C
[Verse 1]
C
There’s pictures of her mother on the wall
F
And when she speaks, she don’t look at me at all
F C
She likes to check the time now and then
G C
And I start whistling cannonballs again
[Verse 2]
C
Her old man sleeps till dark every day
F
Then she cleans and puts the ashtrays away
F Am
I think that i could make her my friend
G C
But i’ve been whistling cannonballs again
[Chorus]
F C
And as she pulls her skirt above her knees
G C
I’m thinking bad things always come in threes
F C F
And so it finished right where it began
F G C
And i went whistling cannonballs again
[Verse 3]
C
Fragile like a teacup in a storm
F
Sweet and tender like a nurse in uniform
F C
But every time I here a violin
G C
Then I start whistling cannonballs again
[Verse 4]
C
So she curled up like a cat in the chair
F
With her fingers drawing circles in the air
F Am
Stared me down and said “lets not pretend
G C
That you weren’t whistling cannonballs again
[Chorus]
F C
And without a breath she made it pretty clear
G C
That I should close the door and disappear
F C F
It’s been so long I don’t remember when
F G C
I started whistling cannonballs again
F C F
It’s been so long i don’t remember when
F G C
We started whistling cannonballs again
