Windy City Anne Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
Windy City Anne
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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Chicago gets along so well
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without
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Thought I'd
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go to Indiana for a
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while
The wind comes off the lakes so cold it
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freezes
Chicago
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didn't try to make me
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smile
She told me that she was a Spanish
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gypsy
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black band round her neck to prove her
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race
She said she'd like to do some drinking
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with
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But the dishes were all
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dirty at her
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place
I'd
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like to know and understand your people
But I
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can't meet 'em
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all you under
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stand
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I really know about Chicago
Is
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what I learned from
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Windy City
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Anne
I guess she taught me some about
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Chicago
There were
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lines of discontent there in her
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face
For what she helped me know about
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Chicago
I helped her do the
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dishes at her
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place
The sounds of old Chicago through the
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windows
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gathered up my thoughts to meet the
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day
I stayed and helped her dirty up the
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dishes
Rememberin' I
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found them all that
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way
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The bus pulled out to Fort Wayne
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Indiana
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Chicago slowly faded out of
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sight
I suppose the people are just
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people
It was just another
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Windy City
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night
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Now I learned a lot from
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Windy City
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Ann
FAQ
Who sang the the song Windy City Anne?
- The song Windy City Anne was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
