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ANNIE'S  SONG

Time signature:  3 / 4
Typical tempo:  ~140 bpm
John Denver

Accordion Notation  
This notation is based on John Denver's performance in the first of the embedded videos below.
Beats per bar = 3
Beat symbol = Dot  ( . ) or equivalent
Either row:  Buttons 4 to 7*
  Verse 1: 

  .6     |   .6    .6*    .5*    |   .:6    |  .:6*~ | ~:
 You       fill    up    my       sen   -  ses__      

 "5*   "5*  |   .5*     .6*    .6   |    .5      :4~ | ~.:~ | ~:
Like    a      night    in     a        for  -  est_____

 "5    "5    |    .5        .5*     .6*   |  .:6       |  .:6*~ | ~:
Like  the     moun - tains    in      spring  -  time__     

 "5*    "5*  |    .5*    .6*   .6    |   .:6*~ | ~.:~ | ~:
Like     a       walk    in   the       rain_____

 "6    "6   |    .6       .6*    .5*   |   .:6   |    .:6*~ | ~:
Like   a      storm    in     the      des   -   ert__      

 "5*   "5*  |      .5*    .6*   .6   |   .5     :4~  | ~.:~ | ~:
Like    a        sleep - y   blue      oc  -  ean____

  .5    |  .5    .5*   .6*   |   .:6    |  .:6*~ | ~:
You      fill    up   my       sen  -  ses__      

    .5*   |  .6*    .6    .7*  |   .:6~  |  ~.:  | ~: 
Come     fill    me   a    -   gain________.


Verse 2:  The first phrase                       |    .6     .6*  .5*  |   .:6    |   .:6*~ | ~:                  
                   uses the notation:                     Come  let  me     love       you__        

                      then follows the same notation as Verse 3.

Verse 3: 


  .6     |   .6    .6*    .5*    |   .:6    |  .:6*~ | ~:
 You       fill    up    my       sen   -  ses__      

 "5*   "5*  |   .5*     .6*    .6   |    .5      :4~  | ~.:~ | ~:
Like    a      night    in     a        for  -  est______

 "5    "5    |    .5        .5*     .6*   |  .:6       |  .:6*~ | ~:
Like  the     moun - tains    in      spring  -  time__      

 "5*    "5*  |    .5*    .6*   .6    |   .:7*~  |  ~.:~ | ~:
Like     a       walk    in   the        rain______

 "6    "6   |    .6       .6*    .5*   |   .:6   |   .:7*~ | ~:
Like   a      storm    in     the      des   -   ert__      

 "6     "6   |    .6     .6*   .5*    |   .5      :4~  | ~.:~ | ~:
Like    a      sleep - y   blue       oc  -  ean_____

  .5   |   .5    .5*   .6*   |   .:6    |  .:6*~ | ~:
You      fill    up   my       sen  -  ses__      

    .5*   |  .6*    .6    .7*  |   .:6~  |  ~.:  | ~: 
Come     fill    me   a    -   gain_____
 
​
Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Key: D

Tempo:  ~145 bpm

Singer:  John Denver

​Posted by:  jstfmceh

Key:  G

Tempo:  ~ 130 bpm

Guitarist:  David Boddington

An instrumental arrangement is by Australian classical guitarist David Boddington

​Posted by: hersoveela

Key:  F

​Performers:  Rob Hornett & Hector Awol
                     (from Australia)

Posted by:  bertosvids

Rob announces it in the key of "C", but it sounds more like the key of "F" to me.

Key:  C

Artist:

​Posted by:  Harmonica Tabs
​
​Melody played on a diatonic harmonica.

Key:   C

Singer:  ?

​Posted by:  Alvan Jing


Key: D

Tempo: ~ 125 bpm

Pianist: ?

​Posted by:  calikokat103



Key: D

Tempo: ~160 bpm.

Andre Rieu's orchestra

​Posted by:  fritz51268

Key:   D

Tempo:

Singer: John Denver

​Posted by:  chiphead12's channel

Just John and his guitar.


Key:  D

Tempo:  ~ 135 bpm.

Flute played by James Galway

Posted by:  DariusCK

Key:  D

Tempo:  ~ 145 bpm

Singer:  Honey Ryder (member of a British music Trio), 2012.

Posted by:  Ki Films

Key:  D

Tempo:  ~ 130 bpm

Not sure who's playing the pan pipes.

Posted by:  Margrethe Thomsen

Key:  D

Tempo:

Singer:  Ville Valo

​Posted by:  maggiesband

Key:  D

Performers:  John Denver &
                     James Gaulway

Posted by:  Michael Cabot

BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS

Lyrics:
Click HERE for one of the many sites that carry the lyrics for this song.  This will open in a separate window.

The lyrics can also be found in many of songbooks, for example, "The Complete Guitar Player Songbook" by Russ Shipton published by  Amsco Publications of New York/London/Sydney (1989).  I believe this is still in print.
Background:
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