Counting Crows - Anna Begins (chords and lyrics)

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Anna Begins (Counting Crows)

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		My	friend	assures	me,			"It's	all	or

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nothing."			I	am	not	worried.	-		I	am	not

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overly	con	-	cerned.	My	friend	implores	me,	-

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	"For	one	time	only,			Make	an

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exception."	-		I	am	not	worried			Wrap

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her	up	in	a	package	of	lies,	-		send	her	off

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to	a	coconut	island			I	am	not	worried.

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	I	am	not	overly	con	-	cerned	with	the	status

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of	my	emotions	-		"Oh,"	she	says,	"you're

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changing."			But	we're	always	changing.

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	It	does	not	bother	me	to		say	this	isn't

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love			Because	if	you	don't	want	to	talk

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about	it	then			It	isn't	love			And	I

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guess	I'm	going	to	have	to	live	with	that	But

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I'm		sure	there's	something	in	a	shade	of

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grey	or	something	in	between			And	I	can

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always	change	my		name	if	that's	what	you	mean

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		My	friend	assures	me,	-		"It's	all	or

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nothing."			But	I	am	not	really	worried.	-

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	I	am	not	overly	con	-	cerned.	You	try	to	tell

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yourself	the		things	you	try	to	tell	yourself

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To		make	yourself	forget.	-		I	am	not

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worried	"If	it's		love,"	she	said,			"then

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we're	going	to	have	to	think	about	the

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consequences."		She	can't	stop		shaking	I

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can't	stop	touching	her	and		This	time	when

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kindness	falls	like		rain,	it	washes	her

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away	and	Anna	be	-	gins	to	change	her		mind

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"These	seconds	when	I'm		shaking	leave	me

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shuddering	for		days,"	she	says,	and		I'm

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not	ready	for	this	sort	of		thing

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But	I'm	not	going	to		break	and	I'm	not	going

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to		worry	about	it	any	-	more.	I'm	not	going

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to		bend	and	I'm	not	going	to	-		break	and

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I'm	not	going	to		worry	about	it	anymore.	-

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	It	seems	like	I	should		say,	"As	long	as

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this	is		love..."	But	it's	not	all	that

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easy	so		maybe	I	should		Snap	her	up	in	a

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butterfly	net,	-		pin	her	down	on	a	photograph

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album			I	am	not	worried;	I've		done	this

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sort	of	thing	be		fore		But	then			I

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start	to	think	about	the		consequences.

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Because	I	don't	get	no		sleep	in	a	quiet	room

and...

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	This	time	when	kindness	falls	like		rain,

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it	washes	me		away	and	Anna	be	-	gins	to

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change	my		mind,	and	everytime	she		sneezes

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I	be	lieve	it's	love	and		Oh	Lord,		I'm	not

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ready	for	this	sort	of		thing	She's		talking

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in	her	sleep,	it's		keeping	me	a	wake	and

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Anna	be	gins	to		toss	and	turn,	and		every

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word	is	nonsense	but	I		understand	and	Oh

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Lord,	I'm	not	ready		for	this	sort	of	thing.

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Her		kindness	bangs	a	gong,	it's		moving	me

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a

long

and

Anna

be

gins

to

fade

a

way.

It's

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	chasing	me	a	way.	She		disappears	and	Oh

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Lord,	I'm	not	ready		for	this	sort	of	thing.

Anna Begins (Counting Crows)                          "These seconds when I'm   shaking leave me        
                                                      shuddering for   days," she says, and   I'm       
    My friend assures me,    "It's all or             not ready for this sort of   thing                
nothing."    I am not worried.-  I am not                                                               
overly con- cerned. My friend implores me,-           But I'm not going to   break and I'm not going    
 "For one time only,    Make an                       to   worry about it any- more. I'm not going      
exception."-  I am not worried     Wrap               to   bend and I'm not going to-  break and        
her up in a package of lies,-  send her off           I'm not going to   worry about it anymore.-       
to a coconut island    I am not worried.               It seems like I should   say, "As long as        
 I am not overly con- cerned with the status          this is   love..." But it's not all that          
of my emotions-  "Oh," she says, "you're              easy so   maybe I should   Snap her up in a       
changing."    But we're always changing.              butterfly net,-  pin her down on a photograph     
 It does not bother me to   say this isn't            album    I am not worried; I've   done this       
love    Because if you don't want to talk             sort of thing be  fore  But then    I             
about it then     It isn't love    And I              start to think about the   consequences.          
guess I'm going to have to live with that But         Because I don't get no   sleep in a quiet room    
I'm   sure there's something in a shade of            and...                                            
grey or something in between     And I can                                                              
always change my   name if that's what you mean         This time when kindness falls like   rain,      
                                                      it washes me   away and Anna be- gins to          
    My friend assures me,-  "It's all or              change my   mind, and everytime she   sneezes     
nothing."    But I am not really worried.-            I believe it's love and   Oh Lord,   I'm not      
 I am not overly con- cerned. You try to tell         ready for this sort of   thing She's   talking    
yourself the   things you try to tell yourself        in her sleep, it's   keeping me awake and         
To   make yourself forget.-  I am not                 Anna begins to   toss and turn, and   every       
worried "If it's   love," she said,    "then          word is nonsense but I   understand and Oh        
we're going to have to think about the                Lord, I'm not ready   for this sort of thing.     
consequences."  She can't stop   shaking I            Her   kindness bangs a gong, it's   moving me     
can't stop touching her and   This time when          along and   Anna begins to   fade away. It's      
kindness falls like   rain, it washes her               chasing me away. She   disappears and Oh        
away and Anna be- gins to change her   mind           Lord, I'm not ready   for this sort of thing.