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Human Cannonball

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Capo 3
[Intro]
C F Am F C
CEmanuel ZaFcchini Senior
AmThe FHuman CannonCball
CDied in SaraFsota MondayAm  
FEighty-four was Gall
From FItaly in Thirty-Amfour
FJohn Ringling brought him Ghere
CBroken neck in FFifty-one
AmEnded Fhis caCreer
CBut in those years Fin betweenAm  
FSeventeen in Call
CFew flew as Ffast or as farAm  
FAs the CannonGball
FFifty-eight yards and one Amfoot
FWas the distance that he Gwent
CFifty-four miles Fin an hourAm  
The Fspeed that he was Csent
[Solo]
C F Am F C
C F Am F G
F G F Am
C F Am F C
CTwo of his brothers Fand two daughtersAm  
FNine grandchildren in Call
CAnd the one Fgreat grandchildAm  
FSurvive the CannonGball
FHe died on Monday where he Amlived
It Fhappens to us Gall
CShot through the air Fexpecting netsAm  
A Fflight and then a Cfall
CEmanuel ZaFcchini Senior
AmThe FHuman CannonCball

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Human Cannonball

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

[Intro]

C F Am F C

C F

Emanuel Zacchini Senior

Am F C

The Human Cannonball

C F Am

Died in Sarasota Monday

F G

Eighty-four was all

F Am

From Italy in Thirty-four

F G

John Ringling brought him here

C F

Broken neck in Fifty-one

Am F C

Ended his career

C F Am

But in those years in between

F C

Seventeen in all

C F Am

Few flew as fast or as far

F G

As the Cannonball

F Am

Fifty-eight yards and one foot

F G

Was the distance that he went

C F Am

Fifty-four miles in an hour

F C

The speed that he was sent

[Solo]

C F Am F C

C F Am F G

F G F Am

C F Am F C

C F Am

Two of his brothers and two daughters

F C

Nine grandchildren in all

C F Am

And the one great grandchild

F G

Survive the Cannonball

F Am

He died on Monday where he lived

F G

It happens to us all

C F Am

Shot through the air expecting nets

F C

A flight and then a fall

C F

Emanuel Zacchini Senior

Am F C

The Human Cannonball

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