Wabash Cannonball Chords by Willie Nelson

[Verse 1]
         E
From the great Atlantic ocean
                    A
To the wide Pacific shore
       B
To the queen of flowing mountains
                         E
For the hills and by the shore
      E
She's mighty tall and handsome
                              A
And she's known quite well by all
B
She came down from Birmingham
                     E
On the Wabash Cannonball
 
 
[Chorus]
         E
Well now listen to the jingle
                      A
To the rumble and the roar
       B
As she glides along the woodland
                             E
Through the hills and by the shore
         E
Hear the mighty rush of the engine
                        A
And the lonesome hoboes call
   B
No changes can be taken
                     E
On the Wabash Cannonball
 
 
[Interlude]
| E | E  | E | A |
| B | B7 | B | E |
| E | E  | E | A |
| B | B7 | B | E |
 
 
[Verse 2]
    E
Now here's to daddy Claxton
                     A
May his name forever stand
    B
And always be remembered
                            E
In the ports throughout the land
    E
His earthly race is over
                          A
And the curtain round him falls
      B
We'll carry him home to Glory
                     E
On the Wabash Cannonball
 
 
[Chorus]
         E
Well now listen to the jingle
                      A
To the rumble and the roar
       B
As she glides along the woodland
                             E
Through the hills and by the shore
         E
Hear the mighty rush of the engine
                        A
And the lonesome hoboes call
   B
No changes can be taken
                     E
On the Wabash Cannonball
 
 
[Interlude]

| E | E  | E | A |
| B | B7 | B | E |
| E | E  | E | A |
| B | B7 | B | E |
 
 
[Chorus]
         E
Well now listen to the jingle
                      A
To the rumble and the roar
       B
As she glides along the woodland
                             E
Through the hills and by the shore
         E
Hear the mighty rush of the engine
                        A
And the lonesome hoboes call
   B
No changes can be taken
                     E
On the Wabash Cannonball

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The track is on the E major key.

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Track Info

• Song: Wabash Cannonball
• Artist: Willie Nelson
• Produced by Felton Jarvis
• Release Date: March 1970

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard ( E A D G B E )
• Key: E
• BPM: 97
• Chords: E, A, B, B7, D
• Strumming: 
  • D = Down Stroke, U = Up Stroke, N.C = No Chords, * = Single Stroke

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
E – 022000 A – x02220 B – x24442 B7 – x21202 D – xx0232	E – 0402 A – 2100 B – 4322 B7 – 4320 D – 2220