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ZZ ward - Cannonball (Key = G# minor/Ab minor)
[Verse 1 - ZZ Ward]
AbmI hear the rain on the rooftop
Crown and Coke on a table by my Dbmbed
AbmI'm laying here like it's my grave
A bag of bones with a fire in my hDbmead
Oh, yes, I am
[Pre-Chorus - ZZ Ward]
AbmI tell you, "No", then I start to give in
You tear me down, then we do it all over Dbmagain
Eb7And again
[Chorus]
AbmI'm down on my knees and I'm screamin'
I'm a fiend, and I'm beggin' you, Dbmplease
If you don't love me, baby, just stop
AbmTell me, how can it be I'm still bleedin'?
I can't quit, I need help, set me Dbmfree
Shook me up 'cause you know that I'll cry
EFly, then I Eb7fall Abmevery time that you calDbl
EI'm nothin' but Eb7your Abmcannonball (cannonball)
[Verse 2 - Fantastic Negrito]
AbmWhen you was hungry
Girl, you came knockin' at my Dbmdoor, yeah
I fed you Abmmisery 'til you kept comin' on back
And comin' on back for Dbmmore, mmm...
My heart was Abmhomeless
My lust, for vampires and Dbmwhores
Still you kept Eb7comin' on back for more
C'mon, girl
[Chorus - ZZ Ward (Fantastic Negrito)]
AbmI'm down on my knees and I'm screamin'
I'm a fiend, and I'm beggin' you, Dbmplease
If you don't love me, baby, just stop
AbmTell me, how can it be I'm still bleedin'?
I can't quit, I need help, set me Dbmfree
Shook me up...
[Musical Interlude]
EFly, then I Eb7fall Abmevery time that you calDbl
EI'm nothin' but Eb7your Abmcannonball (cannonball)
[Outro - ZZ Ward]
AbmI tell you, "No", then I start to give in
You tear me down, then we do it all over agDbmain

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Cannonball

by ZZ Ward

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Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Dbm

Eb7

ZZ ward - Cannonball (Key = G# minor/Ab minor)

[Verse 1 - ZZ Ward]

Abm

I hear the rain on the rooftop

Dbm

Crown and Coke on a table by my bed

Abm

I'm laying here like it's my grave

Dbm

A bag of bones with a fire in my head

Oh, yes, I am

[Pre-Chorus - ZZ Ward]

Abm

I tell you, "No", then I start to give in

Dbm

You tear me down, then we do it all over again

Eb7

And again

[Chorus]

Abm

I'm down on my knees and I'm screamin'

Dbm

I'm a fiend, and I'm beggin' you, please

If you don't love me, baby, just stop

Abm

Tell me, how can it be I'm still bleedin'?

Dbm

I can't quit, I need help, set me free

Shook me up 'cause you know that I'll cry

E Eb7 Abm Db

Fly, then I fall every time that you call

E Eb7 Abm

I'm nothin' but your cannonball (cannonball)

[Verse 2 - Fantastic Negrito]

Abm

When you was hungry

Dbm

Girl, you came knockin' at my door, yeah

Abm

I fed you misery 'til you kept comin' on back

Dbm

And comin' on back for more, mmm...

Abm

My heart was homeless

Dbm

My lust, for vampires and whores

Eb7

Still you kept comin' on back for more

C'mon, girl

[Chorus - ZZ Ward (Fantastic Negrito)]

Abm

I'm down on my knees and I'm screamin'

Dbm

I'm a fiend, and I'm beggin' you, please

If you don't love me, baby, just stop

Abm

Tell me, how can it be I'm still bleedin'?

Dbm

I can't quit, I need help, set me free

Shook me up...

[Musical Interlude]

E Eb7 Abm Db

Fly, then I fall every time that you call

E Eb7 Abm

I'm nothin' but your cannonball (cannonball)

[Outro - ZZ Ward]

Abm

I tell you, "No", then I start to give in

Dbm

You tear me down, then we do it all over again

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