And the Cradle Will Rock

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And the Cradle Will RockWords and Music by David Lee Roth, Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony

from Van Halen - Women and Children First

Copyright © 1980 Diamond Dave Music, WB Music Corp. and Van Halen MusicAll Rights for Diamond Dave Music Administered by Red Stripe Plane Music, LLC

All Rights for Van Halen Music Administered by WB Music Corp.All Rights Reserved Used by Permission

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w/ dist.w/ fingers

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Oh, yeah.

Get up.

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Ow!

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Ow, ow!

A5

C5/A D5/G

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say

VerseGtr. 3 tacet

Csus4

it’s kind a fright ’nin’-

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how this

young

Csus4

er- gen er- a- tion- swings.

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You know, it’s

Gtr. 2

let ring

more

Bbsus2

than just some new sen

Bb5

sa- tion.-

Bb Bbsus2

Well,

Bb

the kid

Csus4

is in to- los in’-

C

sleep, and he

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8va

loco

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let ring

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come home for half the

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week. You know, it’s

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more than

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And the

Gtr. 1

P.S.

Gtr. 3

P.S.

Gtr. 2

let ring

cra

Gtr. 1 tacetGtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1

Chorus

A5

dle

-

C5/A

will rock.

G5/A

Yes, the cra

A5

dle,

-

C5/A

cra dle- will rock.

D5/G

And I say

Gtr. 3

Riff A

rock

A5

on.

C5/A

G5/A

Oo!

Rock

A5

on.

C5/A D5/G

And2. when some

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Verse

F5

lo cal- kid gets down,

Fsus2

they try an’ drum him out

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ta- town.

They

Fsus4

say, “Ya could a

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- least

Gtr. 2

2nd time, Gtr. 3 tacet

Eb5

faked it,

Eb

boy.

Eb(b5)

Fake it, boy.”

Eb5

Eb6

At

Eb5

an

Gtr. 3

1 1 11 1

Gtr. 2

ear

Gtr. 3 tacet

F5

ly- age, he hits the

Fsus2

street

and winds up

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tied with who he meets

Fsus4

and he’s

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Ow!

And the cra

Chorus

Gtr. 1 tacetGtr. 2: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1Gtr. 3: w/ Riff A

A5

dle

-

C5/A

will rock.

G5/A

Gtr. 1

P.S.

Gtr. 2

Ow!

And the cra

A5

dle,-

the

C5/A

cra dle- will rock.

D5/G

And I say

rock

A5

on.

C5/A G5/A

Ow! Say, rock

A5

on.

C5/A D5/G

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Have you seen Junior’s grades?

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let ring 1 1 1

Ow!

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let ring let ring

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C5/A D5/G

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dle

-

C5/A

will rock.

G5/A

Yes, the cra

A5

dle,

-

C5/A

cra dle- will rock.

D5/G

I say

rock

A5

on.

C5/A G5/A

Hey!

Rock

A5

on.

C5/A D5/G

Gtr. 3

Rock

Outro

Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 (till fade)

A5

on.

C5/A G5/A

Rock on.

(Rock

w/ Lead Voc. ad lib. (till fade)

A5

on!

C5/A D5/G

Rhy. Fig. 2 End Rhy. Fig. 2

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Begin fade

Fade out

Rock

Gtr. 3: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 (till fade)

A5

on!

C5/A G5/A

Rock

A5

on!

C5/A D5/G

Gtr. 4

mf1

Rock

A5

on!

C5/A G5/A

Rock

A5

on!

C5/A D5/G

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Rock

A5

on!

C5/A G5/A

Rock

A5

on!

C5/A D5/G

8va

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1 1 1 11 1

Rock

A5

on!

C5/A G5/A

Rock

A5

on!)

C5/A D5/G

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