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( D G ) (4x)
D G D/F# Em
I met Annie Ford out on the Great West road,
D G A
soaking through and thumbing for a ride.
D G D/F# Em
She sat there on her suitcase in her dancing dress
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I would've been a fool to pass her by
G D
And as we sped accross the night
Bm G
We told our stories by the light
D A
Of the stars that lead us home
G
Each time we strayed
G D
Me and Annie talked till dawn,
Bm G
When we reached her old man's farm
D A G
And I said so long; guess I'll be on my way
D G D/F# Em
I started meeting Annie by the old sawmill,
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Wasting time and drinking in the day
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Courting her was easy with her smile like that
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Loving her was easy in the night
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Well, me and Annie set a date,
Bm G
And had a wedding in the spring
D A G
Man, you should've heard that old church choir sing
G D
It didn't take us very long,
Bm G
'till the baby came along
D A G
Well we named him Tom and settled into life
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But at night death came around,
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and Annie left without a sound
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But the trouble with this life, is it doesn't last so long
D A G
And your love can be divided overnight.
G D
Now it's only me and Tom
Bm G
Now our wife and mother's gone
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Well I told the Lord ' I just don't think it's right'.
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