Learn to play "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
B A E A E Well, you know, some-times, it gets so hard. B A E A E And everything, don't seem to rhyme. B A E C#m I take a walk out in my backyard, and go; F#m B F#m B Do do loo do do, do do loo do do, A B E A E Waiting for the sun to shine. And you know sometimes it gets so painful (Alright) Just like talking to yourself When everything don't seem to have no rhyme or reason we all go Doo doo loo doo loo doo doo Doo doo loo doo loo doo doo Waiting for the sun to shine Chorus: F#m B F#m B We move a-long, keep singing our song; F#m B E Straight to your heart, like a cannonball. F#m B F#m B La la ti da, la la ti da, F#m B E La la, la la la, la ti da. A E A E Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo. A E A E Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo. A E C#m Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo. F#m B F#m B Do do loo do do, do do loo do do, A B E A E Waiting for the sun to shine. Well you know, every day we hear it through the grapevine That's why I'm so tired, tired of hearing it through the grapevine anymore 'Cause hearing it through the grapevine Is just a dirty rotten waste of time, we go Doo doo loo doo loo doo doo Doo doo loo doo loo doo doo While we're waiting for the sun to shine Chorus: We move along Keep singing our song Straight to your heart like a cannonball La la la ti da La la la ti da La la la la la, la ti da And go la la la la (We move along) Oh la, oh la la la, la la la ti da (Keep singing our song) La la la, la la la (Straight to your heart like a cannonball) We move along Keep singing our song Straight to your, to your heart like a cannonball La, oh la, oh la, oh la, oh la (We move along) Oh la, oh la, la la la la da la (Keep singing our song) La la la la la (Straight to your heart like a cannonball) Oh, straight to your heart like a cannonball Oh, straight to your heart like a cannonball Oh, straight to your heart like a cannonball You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA B C#m E F#m Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" by Van Morrison.