Anchor chords
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INTRO:
Two, three, four
VERSE:
A
Well Lillie's dress was backless
D A
She's an educated actress
A
Her job is waiting tables
E D
But she makes her money on the mattress
A
She likes to play piano
D A
Likes to use her words like ammo
A
She dreams of sequin stages
E D D
And entertaining boys in camo
CHORUS:
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
F#m E A A
She's an anchor in the deep blue sea
VERSE:
A
Well, it's three degrees below
D A
And she's got seven blocks to go
A
She's tired of what thеy call her
E D
So she sits down in the snow
A
Turns hеr coat against the weather
D A
And tries to pull herself together
A
Says, "I might not make it out
E D D
But I can try and make it better"
CHORUS:
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
F#m E A A7
She's an anchor in the deep blue sea
BREAK:
D
She says. "I wish I could go back
E
Wish I could take back all those choices
A
I would've never let you go
B7 B7 A D E A
I would've stopped you in the doorwaaaaaaay-aaa-a-ay"
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
A D A A E D
A D A A E D
VERSE:
A
There's a tidal wave downtown
D A
And there is panic all around
A
There's looting and there's shooting
E D
And the power lines are down
A
But twinkle goes the night
D A
With a spoon and candlelight
A
And all the birds start singing
E D D
She is swallowed by the night
CHORUS:
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
A D
She's an anchoooo-or-or
F#m E A
She's an anchor in the deep blue sea
OUTRO:
D
Life will make you shiver
A F#m
It's a long and lonely river
A
When you're an anchor
E A A
In the deep blue sea