Cannonball My Son John chords

1st Verse: [Em]My son John was [G]tall and [D]slim
and he [Em]had a leg for [G]every [D]limb
[Em]Now he's got no [D]legs at all
they're [Em]both shot away by [G]cannon[D]ball

Chorus: [Em]Hoo-rum rye, [G]fuddle dum-dye
[Em]Whack fol diddle to me [G]hoo-[D]rum [Em]rye

2nd Verse: [Em]Were you drunk or [G]were you [D]blind
To [Em]leave your two fine [G]legs be[D]hind
It [Em]wasn't from walking u[D]pon the sea
That [Em]took your legs from the [G]ground to the [D]knee

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3rd Verse: I [Em]wasn't drunk and I [G]wasn't [D]blind
To [Em]leave my to fine [G]legs be[D]hind
'Twas a [Em]cannonball on the [D]fifth of May
That [Em]took my to fine [G]legs a[D]way

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4th Verse: All [Em]foreign wars we [G]now ren[D]ounce
'Tween [Em]this king of England and [G]that king of [D]France
I'd [Em]rather my legs as they [D]used to be
Then the [Em]king of Spain and his [G]whole na[D]vy

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5th: Verse [Em]I was tall and [G]I was [D]slim
And[Em] I had a leg for [G]every [D]limb
And [Em]now I've got no [D]legs at all
You [Em]can't win a race with a [G]cannon[D]ball

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