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Cannonball

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[Verse 1]
BYou're magnifF#ied in light
EI watch you wade inside
BI'll memorizF#e the way the Elake looks and your hands look in it
BI could trF#ace a line
EAround your shoulders and spine
BI fantasize, F#I wish you Eknew what I was thinking
[Chorus]
C#m7I wish that you would Bmaj7hold me
C#m7Without grace and ungeBmaj7ntly
C#m7I wish you'd wrap me up tight
I wish you'd Bmaj7hold me inside
Ooh, Amaj7ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
     A9sus2 (strum once)
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
BI could wF#atch you dive
EFor the rest of my life
BI see you like a F#photograph or a Ehologram
When you cannonball and it
BSplashes and the lightF#  
Catches, Eoutstretched on the wet
Grass, it's Bobvious I waF#nt you Ebad
[Chorus]
C#m7I wish that you would Bmaj7hold me
C#m7Without grace and ungeBmaj7ntly
C#m7I wish you'd wrap me up tight
I wish you'd Bmaj7hold me inside
Ooh, Amaj7ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
     A9sus2 (strum once)
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Bridge]
BI had doubts when you F#coaxed me out
I can't Eswim so I float on my back
BI watch you F#butterfly from the corner of mEy eye
I did not know you were so
BGood, I wish you F#could teach me
I Ehold my breath to touch the bottom of
BThe lake, I swear I'd F#stay, I'd stay
I'd Estay forever if you asked me to
[Chorus]
C#m7But I wish that you could Bmaj7hold me
C#m7Without grace and ungeBmaj7ntly
C#m7I wish you'd wrap me up tight
I wish you'd Bmaj7hold me inside
Ooh, Amaj7ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Close A9sus2to you, close to you, close to yoBu
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Chords:
 B799877
 F#244322
 E022100
 C#m7x46454
 Bmaj7x24342
 Amaj7x02120
A9sus2 x02000
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Cannonball

by Dijon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

Bmaj7

Amaj7

[Verse 1]

B F#

You're magnified in light

I watch you wade inside

B F# E

I'll memorize the way the lake looks and your hands look in it

B F#

I could trace a line

Around your shoulders and spine

B F# E

I fantasize, I wish you knew what I was thinking

[Chorus]

C#m7 Bmaj7

I wish that you would hold me

C#m7 Bmaj7

Without grace and ungently

C#m7

I wish you'd wrap me up tight

Bmaj7

I wish you'd hold me inside

Amaj7

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

A9sus2 (strum once)

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]

B F#

I could watch you dive

For the rest of my life

B F# E

I see you like a photograph or a hologram

When you cannonball and it

B F#

Splashes and the light

Catches, outstretched on the wet

B F# E

Grass, it's obvious I want you bad

[Chorus]

C#m7 Bmaj7

I wish that you would hold me

C#m7 Bmaj7

Without grace and ungently

C#m7

I wish you'd wrap me up tight

Bmaj7

I wish you'd hold me inside

Amaj7

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

A9sus2 (strum once)

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Bridge]

B F#

I had doubts when you coaxed me out

I can't swim so I float on my back

B F# E

I watch you butterfly from the corner of my eye

I did not know you were so

B F#

Good, I wish you could teach me

I hold my breath to touch the bottom of

B F#

The lake, I swear I'd stay, I'd stay

I'd stay forever if you asked me to

[Chorus]

C#m7 Bmaj7

But I wish that you could hold me

C#m7 Bmaj7

Without grace and ungently

C#m7

I wish you'd wrap me up tight

Bmaj7

I wish you'd hold me inside

Amaj7

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

A9sus2 B

Close to you, close to you, close to you

************************************

Chords:

799877

244322

022100

C#m7

x46454

Bmaj7

x24342

Amaj7

x02120

A9sus2 x02000

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