Ben Folds Five – Annie Waits (Guitar)

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The main motif (x marks the clap, which I do as a percussive thump on the guitar). 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & C C G G F C C C x This motif will be marked | C G F | C | [Intro]
| C    G  F | C |
(see above)

| C    G  F | C |
(see above)
[Verse 1]
    C G   F   C           C
And so, Annie waits Annie waits

      | C    G  F | C |
Annie waits

    G/B Am  G      | D   G/D | D   G/D D |
For a   call from a friend
[Verse 2]
    C    G    F   C
The same it's the same 

       C         | C    G  F | C |
Was it always the same?

  G/B  Am   G         | N.C. |
Annie waits ... for the last ...
[Interlude]
| C    G  F | C |
Time           oh-oh-oh
| C G F | C | [Verse 3]
    C     G F   C
The clock never stops, never stops

G     | C    G  F | C |
Never waits

         G/B  Am  G            | D   G/D | D   G/D D |
She's growing old, it's getting late
[Bridge]
    F         G
And so, he forgot

                 Am
he forgot, maybe not

D                         F
Maybe he's been seriously hurt

G               | C    G  F | C |
 Would that'd be worse
[Middle 8]
Gm         Dm
Headlights crest the hills

F                C             Gm
Shadows pass her by and out of sight

Bb      | F | C |
  Ooh Ooh

Gm    Dm
Annie sleeps and dreams

F              C             | Gm | Bb | % |
 Friday bingo, pigeons in the park
[Verse 4]
C     G     F      | C        G  F | C |
Annie waits for the last time

C        G   F       C
Just the same as the last time

  G/B Am         F
Annie says, "You see

        C              G  [ Am ]
This is why I'd rather be alone"
[Interlude] | Am | F | C | G | % | [Verse 5]
    C G   F   C           C
And so, Annie waits Annie waits

      | C    G  F | C |
Annie waits

      Am  G      | D   G/D D | D   G/D D |
For a call from a friend
[Bridge]
    F             G
The same it's the same 

                  Am
Was it always the same?

D       F      G         C
  Annie waits ... as the last ...
[Middle 8]
Gm         Dm
Headlights crest the hills

F                C           Gm
 Who will be the one forever more?

Bb       | F | C |
   Who ooh

Gm    Dm
Annie I could be

F                    C                | Gm | Bb |
 If we're both still lonely when we're old
[Chorus]
C        G  F      | C        G  F | C |
Annie waits for the last time

C        G   F       | C        G  F | C |
Just the same as the last time        (Annie waits) 

C        G  F      | C        G  F | C |
Annie waits for the last time      (Annie waits) 

C        G   F       C
Just the same as the last time

  G/B Am   | G | N.C. | % |
Annie waits ...        

           [ C ]
But not for me
[Outro]
| C | % | % | % |
| C | % | N.C.| % | % |