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Song title:      Annie Waits
Original Album:  Rockin' The Suburbs

Words and Music by Ben Folds
Copyright © 2001 Epic Records
Published by Sony Music Entertainment

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:


[play: INTRO Figure]  [x2]

INTRO Figure
  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                     [second time:]         And


VERSE1:

  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                   G       F     C
  so,                     An -nie   waits,  An -nie waits,  An -nie

  C                   G       F     C
  waits                                             For     a



  Am                                G
|-------------------------12------|-7-----------7-----------10------|
|-10___-------10------------------|-8-------8-----------8-------8---|
|-9____---9-----------9-------9---|-7-------------------------------|
|-10___---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                G
  call                                              from    a



  D                       G   D             G   D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----------7____-------8---7---|---------8---7-------------------|
|-7-----------7____-------7---7---|---------7---7-------------------|
|-7-----------7____-------9---7---|---------9---7-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D
  friend                                                    The


  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                   G       F     C
  same,               it's    the   same,   was it  al -ways the

  C                   G       F     C
  same?                                                     An -nie



  Am                                G
|-------------------------12------|-7-----------7-----------10------|
|-10___-------10------------------|-8-------8-----------8-------8---|
|-9____---9-----------9-------9---|-7-------------------------------|
|-10___---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                G
  waits                                             for     the last...



  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                   G       F     C
  time                                                  Oh, oh, oh.


  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                            The...



VERSE2:

  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                   G       F     C
  clock                   ne -ver   stops,  ne -ver stops,  ne -ver

  C                   G       F     C
  waits                                             She's   growing


  Am                                G
|-------------------------12------|-7-----------7-----------10------|
|-10___-------10------------------|-8-------8-----------8-------8---|
|-9____---9-----------9-------9---|-7-------------------------------|
|-10___---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                G
  old,                                              it's    getting



  D                       G   D             G   D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----------7____-------8---7---|---------8---7-------------------|
|-7-----------7____-------7---7---|---------7---7-------------------|
|-7-----------7____-------9---7---|---------9---7-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D 
  late                                                      And 



  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                   G       F     G
  so___________           he  for - got,    he  for-got     Maybe



  Am                                G
|---------------------------------|-7___--------7____---7---7---7---|
|-10___-------10___---10--10--10--|-8___--------8____---8---8---8---|
|-9____-------9____---9---9---9---|-7___--------7____---7---7---7---|
|-10___-------10___---10--10--10--|-9___--------9____---9---9---9---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                D
  not,                              maybe   he's been seri -ously



  F                                 G
|-5____-------5____---5---5---5---|-7-----------7-------7---7---7---|
|-6____-------6____---6---6---6---|-8-----------8-------8---8---8---|
|-5____-------5____---5---5---5---|-7-----------7-------7---7---7---|
|-7____-------7____---7---7---7---|-9-----------9-------9---9---9---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 G
  hurt                                          Would that  be



  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                   G       F     C
  worse?



PRE-CHORUS1:
Chords:
Gm  xx878x    C   xx555x
Dm  xx776x    Bb6 x8878x
F   xx7565


| Gm       | Dm
  Headlights crest the hill

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

| Gm  | Dm
  Annie sees her dreams:

| F             | C            | Gm | Bb6
    Friday bingo, pigeons in the park



CHORUS1:

  C                                 G           F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-8-----------6---6---------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-7-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-9-----------7---7---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 G               F
  An______________________nie       waits           for     the




  C                   G       F     C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------8---8---6---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------7---7---5---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------9---9---7---|-5-----------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C
  last time



  C                                 G           F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-8-----------6---6---------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-7-----------5---5---------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-9-----------7---7---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 G               F
  Just                    the       same            as      the 



  C                                 Am
|---------------------------------|-8-------------------8-----------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-10----------------------10------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-9-----------9-------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-10------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 Am
  last time       An   -  nie       says,


     G            C              G    Am
"You see, this is why I'd rather be a-lone




VERSE3:
Notes:
Play first two verse lines as for VERSE1.

Chords:
C  xx555x    Am   x0 10 9 10 x
G  xx978x    D    xx777x
F  xx756x    


  | C   G  F | C                       | C     G F | C
And so, Annie  waits, Annie waits, Annie waits

    | Am | G      | D
For a call   from a friend

  | Am             | C                     | Am | D                
The same, it's the   same, was it always the same

    | F     G      | C
Annie waits   as the last...



PRE-CHORUS2:
Notes:
Play as for PRE-CHORUS1.

Chords:
Gm  xx878x    C   x3555x
Dm  xx776x    Bb6 x8878x
F   xx7565


| 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



CHORUS3:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords:
C  x32010 or x35553    G/B  x20003 or x25553
G  320003 or 355433    Am   x02210 or 577555
F  x33211 or 133211


| 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

     | Am  | G           | C 
Annie  waits   but not for me