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My first contribution on here as I noticed this song was missing.
It's a beautiful song and straightforward to play albeit I use a capo at
Fret1 because it suits my voice better. I also find these better chords to
use than those Harry Chapin uses as he seems to play it open fret in D (you
can achieve this with by putting the capo at Fret 2).  The only other change
is he changes key for the last verse but that doesn't work for me.  Anyhow
here it is and I hope it works for you.

PM
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Mail Order Annie (Harry Chapin)

Fret 1 or 2 (Chapin plays it in D)

Intro: C Em Am F G G7

C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)               AmAt (x02210@1)first I did not think it could be you
     F (133211@1)                                   G (320003@1)   G7But (320001@1)you're the only one that got off the train
   E (022100@1)           E7 (020130@1)            Am (x02210@1)          Am7So (x02010@1)you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey, yes, yes
F (133211@1)                      G (320003@1)           G7I (320001@1)must be your husband. Yes, I'm Harry Crane

C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1)             CMail (x32010@1)order Annie, never mind your cryin'
               Em (022000@1)             F (133211@1)   G (320003@1) G7Your (320001@1)tears are sweet rain in my empty life
C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1)               CMail (x32010@1)order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin'
   F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)         
To tell you that I'm glad you're here
F (133211@1)             GYou (320003@1)who are the woman 
      F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   CWho's (x32010@1)come to be my wife

C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)        AmYou (x02210@1)know you're not as pretty as I dreamed you'd be
     F (133211@1)                           G (320003@1)   G7But (320001@1)then I'm not no handsome fancy Dan
    E (022100@1)                E7 (020130@1)       Am (x02210@1)          Am7And (x02010@1)out here looks are really not important, no, no
     F (133211@1)                              G (320003@1)            G7It's (320001@1)what's inside a woman when she's up against the land

C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1)             CMail (x32010@1)order Annie, never mind your cryin'
               Em (022000@1)             F (133211@1)   G (320003@1) G7Your (320001@1)tears are sweet rain in my empty life
C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1)               CMail (x32010@1)order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin'
   F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)         
To tell you that I'm glad you're here
F (133211@1)             GYou (320003@1)who are the woman 
      F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)AmWho's (x02210@1)come to be my wife

Am (x02210@1)                              Bbmaj7You (x13231@1)know it's not no easy life you're entering
    Am (x02210@1)                                        Bbmaj7The (x13231@1)winter wind comes whistlin' through the cracks there in the sod
    Am (x02210@1)                             FYou (133211@1)know you'll never have too many neighbours
        Am (x02210@1)                     Dm7          G (320003@1)G7There's (320001@1)you babe, and there's me, and there's God

C (x32010@1)                 Em (022000@1)              AmYou (x02210@1)know I'm just a dirt man from the North Dakota plains
       F (133211@1)                               GYou're (320003@1)one girl from the city who's been thrown out on her own
        E (022100@1)               E7 (020130@1)            Am (x02210@1)     Am7And (x02010@1)I'm standing here not sure of what to say to you
         F (133211@1)                     G (320003@1)           G7'Ceptin' (320001@1)mail order Annie, let's you and me go home

C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1)             CMail (x32010@1)order Annie, never mind your cryin'
               Em (022000@1)             F (133211@1)   G (320003@1) G7Your (320001@1)tears are sweet rain in my empty life
C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1)               CMail (x32010@1)order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin'
   F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)         
To tell you that I'm glad you're here
F (133211@1)             GYou (320003@1)who are the woman 
      F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   CWho's (x32010@1)come to be my wife

C Em Am F G G7

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