Anna Lee — Levon Helm
Chords and lyrics for Anna Lee by Levon Helm (key of D).
Verse 1
3/4 Tempo
Verse
[D]Listen now children a [A]story I'll [D]tell
Of a [G]woman they called Anna [D]Lee
[D]She had a fine son and she [A]raised him up [D]well
And a [G]daughter as lovely as [D]she
Chorus
I'll [A]return to you, dear, in the [D]dimming of day
As the [G]sparrow returns to her [D]nest
[D]I'll return to you dreaming with [G]each [D]lullaby
Hold your [G]sweet weary head to my [D]breast
Verse
[D]She sang to her darlings a [A]sweet [D]lullaby
As the [G]cool evening shadows grow [D]long
[D]Angels and nightingales [A]gather at [D]night
Just to [G]hear mother Anna Lee's [D]song
Chorus
I'll [A]return to you, dear, in the [D]dimming of day
As the [G]sparrow returns to her [D]nest
[D]I'll return to you dreaming with [G]each [D]lullaby
Hold your [G]sweet weary head to my [D]breast
Verse
[D]I heard it one morning she [A]rode into [D]town
To [G]tend to her dear sister [D]there
[D]She kissed her two babies on [A]cheek and on [D]brow
And [G]left them with nary a [D]care
[D]The wind it did rise and the [A]rain it did [D]fall
The [G]river, a shadowy [D]wave
[D]Anna Lee never heard [A]danger's dark [D]call
And was [G]swept to her watery [D]grave
Chorus
I'll [A]return to you, dear, in the [D]dimming of day
As the [G]sparrow returns to her [D]nest
[D]I'll return to you dreaming with [G]each [D]lullaby
Hold your [G]sweet weary head to my [D]breast
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