Wabash Cannonball - traditional - 90 bpm

 
G
Listen 

to the 

jingle, 

the 

rumble 

and the 
C
roar 

As she 
D
glides a

long the 

woodlands 

by the 

hills and 

by the 
G
shore

Hear the 
G
mighty 

rush of the 

engine, 

hear the 

lonesome 

hobos 
C
call 

It's a 
D
regular 

combi

nation 

on the 

Wabash 

Cannon
G
ball 

Oh the 
G
eastern 

states are 

dandy, 

so the 

western 

people 
C
say 

From 
D
New York 

to St. 

Louis 

and Chi

cago 

by the 
G
Way 

From the 
G
hills of 

Minne

sota 

where the 

ripplin 

waters 
C
fall 

No 
D
chances 

can be 

taken 

on the 

Wabash 

Cannon
G
ball 

 
G
She came 

down from 

Birming

ham one 

cold No

vember 
C
day 

As she 
D
pulled in

to the 

station 

you could 

hear the 

people 
G
say 

 
G
There's a 

gal from 

Tenne

see, she's 

long 

and she's 
C
tall 

 
D
She came 

down from 

birming

ham on the 

Wabash 

Cannon
G
ball 

 
G
Here's to 

Daddy 

Claxton, 

may his 

name for

ever 
C
stand 

And 
D
always 

be re

membered 

in the 

courts through

out the 
G
land 

His 
G
earthly 

days are 

over 

as the 

curtains 

'round him 
C
fall 

And they 
D
carry him 

home to 

victory 

on the 

Wabash 

Cannon
G
ball