Anna Begins - Counting Crows
Transcribed by - Ken and Paul


(verses Ams2 x02200 - G 320003)

Ams2
My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."
G
I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
Ams2
My friend implores me, "For one time only,
G
make an exception." I am not worried
Wrap her up in a package of lies
Send her off to a coconut island
I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
With the status of my emotions
"Oh," she says, you're changing
But we're always changing
It does not bother me to

(bridge Em 022000 - Cmaj7 x32000 - D13 x54000)
Em
Say this isn't love
Cmaj7 D13 Em
Because if you don't want to talk about it then it isn't love
Cmaj7 D13
And I guess I'm going to have to live with that
Em Cmaj7
But I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey
D13
Or something in between
Em Cmaj7 D13
And I can always change my name if that's what you mean

[2nd verse]
My friend assures me "It's all or nothing"
But I am not really worried I am not overly concerned
You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself
To make yourself forget, I am not worried
[Bridge]
"If it's love," she said, "then we're gonna have to think about the
consequences."
She can't stop shaking, I can't stop touching her and..

(Chorus G 320033 - Csus2 x32033 - Am7s4 x02233 - D xx0232 - Em7 xx2033)
G Csus2 Am7s4 D G
This time when kindness falls like rain it washes her away
Csus2 Em7 Dsus4 G
And Anna begins to change her mind
Csus2 Am7s4 Dsus4 G Csus2
"These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days"
Em7 Dsus4
And I'm not ready for this sort of thing

[3rd verse]
But I'm not gonna break
And I'm not going to worry about it anymore
I'm not going to bend, and I'm not going to break and I'm
not going to worry about it anymore
It seems like I should say, 'As long as this is love...'
But it's not all that easy so maybe I should
Snap her up in a butterfly net
Pin her down in a photograph album
I am not worried - I've done this sort of thing before
[Bridge]
But then I start to think about the consequences
Because I don't get no sleep in a quiet room and..

[Chorus]
This time when kindness falls like rain it washes me away
And Anna begins to change my mind
And every time she sneezes I believe it's love
and Oh Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
She's talking in her sleep
It's keeping me awake
And Anna begins to toss and turn
And every word is nonsense but I understand and
Oh lord I'm not ready for this sort of thing
Her kindness bangs a gong
It's moving me along
And Anna begins to fade away
It's chasing me away it disappears and
Oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing

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TAB:-
Verse Figure:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B----0--------0---|----0--------0---|----0--------0---|----0--------0---|
G-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|

This appears in the second verse - the first half of the first verse has
no guitar (the bass carries the accompaniment) and for the second half of

it, the guitar plays only the first 2 notes over the Ams2 chords. Repeat
throughout.

Bridge:
+ + + + + + + +
E-----------------|----0-------0----|
B----0------------|----0-------0----|
G-----------------|-------0-------0-|
D-2-----2---------|-2-------4-------|
A-----------------|-3-------5-------|
E-0---------------|-----------------|

Repeat throughout.

Chorus:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
E----3-------3----|----3------------|----3-------3----|----3------------|
B-------3-------3-|-------3----3----|-------3-------3-|-------3----3----|
G-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|
D-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-2-------0-------|
A---------3-------|-0---------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
E-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|