WABASH CANNONBALL
Roy Acuff
INTRO: CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she [D]glides along the woodland, through the hills and by the [G]shore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo [C]squall
Your t[D]ravelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
VERSE ONE
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[G]she's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by[C] all
[D]She's the combination, on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
VERSE TWO
[G]She came down from Birmingham, one cold December [C]day
as she r[D]olled into the station , you could hear all the people [G]say.
t[G]here's a girl form Tennessee , she's long and sh[C]e's tall
[D]She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonb[G]all
CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she g[D]lides along the woodland, through the hills and by the [G]shore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo s[C]quall
[D]Your travelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
VERSE THREE
[G]Our Eastern states are dandy, so the people always s[C]ay
[D] [G]
[G]To the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters [C]fall
No c[D]hances will be taken on the Wabash Cannonb[G]all.
VERSE FOUR
[G]Here's to daddy Claxton, may his name forever [C]stand
And [D]always be remembered 'round the courts of A[G]labam
[G]His earthy race is over and the curtain round him f[C]all
He'll be c[D]arried home to victory on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
CHORUS : REPEAT AS INSTRUMENTAL
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she [D]glides along the woodland, through the hills and by the s[G]hore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo s[C]quall
[D]Your travelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
CHORUS REPEAT / VOCALLY
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she g[D]lides along the woodland, through the hills and by the s[G]hore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo [C]squall
[D]Your travelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
Roy Acuff
INTRO: CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she [D]glides along the woodland, through the hills and by the [G]shore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo [C]squall
Your t[D]ravelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
VERSE ONE
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[G]she's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by[C] all
[D]She's the combination, on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
VERSE TWO
[G]She came down from Birmingham, one cold December [C]day
as she r[D]olled into the station , you could hear all the people [G]say.
t[G]here's a girl form Tennessee , she's long and sh[C]e's tall
[D]She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonb[G]all
CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she g[D]lides along the woodland, through the hills and by the [G]shore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo s[C]quall
[D]Your travelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
VERSE THREE
[G]Our Eastern states are dandy, so the people always s[C]ay
[D] [G]
[G]To the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters [C]fall
No c[D]hances will be taken on the Wabash Cannonb[G]all.
VERSE FOUR
[G]Here's to daddy Claxton, may his name forever [C]stand
And [D]always be remembered 'round the courts of A[G]labam
[G]His earthy race is over and the curtain round him f[C]all
He'll be c[D]arried home to victory on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
CHORUS : REPEAT AS INSTRUMENTAL
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she [D]glides along the woodland, through the hills and by the s[G]hore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo s[C]quall
[D]Your travelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
CHORUS REPEAT / VOCALLY
[G]Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the r[C]oar
As she g[D]lides along the woodland, through the hills and by the s[G]hore
[G]Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo [C]squall
[D]Your travelin through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon[G]ball.
