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