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Song

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CANNON - The White Stripes

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Tabbed by:Aaron of AaronH.co.uk

Email:aaron@aaronh.co.uk

Tuning:Normal

E5: 022xxx

E57: x799xx

B5: 799xxx

Bb5: 688xxx

A5: 577xxx

G5: 355xxx

E/G: 322100

E/F#: 222100

INTRO:

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--12--7--7--6--6--6--6--5--3-----------------------------|

VERSE 1: (With above riff)

Outside my door

I locked, I loaded

And this sound

That you might know well (yeah)

Know well

BREAK 1: INTRO RIFF

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

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 Seas

Yeah!

BREAK 1 x2

VERSE 4: (Played like VERSE 1 & 2)

Lord of mine

High Command

I've been evil

Evil

X X

yeah

BREAK 4:

 e|-/12-12-10-10-9-9-8-8--8/12-12--12/10-10-10/9-9-9/8-8--/12-12-12-10-10-10-9-9-9-8-8-8--|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BREAK 2

E

Evil!

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