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Cannonball Chords by The Breeders

Cannonball chords by The Breeders

Guitar chords with lyrics

Chords:

    Bb  Eb   Ab   X
e|---X---X---X----X---|
B|---X---X---X----X---|
G|---7---8---13---X---|
D|---8---8---13---X---|
A|---8---6---11---X---|
E|---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|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D|--------8/6-8/6-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|(x3)

Guitar 2 only

Bb  Eb (x3)


Verse 1:

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

On the last splash


Interlude 1:

Bb  Eb (x3)
Bb        Eb

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D|--------8/6-8/6-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|(x2)


Verse 2:

Bb    Eb           Bb         Eb
    I know you, li-ttle libertine
Bb    Eb            Bb       Eb
    I know you're a real koo koo
                          e|---------|
                          B|---------|
                          G|---------|
                          D|-8/6-8/6-|
                          A|---------|
                          E|---------|


Interlude 2:

  Bb      Eb       Bb      Eb       Bb      Eb       Bb       Eb X
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|----------------|
D|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|-8/6-8/6-8------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chorus 1:

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


Interlude 3:

Bb  Eb (x4)


Verse 3:

Bb    Eb           Bb         Eb
    I know you, li-ttle libertine
Bb    Eb            Bb     Eb
    I know you're a cannon-ball
                     e|------------|
                     B|------------|
                     G|-8/6--------|
                     D|----8/6-8/6-|
                     A|------------|
                     E|------------|


Interlude 4:

  Bb      Eb       Bb    Eb
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D|--------8/6-8/6-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


Verse 4:

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


Pause:

N.C.


Chorus 2:

Bb        Eb     Ab      X
(Hey now)
   In the shade
Bb        Eb     Ab      X
(Hey now)
   In the shade
Bb       Eb      Ab        Bb
Want you koo koo Cannonball
Bb       Eb      Ab        Bb
Want you Koo Koo Cannonball


Verse 5:

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

I'm the last

Bb        Eb
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-8/6-8/6--------|
D|--------8/6-8/6-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|(x2)
Splash


Verse 6:

Bb      Eb           Bb       Eb
   I'll be your what-ever you want
Bb     Eb           Bb     Eb
   The bong in this reggae song
                         e----------|
                         B|---------|
                         G|---------|
                         D|-8/6-8/6-|
                         A|---------|
                         E|---------|


Interlude 5:

  Bb      Eb       Bb      Eb       Bb      Eb       Bb       Eb X
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|----------------|
D|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|-8/6-8/6-8------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Chorus 1 Repeat:

Bb       Eb      Ab        X
Want you koo koo Cannonball
Bb       Eb      Ab        X
Want you Koo Koo Cannonball

Bb        Eb     Ab         Bb
(Hey now)
   In the shade, in the sha-ade
Bb        Eb     Ab         Bb
(Hey now)
   In the shade, in the sha-ade


Outro:

Bb  Eb (x3)

 Bb      Eb        Bb      Eb       Bb      Eb       Bb      Eb       Eb       Bb (stop)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|-8/6-8/6--------|----------------|
D|-8/6-8/6-8------|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|--------8/6-8/6-|-8/6-8/6-8------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|



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