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Like A Cannonball

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Van Morrison
Like A Cannonball ( aka Straight To Your Heart) From Tupelo Honey
(Original Key: E)
But much easier to play with capo 2nd fret
Intro: D   G   D   D   G   D   D   G   D  
Verse 1:
Well, you Aknow, some-Gtimes, it gets so Dhard.G  D  
And Aeverything, Gdon't seem to Drhyme.G  D  
AI take Ga walk out in mDy backyard, and Bmgo;
EmDo do loo do Ado, Emdo do loo do Ado,
GWaiting for the Asun to Dshine.G  D  
Verse 2:
Well, you Aknow, some-Gtimes, it gets so Dpainful.G  D  
AJust like Gtalking, to your-Dself.G  D  
When Aeverything don't seem to Ghave,
No Drhyme or reason, we all Bmgo;
EmDo do loo do Ado, Emdo do loo do Ado,
GWaiting for the Asun to Dshine.G  D  
Chorus
EmWe move a-Along, Emkeep singing our Asong;
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmLa la ti Ada, Emla la ti Ada,
EmLa la, la la Ala, la ti Dda.
Bridge
GDoo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, Dloo.G  D  
GDoo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, Dloo.G  D  
GDoo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, Dloo.Bm  
EmDo do loo do Ado, Emdo do loo do Ado,
GWaiting for the Asun to Dshine.G  D  
Verse 3:
Well, you Aknow, every-Gday,
We hear it through the Dgrapevine.G  D  
That's why I'm so Atired of hearing it,
Through the Ggrapevine any-Dmore.G  D  
Because you Ahear it through the Ggrapevine,
It's just a Ddirty rotten, waste of Bmtime, we go;
EmDo do loo do Ado, Emdo do loo do Ado,
GWaiting for the Asun to Dshine.G  D  
Chorus
EmWe move a-Along, Emkeep singing our Asong;
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmLa la ti Ada, Emla la ti Ada,
EmLa la, la la Ala, la ti Dda.
Chorus
EmWe move a-Along, Emkeep singing our Asong;
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmWe move a-Along, Emkeep singing our Asong;
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmWe move a-Along, Emkeep singing our Asong;
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmWe move a-Along, Emkeep singing our Asong;
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
EmStraight to your Aheart, like a Dcannonball.
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