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Cannonball

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Capo 6th
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-2-2-0h2p0-0-|
D|----5-5-5-5-4-2-0h2p0------0-0-0-0-0-----2-|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----0h2--2-2-x-x-x-----2-|
E|-0--------------------3----3---2-2-2-----0-| x2
e|---------------------------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3-3-3-3-3-3---3/5-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4h5-4-0h2p0-0-0-0-2-2-2p0-2/4-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-x-x-x---------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------3-3---2-2-2--------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Em7Theres still a little bit of your taGste,    in Dadd9/F#my mouth
Em7Still a little bit of you laGced,     wiDadd9/F#th my doubt
EmIt's still a little hard to sGay,Dadd9/F#  
What's gAm7oing onC  Dadd11  
[Verse 2]
Em7There's still a little bit of your ghGost, your Dadd9/F#weakness
Em7There's still a little bit of your faGce,   I Dadd9/F#haven't kissed
EmYou step a little closer each dGay,  thaDadd9/F#t I can't say
Am7What's going onC  Dadd11  
[Chorus]
G6Stones, taC/Gught me to fDadd9/F#ly
G6Love, it tC/Gaught me to Dadd9/F#lie
G6Life,   it C/Gtaught me tDadd9/F#o die
So it's nAm7ot hard to fall
When yCou float like a Dadd11cannon - bEm7all
(repeat intro)
[Verse 3]
Em7There's still a little bit of your sGong, in mDadd9/F#y ear
Em7Theres still a little bit of your woGrds I lDadd9/F#ong to hear
EmYou step a little closer to meG  Dadd9/F#  
Am7SO close that I cant sCee whats Dadd11going on
[Chorus]
G6Stones, taC/Gught me to fDadd9/F#ly
G6Love, it tC/Gaught me to Dadd9/F#lie
G6Life,   it C/Gtaught me tDadd9/F#o die
So it's nAm7ot hard to fall
When yCou float like a cDadd4annon...
G6Stones, taC/Gught me to fDadd9/F#ly
G6Love, it tC/Gaught me to Dadd9/F#cry
So come on cG6ourage, teach C/Gme to be Dadd9/F#shy
'Cause it's not Am7hard to fall
And I dCon't wanna scaDadd9/F#re her
'Cause it's not Am7hard to fall
And I Cdon't wanna Dadd9/F#lose
It's noAm7t hard to grow
When you kCnow that you jDadd11ust don't kEm7now
(repeat intro to end)
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Cannonball

by Damien Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dadd9/F#

Am7

Dadd11

C/G

Dadd4

Capo 6th

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------3-3-3-3-3-------|

G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-2-2-0h2p0-0-|

D|----5-5-5-5-4-2-0h2p0------0-0-0-0-0-----2-|

A|----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----0h2--2-2-x-x-x-----2-|

E|-0--------------------3----3---2-2-2-----0-| x2

e|---------------------------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

B|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3-3-3-3-3-3---3/5-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

G|-4-4-4-4-4h5-4-0h2p0-0-0-0-2-2-2p0-2/4-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

D|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-x-x-x---------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

E|---------------------3-3---2-2-2--------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em7 G Dadd9/F#

Theres still a little bit of your taste, in my mouth

Em7 G Dadd9/F#

Still a little bit of you laced, with my doubt

Em G Dadd9/F#

It's still a little hard to say,

Am7 C Dadd11

What's going on

[Verse 2]

Em7 G Dadd9/F#

There's still a little bit of your ghost, your weakness

Em7 G Dadd9/F#

There's still a little bit of your face, I haven't kissed

Em G Dadd9/F#

You step a little closer each day, that I can't say

Am7 C Dadd11

What's going on

[Chorus]

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Stones, taught me to fly

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Love, it taught me to lie

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Life, it taught me to die

Am7

So it's not hard to fall

C Dadd11 Em7

When you float like a cannon - ball

(repeat intro)

[Verse 3]

Em7 G Dadd9/F#

There's still a little bit of your song, in my ear

Em7 G Dadd9/F#

Theres still a little bit of your words I long to hear

Em G Dadd9/F#

You step a little closer to me

Am7 C Dadd11

SO close that I cant see whats going on

[Chorus]

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Stones, taught me to fly

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Love, it taught me to lie

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Life, it taught me to die

Am7

So it's not hard to fall

C Dadd4

When you float like a cannon...

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Stones, taught me to fly

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

Love, it taught me to cry

G6 C/G Dadd9/F#

So come on courage, teach me to be shy

Am7

'Cause it's not hard to fall

C Dadd9/F#

And I don't wanna scare her

Am7

'Cause it's not hard to fall

C Dadd9/F#

And I don't wanna lose

Am7

It's not hard to grow

C Dadd11 Em7

When you know that you just don't know

(repeat intro to end)

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About Cannonball Chords by Damien Rice

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