Michelle Shocked - Anchorage

^GI took tim^Ge to ^Cwrite to my old ^Dfriend ^GI walked acros^Gs that ^Cburning ^Dbridge ^GI mailed my le^Gtter off to ^CDallas^{D G}but her reply ^Gcame from ^CAnchorage, Al^Daska

^GShe said hey g^Girl, it's ^Cabout time you ^Dwrote ^GIt's been over^G two years ^Cmy old ^Dfriend ^GTake me back t^Go the ^Cdays of foreign ^Dtelegrams ^GAnd the all ni^Gght ^Crock and ^Drolling ^GHey 'Chel we w^Gere ^Cwild ^Dthen

^GHey 'Chel,^G you ^Cknow it's kind of ^Dfunny ^GTexas alwa^Gys s^Ceemed so ^Dbig ^GBut you know y^Gou're in the largest ^Cstate in the ^Dunion ^GWhen you're an^Gchored ^Cdown in ^DAnchorage

^GHey gir^Gl, I think the ^Clast time I s^Daw you ^GWas on me^G and Leroy's^C wedding d^Day ^GWhat was the n^Game of that ^Clove song you ^Dplayed ^GI forgot ho^Gw it ^Cgoes, I ^Ddon't recall how it goes^G

^GAnchorage ^{G C D G}Anchored down ^Gin Anchor^Cage ^D

^GLeroy got a be^Gtter job ^Cso we mo^Dved ^GKevin lost as ^Gtooth, he's ^Cstarted ^Dschool ^GI've got a bra^Gnd new eight ^Cmonth baby ^Dgirl ^GI sound l^Gike a ^Chouse^Dwife ^GHey 'Chel, I t^Ghink I'm a ^Chouse^Dwife

H^Gey girl, what'^Gs it like^C to be in N^Dew York City ^GNew York c^Gity, ^CImagine ^Dthat ^GWhat's it like^G to be a ^Cskateboard ^Dpunk rocker? ^GLeroy says s^Gend a ^Cpict^Dure ^GLeroy sa^Gys ^Chello ^{D G}Leroy says hey^G keep on ^Crocking, ^Dgirl ^GYeh, ke^Gep on r^Cockin^Dg

^GHey 'Che^Gl, you ^Cknow it's kind of ^Dfunny ^GTexas ^Galways s^Ceemed so^D big ^GBut you know y^Gou're in the largest ^Cstate in the ^Dunion ^GWhen you're an^Gchored down in ^CAncho^Drage ^GAnchorage ^{G C D G}Anchored do^Gwn in ^CAnchor^Dage