Cannonball chords by The Breeders

Chords with lyrics

Chords:

  Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb  AbAb  X
e|---X---X---X----X---|
BB|---X---X---X----X---|
G+G|---7---8---13---X---|
D MajorD|---8---8---13---X---|
A augmentedA|---8---6---11---X---|
E MajorE|---6---6---11---X---|

Guitar 1 - Solo
Guitar 2 - Chords

Where both are playing at same time the chords will be shown above the solo.

In the original they vary the solo and chord pattern throughout the song. Suggest listening to the
song while looking at this Tab to get the variations down.

Intro:

N.C.
Check Check Check
(aooooooooooooooh) (x6)
One Two, One Two


Drum/Bass Enter:

Guitars Enter:

Guitar 1 only
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D MajorD|--------8/6-8/6-|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|(x3)

Guitar 2 only

Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb (x3)


Verse 1:

Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb
   Spitting in a wish-ing well
Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb (stop)
   Blown to hell crash

On the last splash

Interlude 1:

Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb (x3)
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb

e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D MajorD|--------8/6-8/6-|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|(x2)


Verse 2:

Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb     Eb MajorEb
  I know you, li-ttle libertine
Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
  I know you're a real koo koo
             e|---------|
             BB|---------|
             G+G|---------|
             D MajorD|-8/6-8/6-|
             A augmentedA|---------|
             E MajorE|---------|


Interlude 2:

 Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb X
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G|-----8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|----------------|
D MajorD|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|-8/6-8/6-8------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chorus 1:

Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb     X
Want you koo koo Cannonball
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb     X
Want you Koo Koo Cannonball
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb     Bb majorBb
(Hey now)
  In the shade, in the sha-ade
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb     Bb majorBb
(Hey now)
  In the shade, in the sha-ade


Interlude 3:

Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb (x4)


Verse 3:

Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb     Eb MajorEb
  I know you, li-ttle libertine
Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb
  I know you're a cannon-ball
           e|------------|
           BB|------------|
           G+G|-8/6--------|
           D MajorD|----8/6-8/6-|
           A augmentedA|------------|
           E MajorE|------------|


Interlude 4:

 Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D MajorD|--------8/6-8/6-|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|


Verse 4:

Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
  I'll be your what-ever you want
Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb (stop)
  The bong in this reggae song


Pause:

N.C.


Chorus 2:

Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb   X
(Hey now)
  In the shade
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb   X
(Hey now)
  In the shade
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb    Bb majorBb
Want you koo koo Cannonball
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb    Bb majorBb
Want you Koo Koo Cannonball


Verse 5:

Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb
   Spitting in a wish-ing well
Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb (stop)
   Blown to hell crash

I'm the last

Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D MajorD|--------8/6-8/6-|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|(x2)
Splash


Verse 6:

Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
  I'll be your what-ever you want
Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb
  The bong in this reggae song
             e----------|
             BB|---------|
             G+G|---------|
             D MajorD|-8/6-8/6-|
             A augmentedA|---------|
             E MajorE|---------|


Interlude 5:

 Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb X
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|----------------|
D MajorD|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|-8/6-8/6-8------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chorus 1 Repeat:

Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb    X
Want you koo koo Cannonball
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb    X
Want you Koo Koo Cannonball

Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb     Bb majorBb
(Hey now)
  In the shade, in the sha-ade
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb   AbAb     Bb majorBb
(Hey now)
  In the shade, in the sha-ade


Outro:

Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb (x3)

 Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb (stop)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|----------------|
D MajorD|-8/6-8/6-8------|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|-8/6-8/6-8------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


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Other versions of Cannonball

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Cannonball (Ver. 2) by The Breeders