Chords for Sara and Maybelle Carter - Cannonball Blues [1936 Transcription].
Tempo:
102.5 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bbm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
Oh, listen to the train coming down the line Trying to make [Bbm] up all of her lost time
From [Ab] Buffalo [Eb] to [Ab] Washington You [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
can wash my jumper, starch my overhaul
Cat's the train [Bbm] they call a cannonball [Ab] From Buffalo [Eb] to [Ab] Washington
[Db] Yonder [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] comes a train coming down the track Carry me away [Db] but ain't it gonna [Bbm] carry me
back My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] my [Ab] blue-eyed babe
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
My baby's left me, she even took my shoes Enough to give a man [Db] these doggone worry blues
[Ab] She's gone, [Eb] she's [Ab] solid gone
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] I'm going up north, I'm going up north this
fall If luck don't change [Db] I won't be back at [Bbm] all
My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] I'm [Ab] leaving you
[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[N]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
Oh, listen to the train coming down the line Trying to make [Bbm] up all of her lost time
From [Ab] Buffalo [Eb] to [Ab] Washington You [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
can wash my jumper, starch my overhaul
Cat's the train [Bbm] they call a cannonball [Ab] From Buffalo [Eb] to [Ab] Washington
[Db] Yonder [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] comes a train coming down the track Carry me away [Db] but ain't it gonna [Bbm] carry me
back My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] my [Ab] blue-eyed babe
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
My baby's left me, she even took my shoes Enough to give a man [Db] these doggone worry blues
[Ab] She's gone, [Eb] she's [Ab] solid gone
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] I'm going up north, I'm going up north this
fall If luck don't change [Db] I won't be back at [Bbm] all
My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] I'm [Ab] leaving you
[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bbm
C
Ab
Db
Eb
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Oh, listen to the train coming down the line Trying to make [Bbm] up all of her lost time
From [Ab] Buffalo _ [Eb] to [Ab] Washington _ You [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
can wash my jumper, starch my overhaul
_ Cat's the train [Bbm] they call a cannonball [Ab] From Buffalo _ [Eb] to [Ab] Washington _ _
[Db] Yonder _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ comes a train coming down the track Carry me away [Db] but ain't it gonna [Bbm] carry me
back My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] my [Ab] blue-eyed babe
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
My baby's left me, she even took my shoes Enough to give a man [Db] these doggone worry blues
[Ab] She's gone, [Eb] she's [Ab] solid gone _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ I'm going up north, I'm going up north this
fall If luck don't change [Db] I won't be back at [Bbm] all
My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] I'm [Ab] leaving you
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Oh, listen to the train coming down the line Trying to make [Bbm] up all of her lost time
From [Ab] Buffalo _ [Eb] to [Ab] Washington _ You [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
can wash my jumper, starch my overhaul
_ Cat's the train [Bbm] they call a cannonball [Ab] From Buffalo _ [Eb] to [Ab] Washington _ _
[Db] Yonder _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ comes a train coming down the track Carry me away [Db] but ain't it gonna [Bbm] carry me
back My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] my [Ab] blue-eyed babe
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
My baby's left me, she even took my shoes Enough to give a man [Db] these doggone worry blues
[Ab] She's gone, [Eb] she's [Ab] solid gone _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ I'm going up north, I'm going up north this
fall If luck don't change [Db] I won't be back at [Bbm] all
My [Ab] honey babe, [Eb] I'm [Ab] leaving you
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _