Orphan Annie

Tony Rice

Key of Eb · Chords: I II IV V iii vi

Instrumental

Eb Eb Bb Eb Eb

Verse 1

Eb
Ridin' in planes and hailin' cabs
  Ab                  Eb
I been on the road so long
Eb              Gm         Cm
Lookin' for the sunshi_ine everyday
F                           Bb
That I've been a-missin' so long
Eb
Two blocks over and one street across
   Ab               Eb
'n uptown round the down
            Eb
Lord, there must be someone a hidin' out somewhere
Bb                Eb
Someplace I ain't found

Verse 2

Eb
Annie, orphan Annie
         Ab                     Bb
Are your Nashville nights still warm?
Cm
Somewhere in the west of town
             F           Bb
Well, it's a comin' up a storm
         Ab              Gm
Are your rivers dark and muddy
          Bb                  Eb
Where the green swamp willows grow?
Eb        Ab       Gm      Cm
Nine more days and I'll be home
      Bb              Eb
Lord, back in off the road

Verse 3

Solo Section
Eb Eb Eb Ab Ab Ab Ab F Bb Bb
Eb Eb Ab Eb Eb Eb Bb Eb Eb

Verse 4

  Eb
A pickin' and a grinnin' and a playin' the games
Ab                 Eb
A-listen to what I say
        Eb         Gm      Cm
Lord, I wish I was down in Nashville town
F               Bb
About Fifth and Broadway

Verse 5

          Eb
Where the Cumberland rows, the soft breeze blows
    Ab                     Eb
And home, it ain't far away
    Eb                       Cm
But a-here I sit in New York City
     Bb                  Eb
Just a-hangin' out every day