I don't know if this is the right key but it sure sounds right. On the album, the
chords are plucked (arpeggio) and it sounds better and works better with the slow
melody. There are some other great
traditional folk tunes on the album, great for acoustic guitar.
SALLY ANN (originally by the band Horseflies; covered
by N. Merchant on House Carpenter's Daughter)
Am
a woman of beauty
G
a woman of pain
Am
in France or Jakarta
G
her shadow's the same
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G Am
you go home
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Am
a woman of kindness
G
with bracelets of jade
Am
in China, in Japan
G
choices are made
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G Am
you go home
Am
a woman of chances
G
with no family or friends
Am
in Argentina
G
she knows only men
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G Am
you go home
Am
a woman of color
G
with debts to be paid
Am
in Trenton or Detroit
G
she lives by the blade
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G
you go home with Sally Ann
Am G Am
you go home
--by M13
