Fret 1 or 2 (Chapin plays it in D) Intro: C Em Am F G G7 C Em Am At first I did not think it could be you F G G7 But you're the only one that got off the train E E7 Am Am7 So you must be my wife Miss Annie Halsey, yes, yes F G G7 I must be your husband. Yes, I'm Harry Crane C Em F C Mail order Annie, never mind your cryin' Em F G G7 Your tears are sweet rain in my empty life C Em F C Mail order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin' F C To tell you that I'm glad you're here F G You who are the woman F G C Who's come to be my wife C Em Am You know you're not as pretty as I dreamed you'd be F G G7 But then I'm not no handsome fancy Dan E E7 Am Am7 And out here looks are really not important, no, no F G G7 It's what's inside a woman when she's up against the land C Em F C Mail order Annie, never mind your cryin' Em F G G7 Your tears are sweet rain in my empty life C Em F C Mail order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin' F C To tell you that I'm glad you're here F G You who are the woman F G C Em Am Who's come to be my wife Am Bb7M You know it's not no easy life you're entering Am Bb7M The winter wind comes whistlin' through the cracks there in the sod Am F You know you'll never have too many neighbours Am Dm7 G G7 There's you babe, and there's me, and there's God C Em Am You know I'm just a dirt man from the North Dakota plains F G You're one girl from the city who's been thrown out on her own E E7 Am Am7 And I'm standing here not sure of what to say to you F G G7 'Ceptin' mail order Annie, let's you and me go home C Em F C Mail order Annie, never mind your cryin' Em F G G7 Your tears are sweet rain in my empty life C Em F C Mail order Annie, can't you see I'm tryin' F C To tell you that I'm glad you're here F G You who are the woman F G C Who's come to be my wife C Em Am F G G7