Wabash Cannonball Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
109 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [N]
[Bb] [E] [B]
[E] [Eb] [D]
From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide [Bbm] Pacific [G] shore,
[A] She climbed the flowery mountains, over the hills and [D] by the shore.
She's mighty tall and handsome, she's known quite [G] well by all,
[A] She's a regular combination on the wall, [D] that's Cannonball.
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and [G] the roar,
As [A] she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [D] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [G] hobbles call,
[A] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [D] Cannonball.
[G]
[A] [D] [Eb]
[E] Well she came down from Birmingham one cold [A] December day,
[B] As she pulled into the station, you could hear all the [E] people say,
She's from Tennessee, she's long and she's [A] tall,
[B] She came down from Birmingham on the wall by [E] Cannonball.
Listen to the jingle, [A] the rumble and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [E] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
[B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [A] [E] Cannonball.
[A] [B]
[E] Here to daddy Flaxton may his name forever [A] stand,
[B] And always be remembered in the courts [E] throughout the land,
His earthly race is over and the curtain's [A] round and fall,
He'll [B] carry him home to Dixie on the wall [E] by Cannonball.
Listen to the jingle, the rumble [A] and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and [E] by the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
[B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall [A] by [E]
Cannonball.
[B] [E]
[Bb] [E] [B]
[E] [Eb] [D]
From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide [Bbm] Pacific [G] shore,
[A] She climbed the flowery mountains, over the hills and [D] by the shore.
She's mighty tall and handsome, she's known quite [G] well by all,
[A] She's a regular combination on the wall, [D] that's Cannonball.
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and [G] the roar,
As [A] she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [D] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [G] hobbles call,
[A] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [D] Cannonball.
[G]
[A] [D] [Eb]
[E] Well she came down from Birmingham one cold [A] December day,
[B] As she pulled into the station, you could hear all the [E] people say,
She's from Tennessee, she's long and she's [A] tall,
[B] She came down from Birmingham on the wall by [E] Cannonball.
Listen to the jingle, [A] the rumble and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [E] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
[B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [A] [E] Cannonball.
[A] [B]
[E] Here to daddy Flaxton may his name forever [A] stand,
[B] And always be remembered in the courts [E] throughout the land,
His earthly race is over and the curtain's [A] round and fall,
He'll [B] carry him home to Dixie on the wall [E] by Cannonball.
Listen to the jingle, the rumble [A] and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and [E] by the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
[B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall [A] by [E]
Cannonball.
[B] [E]
Key:
A
E
B
D
G
A
E
B
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _
_ From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide [Bbm] Pacific [G] shore,
[A] She climbed the flowery mountains, over the hills and [D] by the shore.
She's mighty tall and handsome, she's known quite [G] well by all,
[A] She's a regular combination on the wall, [D] that's Cannonball.
_ _ Listen to the jingle, the rumble and [G] the roar,
As [A] she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [D] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [G] hobbles call,
[A] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [D] Cannonball. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _
[E] _ _ _ _ Well she came down from Birmingham one cold [A] December day,
[B] As she pulled into the station, you could hear all the [E] people say,
She's from Tennessee, she's long and she's [A] tall,
[B] She came down from Birmingham on the wall by [E] Cannonball. _ _
Listen to the jingle, [A] the rumble and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [E] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
[B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [A] [E] Cannonball.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Here to daddy Flaxton may his name forever [A] stand,
[B] And always be remembered in the courts [E] throughout the land,
His earthly race is over and the curtain's [A] round and fall,
He'll [B] carry him home to Dixie on the wall [E] by Cannonball. _ _
Listen to the jingle, the rumble [A] and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and [E] by the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
_ [B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall [A] by [E]
Cannonball.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _
_ From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide [Bbm] Pacific [G] shore,
[A] She climbed the flowery mountains, over the hills and [D] by the shore.
She's mighty tall and handsome, she's known quite [G] well by all,
[A] She's a regular combination on the wall, [D] that's Cannonball.
_ _ Listen to the jingle, the rumble and [G] the roar,
As [A] she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [D] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [G] hobbles call,
[A] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [D] Cannonball. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _
[E] _ _ _ _ Well she came down from Birmingham one cold [A] December day,
[B] As she pulled into the station, you could hear all the [E] people say,
She's from Tennessee, she's long and she's [A] tall,
[B] She came down from Birmingham on the wall by [E] Cannonball. _ _
Listen to the jingle, [A] the rumble and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and by [E] the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
[B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall by [A] [E] Cannonball.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Here to daddy Flaxton may his name forever [A] stand,
[B] And always be remembered in the courts [E] throughout the land,
His earthly race is over and the curtain's [A] round and fall,
He'll [B] carry him home to Dixie on the wall [E] by Cannonball. _ _
Listen to the jingle, the rumble [A] and the roar,
[B] As she glides along the woodland, over the hills and [E] by the shore.
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear those lonesome [A] hobbles call,
_ [B] Traveling through the jungle on the wall [A] by [E]
Cannonball.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _