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Cannonball

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Tuning: Standard
Capo 2
All chords relative to capo
[Verse]
I was Gborn when I Cmet you
now I'm Bmdying to forEmget you
and Amthat is Dwhat I GknD7ow
Though I Gdreamed I would Cfall
like a Bmwounded cannonEmball
sinking Amdown with my Dheart in G6towG7  
[Chorus]
EmBright lights like Bmwhite lightning
CWho shot me Gdown
CWho cut me Gdown
EmI'm frozen B7in my bed till the Cday comes aGround
How I'm Clost, how I'm Dfound
[Verse]
There's a Gman all aClone
telling Bmme his friends are Emgone
that they've dAmied and fDlown aGwaDy
So I Gtold him he was Cwrong
that your Bmfriends are never Emgone
If you Amlook to the Dsky and G6praG7y
[Chorus]
EmBright lights like Bmwhite lightning
CWho shot me Gdown
CWho cut me Gdown
EmI'm frozen B7in my bed till the Cday comes aGround
How I'm Clost, how I'm Dfound
[Verse]
Someone Gtold me a Clie
Someone Bmlooked me in the Emeye
and said Amtime will Dease your GpaDin
But bGehold, when you Cfall
its that Bmsame old cannonEmball
coming Amback for your Dheart G6agaG7in
[Chorus]
EmBright lights like Bmwhite lightning
CWho shot me Gdown
CWho cut me Gdown
EmI'm frozen B7in my bed till the Cday comes aGround
EmAnd it may come Bmaround
Till the Cday comes aGround
How I'm Amlost, how I'm Dfound
I was Gborn when I Cmet you
Now I'm Bmdying to forEmget you
and Cthat is Dwhat I Gknow
 G- 320033
 C- x32010
 Bm-x24432
 Em- 022000
 Am- x02210
 D- xx0232
 G6- 320000
G7 - 320001 (Use as a hammer on/pull off)

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Cannonball

by Brandi Carlile

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

Capo 2

All chords relative to capo

[Verse]

G C

I was born when I met you

Bm Em

now I'm dying to forget you

Am D G D7

and that is what I know

G C

Though I dreamed I would fall

Bm Em

like a wounded cannonball

Am D G6 G7

sinking down with my heart in tow

[Chorus]

Em Bm

Bright lights like white lightning

C G

Who shot me down

C G

Who cut me down

Em B7 C G

I'm frozen in my bed till the day comes around

C D

How I'm lost, how I'm found

[Verse]

G C

There's a man all alone

Bm Em

telling me his friends are gone

Am D G D

that they've died and flown away

G C

So I told him he was wrong

Bm Em

that your friends are never gone

Am D G6 G7

If you look to the sky and pray

[Chorus]

Em Bm

Bright lights like white lightning

C G

Who shot me down

C G

Who cut me down

Em B7 C G

I'm frozen in my bed till the day comes around

C D

How I'm lost, how I'm found

[Verse]

G C

Someone told me a lie

Bm Em

Someone looked me in the eye

Am D G D

and said time will ease your pain

G C

But behold, when you fall

Bm Em

its that same old cannonball

Am D G6 G7

coming back for your heart again

[Chorus]

Em Bm

Bright lights like white lightning

C G

Who shot me down

C G

Who cut me down

Em B7 C G

I'm frozen in my bed till the day comes around

Em Bm

And it may come around

C G

Till the day comes around

Am D

How I'm lost, how I'm found

G C

I was born when I met you

Bm Em

Now I'm dying to forget you

C D G

and that is what I know

- 320033

- x32010

-x24432

- 022000

- x02210

- xx0232

- 320000

G7 - 320001 (Use as a hammer on/pull off)

About Cannonball Chords by Brandi Carlile

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What key is "Cannonball" in?

The chords for "Cannonball" show the original chord names (including G, C, Bm, Em, Am, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.