The Annual Waltz Chords
The Annual Waltz by John Hartford is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D
The night is so cold and life is so old
G D
And the wind is now heavy with day dreams
A
And I hold your hand to the music
G D
And we think of the days of our youth
Every year at this time, our feet feel so inclined
G D
And we hear those old musical memories
A
We slip thru this dance
G D
Like the first time we started falling in love
D A D G D A
This we do, and I am still with you
D
And the heart beat still calls
For the annual waltz
G A D
It is our theme song for falling in love
Fiddle Solo
D
Oh I laughed at you, you laughed at me
G D
While our grandchildrens'children have babies
A
Way off in the future, we are long gone
G D
And someone still mentions our names
D
Old pictures, in books, small shady nooks
G D
Where our descendants learn all about us
A
And the dancing goes on to the fiddle
G D
As they still play the Annual Waltz
Fiddle Solo
Chorus
This we do, and I am still with you.