This is a truely awesome song, this is the strummed version, it doesn't cater for two
guitars, but it is the general structure, the rhythm will come if you listen to the
track, but it is quite straight forward
Capo 6th fret
Chords
Em7 022022
Cadd9 032022
G 320022
G/F# 200033
D 000232
C* 032013
Solo guitar part over the interlude
1st Verse
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F#
Theres still a little bit of your taste, in my mouth
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F#
Theres still a little bit of you laced, with my doubt
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F# Em7
It's still a little hard to say, what's going on
2nd Verse
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F#
Theres still a little bit of your ghost, your witness
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F#
Theres still a little bit of your face, I haven't kissed
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F# Em7
You step a little closer each day, so close that i can't say what's going on
C* - D
Chorus
G Cadd9 D
Stones taught me to fly
G Cadd9 D
Love taught me to lie
G Cadd9 D
Life taught me to die
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/damien_rice/cannonball_crd_ver_5.html ]
Em7 Cadd9 D
So it's not hard to fall, when you float like a cannonball
Interlude Em7 Cadd9 G G/F# x3
Verse 3
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F#
Theres still a little bit of your song, in my ear
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F#
Theres still a little bit of your words, I long to hear
Em7 Cadd9 G G/F#
You step a little closer to me, so close that I can't see what's going on
Chorus 2
G Cadd9 D
Stones taught me to fly
G Cadd9 D
Love taught me to lie
G Cadd9 D
Life taught me to die
Em7 Cadd9 D
So it's not hard to fall, when you float like a cannon...
G Cadd9 D
Stones taught me to fly
G Cadd9 D
Love taught me to cry
G Cadd9 D
So come on courage teach me to be shy
Em7 Cadd9 D
So it's not hard to fall, and I don't wanna scare her
Em7 Cadd9 D
It's not hard to fall, and I don't wanna lose
G G/F# Em7 C* D
Its not hard to grow, when you know that you just don't know
Interlude to end