Ben Folds – Annie Waits (Guitar)

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[INTRO] C G F C C G F C [VERSE 1]
    C
And so

G  F  C                         C     G  F  C
Annie waits, Annie waits, Annie waits

    G/B  Am   G
For a    call

       D
From a friend

    C
The same

G    F   C
It's the same

                  C     G F C
Was it always the same?

   G/B  Am    G               
Annie   waits    for the last

C    G  F  C
Time

C    G  F  C
Oh
[VERSE 2]
    C      G   F   C                         C     G  F  C
The clock    never stops, never stops, never waits

          G/B  Am  G
She's growing  old

             D
It's getting late

    F        G
And so he forgot, he forgot

      Am
Maybe not

D                   F
Maybe he's been seriously hurt

G             C      G F C
Would that be worse?
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Gm         Dm
Headlights crest the hill

F                C             Gm    Dm  F  C  Gm
Shadows pass her by and out of sight

Gm    Dm
Annie sees her dreams:

F             C              Gm    Bb6
Friday bingo, pigeons in the park
[CHORUS 1]
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           C              G   Am
Annie  says "You see this is why I'd rather be alone."
F C G [VERSE 3]
    C
And so

G  F  C                         C     G F C
Annie waits, Annie waits, Annie waits

    G/B  Am   G
For a    call

       D
From a friend

    F
The same

         G
It's the same

                  Am    D
Was it always the same?

      F     G          C
Annie waits     as the last
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Gm         Dm
Headlights crest the hill

F               C           Gm    Dm  F  C
Who will be the one forever more?

Gm     Dm
Annie, I could be

F                   C                 Gm   Bb6
If we're both still lonely when we're old
[CHORUS 3]
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

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    G
Annie  waits

            C
But not for me