorus]
         G
And this time,
     Cadd9               Em7/A
when kindness falls like rain
   Dsus4
It washes her away
G    Cadd9      Em7   Dsus4
 And Anna begins   to change her mind
G       Cadd9
 "These seconds when I'm shaking
Em7/A         Dsus4
     Leave me shuddering for days,
 G        Cadd9
" She says
        Em7          Dsus4
And I'm not ready for     this sort of thing

[Verse 3]
Am
  But I'm not gonna break
                    G
And I'm not gonna worry about it anymore
                  Am
I'm not gonna bend  and I'm not gonna break
        G
Gonna worry about it anymore
             Am
No, no, no, no, no
It seems like I should say
"As long as this is love"
G
 But it's not all that easy,
so maybe I should
Am
  Snap her up in a butterfly net
And pin her down on a photograph album
G
 I am not worried
'Cause 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
'Cause I don't get no sleep in a quiet room

[Chorus]
         G
And this time,
     Cadd9               Em7/A
when kindness falls like rain
   Dsus4
It washes me away
G    Cadd9      Em7   Dsus4
 And Anna begins   to change my mind
G      Cadd9        Em7/A          Dsus4
 Every time she sneezes, I believe it's love
     G
And oh, Lord,
Cadd9    Em7          Dsus4
     I'm not ready for     this sort of thing

[Outro]
G      Cadd9
 She's talking in her sleep
Em7/A     Dsus4
     It's keeping me awake
G    Cadd9      Em7       Dsus4
 And Anna begins   to toss     and turn
G          Cadd9      Em7/A
 And every word is nonsense,
        Dsus4
but I understand
    G
And oh,
Cadd9     Em7           Dsus4
Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
G    Cadd9
 Her kindness bangs a gong
Em7/A     Dsus4
     It's moving me along
G    Cadd9      Em7       Dsus4
 And Anna begins   to fade     away
G     Cadd9
 It's chasing me away,
Em7/A    Dsus4
     she disappears
    G
And oh, Lord,
Cadd9    Em7          Dsus4                  G
     I'm not ready for     this sort of thing

Bars

[Verse 1]
| Am | - | G | - |
| Am | - | G | - |
| Am | - | G | - |
| Am | - | G | - |

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

[Pre-Chorus]
| Em - | C D | Em - | C D |
| Em - | C D | Em - | C D |

This isn't love
'Cause if you don't wanna 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 gray
Or something in between
And I can always change my name
If that's what you mean

[Verse 2]
| Am | - | G | - |
| Am | - | G | - |
| Em |

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

[Pre-Chorus]
      | C D | Em - | C D |

"Then we've gonna have to think about the consequences"
Cause she can't stop shaking
And I can't stop touching her

[Chorus]
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |

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'm not ready for     this sort of thing

[Verse 3]
| Am | - | G | - |
| Am | - | G | - |
| Am | - | G | - |
| Am | - | G | - |

But I'm not gonna break
And I'm not gonna worry about it anymore
I'm not gonna bend  and I'm not gonna break
Gonna worry about it anymore
No, no, no, no, no
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
And pin her down on a photograph album
I am not worried
'Cause I've done this sort of thing before

[Pre-Chorus]
| Em - | C D | Em - | C D |

But then I start to think about the consequences
'Cause I don't get no sleep in a quiet room

[Chorus]
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |

And this time,
when kindness falls like rain
It washes me away
And Anna begins   to change my mind
Every time she sneezes, I believe it's love
And oh, Lord,
I'm not ready for     this sort of thing

[Outro]
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |
| G Cadd9 | Em7/A Dsus4 | G Cadd9 | Em7 Dsus4 |
| G -     |

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'm 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'm not ready for     this sort of thing

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