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| Cannon |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Includes an extract from "John the Revelator" |
| Traditional, based on the version by Son House |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| E5: 022xxx |
| E57: x799xx |
| B5: 799xxx |
| Bb5: 688xxx |
| A5: 577xxx |
| G5: 355xxx |
| E/g: 322100 |
|E/f#: 222100 |
| X: Full muting of all strings |
| /: Slide to note |
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INTRO: Played 2x (Only bass notes struck)
Rhythm: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chords: E5 E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5
VERSE 1: (Only bass notes)
E5 E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 E5 E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 E5
Outside my door
E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 E5 E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 E5
I locked, I loaded
E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 E5
And this sound
E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5
That you might know well (yeah)
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5
Know well
BREAK 1:
E5 E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5 E5 E57 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A5 G5
Whoo!
VERSE 2:
Wheels turnin'
Scratching and burnin' yeah
I saw guns, tanks
Cannon
Cannon yeah!
BREAK 2: Played 2x
E5 G5 E5 G5
BREAK 3:
Rhythm: 1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
Chords: E5 G5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5
CHORUS:
E (P.M.)
Tell me who's that writin'
John the Revelator
Tell me who's that writin'
John the Revelator
Who's that writin'
E/g E/f# E
John the Revelator wrote the book of the Seven Seals
VERSE 3:
E (P.M.)
Christ went down on Easter mornin'
Mary Mother` went down to see `Son House sings "Mary Margaret"
E/g E/f# E
"Go tell my disciples, to meet me in Gali-lee"
CHORUS:
Who's the writer?
John the Revelator
Tell me who's that writin'
John the Revelator
Tell me who's that writer
John the Revelator wrote the book of the Seven Seals
Yeah!
BREAK 1: Played 2x
VERSE 4: (Played like VERSE 1 & 2)
Lord above
How can man
Be evil?
Evil
X X
yeah
BREAK 4:
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BREAK 2
E
Evil!
