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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: E
Difficulty: Intermediate
Artist: The White Stripes
Song: Cannon
Key: E
Tempo: 78.9
Pitch: +0 cents
Intro:
E B
E A#
E B A#
Verse 1:
E B A#
Outside
B A#
My door
B A#
Unlocked
E B A#
I'm lookin'
E
At this sound
Em
That chime
Em
Out of nowhere
Em
Yeah,
A# E
Whoah!
Instrumental 1:
B A#
E
Whoo
Verse 2:
E B A#
Wheels turnin'
E A#
Scratching
E B A#
And burnin'
E B A#
Yeah!
E B A#
I saw guns
E B A#
Tanks
E B A#
Cannon
E A#
Cannon
Em
Yeah!
Instrumental 2:
Em Em
Chorus 1:
E
Tell me who's that writin'
E G
John the Revelator
E
Tell me who's that writin'
E G
John the Revelator
E
Whoβs that writin'
E G
John the Revelator
G
Wrote the book on the Seven Seals
Verse 3:
E
Christ went down on Easter mornin'
E
Mary n' Martha went down to see
G F#
Go tell my disciples, to meet me in Galilee"
Chorus 2:
E
Who's the writer?
E G
John the Revelator
E
Tell me who's that writin'
E G
John the Revelator
E
Tell me who's that writer
E G
John the Revelator
G
Wrote the book on the Seven Seals
A#
Yeah!
E A#
Whoah!
Instrumental 3:
E B A# x3
Verse 4:
E A#
Lord above
E B A#
How can man
E A#
Be evil
E
Evil
A#
Yeah!
Outro:
A# A# Em Em
Em
Evil
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Cannon (Bass)
- Cannon (Tabs)
- Cannon (Ver2) (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: January 28, 2026