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Am Em Dm
Em C  F
I don't know if I should take the bAmait
I'm thinking it's a little too much too laFte
I don't know how loCng I can wGait for you, uh-oh
FThinking about the time you made me breAmak
Watch me drowning in your wFake
I don't think it's safe to jump back Cinto yGou
So I'm saying waiAmt, Emwait, Dmwait
I Emwanna know if I cannon ball I'm in friendly waFter
AmWait, Emwait, wDmait
I wanna kEmnow if I dive alone I'm in friendly waFter
FSwimming like a shCark inside my lAmake
Dealing with the wound and I can't sFhake
All I want to do is find me aGway from you
FSo take me where I wanna goAm  
Could I have been your uFndertow
I know it doesn't maGtter anyway
AmWait, Dmwait, wait
I wanna kEmnow if I cannon ball I'm in friendly watFer
AmWait, wait, Dmwait
I wanna kEmnow if I dive alone I'm in friendly wFater
Am  G
Can't you cFome
Slinging mAmagic Gwith a Fwand
A liAmttle bit, so whaCt, I don't need to know much
FI'll just play it out
AmI'm rowing, rowing, roCwing, rowing, rGowing
But wait a minute
So I'm saying waiAmt, Emwait, Dmwait
I Emwanna know if I cannon ball I'm in friendly waFter
AmWait, Emwait, wDmait
I wanna kEmnow if I dive alone I'm in friendly waFter
AmWait, wait, wDmait
Can't you come
Don't let 'em catch Emyou
CThis ain't friendly wFater
AmWait, wait, wDmait
EEmverybody knCows it ain't friendly waFter
[Solo]
Am Dm Em C F
 Am   Em   Dm   C(Fade)

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Cannon Ball

by Richie Kotzen

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Am Em Dm

Em C F

I don't know if I should take the bait

I'm thinking it's a little too much too late

C G

I don't know how long I can wait for you, uh-oh

F Am

Thinking about the time you made me break

Watch me drowning in your wake

C G

I don't think it's safe to jump back into you

Am Em Dm

So I'm saying wait, wait, wait

Em F

I wanna know if I cannon ball I'm in friendly water

Am Em Dm

Wait, wait, wait

Em F

I wanna know if I dive alone I'm in friendly water

F C Am

Swimming like a shark inside my lake

Dealing with the wound and I can't shake

All I want to do is find me away from you

F Am

So take me where I wanna go

Could I have been your undertow

I know it doesn't matter anyway

Am Dm

Wait, wait, wait

Em F

I wanna know if I cannon ball I'm in friendly water

Am Dm

Wait, wait, wait

Em F

I wanna know if I dive alone I'm in friendly water

Am G

Can't you come

Am G F

Slinging magic with a wand

Am C

A little bit, so what, I don't need to know much

I'll just play it out

Am C G

I'm rowing, rowing, rowing, rowing, rowing

But wait a minute

Am Em Dm

So I'm saying wait, wait, wait

Em F

I wanna know if I cannon ball I'm in friendly water

Am Em Dm

Wait, wait, wait

Em F

I wanna know if I dive alone I'm in friendly water

Am Dm

Wait, wait, wait

Can't you come

Don't let 'em catch you

C F

This ain't friendly water

Am Dm

Wait, wait, wait

Em C F

Everybody knows it ain't friendly water

[Solo]

Am Dm Em C F

Am Em Dm C

(Fade)

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