When Annie Took Me Home chords by Tom Paxton

Chords with lyrics

From the album "New songs for old friends"

In live performances Tom plays G+G C majorC A minorAm on the first line of the verses.


Intro:
 G+G

Verse 1:
G+G        Am7Am7
 Late at night, somewhat tight,
D7D7       G+G       G+G G/F#
 Guardian angels put to flight.
E minorEm          A minorAm
 Freddie's doused the neon light
D7D7           G+G
 That promised while it shone.

Verse 2:
G+G      Am7Am7
 Time to go, time to blow,
D7D7         G+G        G+G G/F#
 They don't push me 'cause they know.
E minorEm        A minorAm
 I'm still in my long ago,
D7D7         G+G
 When Annie took me home.

Refrain:
E minorEm      B minorBm
 There was I, wondering why,
E minorEm         D MajorD
 Annie'd choose to ask me over.
E minorEm      B minorBm
 But she did, sure she did,
A augmentedA         D MajorD      D/C  D/B  D/AD/A
 She called me her Irish rover.

Verse 3:
G+G      Am7Am7
 Sat me there in her chair,
D7D7        G+G        G+G G/F#
 Ran her fingers through my hair.
E minorEm        A minorAm
 Talk of heaven, I've been there
   D7D7      G+G
When Annie took me home.

Instrumental:
G+G      Am7Am7
D7D7    G+G  G+G G/F#
E minorEm    A minorAm
D MajorD    G+G

Verse 4:
G+G       Am7Am7
 Rafters rung, songs were sung, like
D7D7        G+G       G+G G/F#
 "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue".
E minorEm       A minorAm
 Ribbons on my life were hung,
   D7D7      G+G
When Annie took me home.

Refrain:
E minorEm        B minorBm
 There was wine, there was time.
E minorEm       D MajorD
 All the while guitars were playing.
E minorEm      B minorBm
 Then the day came my way,
 A augmentedA         D MajorD        D/C  D/B  D/AD/A
 When she told me I'd be staying.

Verse 5:
G+G       Am7Am7
 Love can grow, love can go,
D7D7        G+G
 Did she love me? I don't know.
E minorEm        A minorAm
 Though she often told me so,
   D7D7      G+G
I've never really known.

Verse 6:
G+G      Am7Am7
 Was I blind? I don't mind.
D7D7          G+G       G+G G/F#
 I think life's been more than kind.
E minorEm          A minorAm
Thanks to life, there was the time
  D7D7       G+G
When Annie took me home.

Outro:
G+G G/F# E minorEm          A minorAm
    Thanks to life, there was the time
  D7D7       G+G