Andersons Coast Chords - Nancy Kerr & James Fagan

Chorus

G C G Oh Annie dear, don't wait for me. F G I fear I shall not return to thee. C G F There's naught to do but endure my fate, G Am F And watch the moon, the lonely moon, G C G F C Light the breakers on wild Bass Strait.

Verse 1

C G C Now Bass Strait roars like some great millrace C G --And where are you, my Annie? F Am G F And the same moon shines on this lonely place G C G F As shone one day on my Annie's face.

Chorus

G C G But Annie dear, don't wait for me. F G I fear I shall not return to thee. C G F There's naught to do but endure my fate, G Am F And watch the moon, the lonely moon, G C G F C Light the breakers on wild Bass Strait.

Verse 2

C G C We stole a vessel and all her gear C G --And where are you, my Annie? F Am G F And from Van Diemen's we north did steer G C G F Till Bass Strait's wild waves wrecked us here.

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Verse 3

C G C And somewhere west Port Melbourne lies C G --And where are you, my Annie? F Am G F Through swamps infested with snakes and flies. G C G F The fool who walks there surely dies.

Verse 4

C G C We hail no ships, though the time it drags. C G --And where are you, my Annie? F Am G F Our chain-gang walk and our government rags. G C G F All mark us out as Van Diemen's lags.

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Verse 5

C G C We fled the lash and the chafing chain. C G --And where are you, my Annie? F Am G F We fled hard labour and brutal pain, G C G F And here we are and here remain

Chorus

G C G But Annie dear, don't wait for me. F G I fear I shall not return to thee. C G F There's naught to do but endure my fate, G Am F And watch the moon, the lonely moon, G C G F Light the breakers on wild Bass Strait.

Outro