The Cradle Will Rock Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Ow[F][Am][G][Am][Asus4]
Oh [A]yeah, [G]get[Am] up[G]
[Am]Ow[Asus4][G]
[Am]Ow! [G]Ow
[Am][G]

[Verse 2]
Well, they [C]say it's kinda frightenin'
How this younger generation swings
You know it's [Bb]more than just
some new sensation
Well, the [C]kid is into losin' sleep
And he don't come home for [F]half the week
[C]You know it'[Bb]s more than
just an aggravation
[G]And the

[Verse 3]
[A]cradle [Am]will rock[A]
[G]Yes the [A]cradle, [Am]cradle will [G]rock
And I say [Am]rock on, [G]ooh
[Am]Rock [G]on

[Verse 4]
And when [F]some local kid gets down
They try an' drum him outta town
They say [Bb]"Ya coulda [Eb]least faked it,
boy", fake it, boy (Ooh, stranger, boy)
At an [F]early age he hits the street
And winds up tired with who
he meets
[Eb]An' he's unemployed
(Unemployed) Oww

[Verse 5]
[Eb]And [G]the [A]cradle wil[Am]l roc[A]k, ow!
[G]And the [Am]cradle, the cradle [G]will rock
An' I say [Am]rock on
Oh! Say, rock [G]on

[Interlude 1]
[C][Bb][F]
[C#][G][F]
[C][Eb]

[Verse 6]
Have you seen [G]Junior's [A]grades
[Am][Asus4][A][Am][G][Am][G]
Ooh
Ow
[Am][A][Am][G][Am][G]

[Verse 7]
And when some [F]local kid gets down
They try an' drum him outta town
They say "Ya could've [Eb]least faked it,
boy, faked it, boy"
And so [F]an early age he hits
the street
'N winds up tired with
who he meets
[Eb]An' he's unemployed
His folks are overjoyed
[G]And the

[Verse 8]
[A]cradle [Am]will rock[A]
[G]Yes the [A]cradle, the [Am]cradle [G]will rock
I [Am]say rock o[Asus4]n
[A]Hey[Am]! Roc[G]k o[Am]n[G]

[Verse 9]
[A](Rock on) Rock on
[Am](Rock on) [Asus4]This ain'[A]t n[G]eve[A]r bee[Am]n new,
[G]babe, child. Ow!
[Am](Rock[G]on) Wow! [Asus4]I said...[A][G][Am][G]
[Am]Rock[G][Asus4][G][Am]
[G]on[Am][G][A]
(Rock [Am]on) Rock on. Ooh!
(Rock on)
(Rock on)
(Rock on)
[G](Rock on)

[Outro 1]
(Rock on)