Avril Lavigne – Cannonball Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Avril Lavigne – Cannonball Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsD#mC#F#G#mB

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[Intro]
D#m C# D#m C# D#m C# D#m
     C# D#m         C# D#m
Like a  ticking time   bomb
    C# D#m     C# D#m D#m F# C# G#m
I'm a--bout to explode
                        D#m F# C# G#m
And motherfuckers let's go

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[Verse 1]
D#m                         F#
   You did me dirty now I'm gone
I'm living life without you
C#
I just wrote a song, it goes
G#m
I don't give a fuck about you
D#m                        F#
   And I'll be happy if we never
                     C#
speak again I just deleted every
            G#m
memory from inside of my head
        D#m
Are you ready? Are you ready?
        F#
Are you ready? Let's go
        C#
Are you ready? Are you ready?
        G#m
Are you ready? Let's go

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[Chorus 1]
F#      C#        G#m    B
Ticking time bomb I come on
       F#        C#    G#m
strong I'll come in hot   like a
      B
cannonball like a cannonball
F#        C#
Take your best shot give me
G#m      B          F#
all that you've got I'll come
C#    G#m            B
in hot   like a cannonball
             D#m F# C#
like a cannonball
G#m
   Like a cannonball

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[Verse 2]
D#m
   You did me wrong and so
    F#
now this is what you get
            C#
I hope that when you see my face
             G#m
it starts to make you feel a little
    D#m
sick   I'm taking back yeah every
F#
single word I said
             C#
I bet you're crying
                      G#m
all alone every night inside
of your bed
        D#m
Are you ready? Are you ready?
        F#
Are you ready? Let's go
        C#
Are you ready? Are you ready?
        G#m
Are you ready? Let's go

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[Chorus 2]
F#      C#        G#m    B
Ticking time bomb I come on
       F#        C#    G#m
strong I'll come in hot   like a
      B
cannonball like a cannonball
F#        C#
Take your best shot give me
G#m      B          F#
all that you've got I'll come
C#    G#m            B
in hot   like a cannonball
like a cannonball

[Intrumental]
D#m           F#
   Woah oh oh oh oh oh
C#            D#m F# D#m F#
   Woah oh oh oh  oh oh  oh

[Chorus 3/Outro]
F#      C#        G#m    B
Ticking time bomb I come on
       F#        C#    G#m
strong I'll come in hot   like a
      B
cannonball like a cannonball
F#        C#
Take your best shot give me
G#m      B          F#
all that you've got I'll come
C#    G#m            B
in hot   like a cannonball
             D#m F# C#
like a cannonball
G#m                 D#m F# C#
   I'm Like a cannonball
G#m                     D#m
   I'm Like a cannonball

How to play Cannonball: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Cannonball by Avril Lavigne on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Cannonball by Avril Lavigne is written in E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯) and moves through 5 chords: D#m, C#, F#, G#m and B.

The backbone of the song is D#m – F# – C# – G#m (i – III – VII – iv in E♭ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Bm, A, D, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Cannonball chords: questions

What key is Cannonball in?

Cannonball by Avril Lavigne is in the key of E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Cannonball?

Cannonball uses 5 chords: D#m, C#, F#, G#m, B.

What is the chord progression of Cannonball?

The main progression is D#m – F# – C# – G#m (i – III – VII – iv).

Is Cannonball easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Bm, A, D, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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