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Annie’s Song in G

John Denver

 

The original version is in the key of D.  This has been transposed to G to avoid barre chords.

 

Strum: D   D U D U

       1 + 2 + 3 +

 

Chord Guide

      3    4

G:    3x0003

        3   14

Gsus4:  3x0013

       32 1

C:    x32010

         132

D:    xx0232

       12

Em:   022000

        2    4

G/F#:   2x0003

        231

Am:   x02210

       13421

Bm:   x24432

 

Intro:  / G - - / Gsus4 - - / x4

 

                       C   D    Em            C                 G       G/F#  Em 

You fill up my senses,         like a night in the forest.

            D                 C   D      Am     C           D (4)

Like a mountain in springtime, like a walk in the rain.

                              C  D    Em            C              G       G/F#  Em 

Like a storm in the desert,        like a sleepy blue ocean.

        D            C    Bm   Am         D          G  Gsus4  G  Gsus4

You fill up my senses,      come fill me again.

 

                    C      D    Em             C               G  G/F#  Em  

Come let me love you,        let me give my life to you.

            D                   C    D      Am             C               D (4)

Let me drown in your laughter,         let me die in your arms.

                               C    D    Em            C                G         G/F#  Em 

Let me lay down beside you,         let me always be with you.

  D                 C    Bm   Am         D              G  Gsus4  G  Gsus4

Come let me love you,       come love me again.

 

Instrumental verse until second half of third line

 

           C               G         G/F#  Em 

let me give my life to you.

  D                 C    Bm   Am         D              G  Gsus4  G  Gsus4

Come let me love you,       come love me again.

 

                       C   D    Em            C                 G       G/F#  Em 

You fill up my senses,         like a night in the forest.

            D                 C   D      Am     C           D (4)

Like a mountain in springtime, like a walk in the rain.

                              C  D    Em (hold)                   G       G/F#  Em 

Like a storm in the desert,        like a sleepy blue ocean.

        D            C    Bm   Am         D          

You fill up my senses,      come fill me again.

 

/ G - - / Gsus4 - - / x3

 

End on G

 

 

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song.  It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.