Streamlined Cannon Ball chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford

SimplifiedC · G · Am · F

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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G 
Whoa,  (C major) whoa,  (G major) whoa,
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Am 
that's the  (C major) whistle you love  (A minor) 
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G 
C 
As she  (C major) travels through  (G major) the  (C major) night
A long steel rail, a short cross -tire,
Am 
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I'm  (A minor)  (F major) on my way back  (C major) home.
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The  (G major) train  (C major) I ride  (F major) is the  (C major) queen of them  (A minor) all,
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the streamlined  (C major) can (G major) non ball.  (C major) 
I can see the smile of the engineer,
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C 
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C 
although  (F major) he's old and  (C major) gray.  (G major)  (C major) 
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Am 
Contented heart,  (F major) he wait (C major) s for the  (A minor) call
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of the  (C major) streamlined can (G major) nonball.  (C major) 
She moves along like a cannonball,
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C 
like a  (F major) star in a heavenly cloud.  (C major) 
F 
It's a lonesome sound  (F major) 
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Am 
from the  (C major) whistle you  (A minor) blow
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G 
C 
As it  (C major) travels through  (G major) the  (C major) night
Her headlights gleam out in the night,
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C 
the firebox  (F major) flash you see.  (C major) 
F 
is the blonde I like  (F major) 
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Am 
C 
and the  (C major) wife that I  (A minor) love is  (C major) home,
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C 
sweet  (G major) home to me.  (C major) 
She moves along like a cannonball,
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like a  (F major) star in its heavenly flight.  (C major) 
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It's the lonesome sound  (F major) 
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Am 
of the  (C major) whistle you love  (A minor) 
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G 
C 
as she  (C major) travels through  (G major) the  (C major) night.
G 
Bye, bye, bye.  (G major) 
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