The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2011 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
86.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#
E
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#] [A] Please don't cry [F#] for [A]
the ghost and the storm [F#] outside.
[A] Will not invade [D] this sacred [A] shrine or infiltrate your [F#] mind.
[A]
My life done I shall [D] lie [A] if the bogeyman should [E] try.
[A]
Play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind to tease torment [F#] and [A] tantalize.
Wavering shadow [E] bloom.
[A] A piano plays in [F#] an empty room.
[A] There'll be blood on the cleaver [F#] tonight.
[A] And when darkness slips and [F#] the room is [A] bright.
I'll still be by your [F#] side.
[A]
For you are all that [F#] matters [A] and I'll love you till the day I [E] die.
[A] There never need be [F#] a longing [A] in your eyes.
[F#] [A] I belong at the hand [F#] that rocks the [A] vaguely mine.
[F#] [A]
Feeling shadows shimmy [D] by.
[A] And when the wardrobe towers like [D] a beast of prey.
[A]
There's sadness in your beautiful eyes.
[D] [A] Hunger untouched and so [F#] the wondrous [A] eyes.
My life done I shall [E] lie.
[A] Should the restless spirit [F#] try.
[A] To play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind.
I once had a child and [F#] it saved my life.
[A] And I never even asked his [E] name.
[A] I just looked into his wondrous eyes and said never never never again.
[E] [A] And all too soon I did return.
It's like I'm off to a [E] plane.
[A] So wrap my bones all [F#] over the [A] stones.
I'm only a beggar man who [F#] nobody owns.
[A] I'll see how a word as [F#] old as sin.
[A]
Fit me like a [E] glove.
[A] I'm here and I'll [F#] stay.
[A]
Together we lie.
[F#] Together we [A] pray.
There never need be a [F#] longing in [A] your eyes.
[E] [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
[E] [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
[E] Mine.
[A]
Climb upon my [E] knee.
Sunny [A]
boy.
[F#] [A] Although you're only [E] three.
Sunny [A]
boy.
Although you're mine.
[E] And [A] I'm not a man.
She is never.
[E] Oh.
[A]
[E] [A]
Oh.
Oh.
[E] [A]
Oh.
[E] Oh.
[A]
Oh.
[E] [A] Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
[E] Oh.
I did my best for her.
[A] I did my best for [E] her.
[A]
I did my best for her.
[B] [C#m]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#] [A] Please don't cry [F#] for [A]
the ghost and the storm [F#] outside.
[A] Will not invade [D] this sacred [A] shrine or infiltrate your [F#] mind.
[A]
My life done I shall [D] lie [A] if the bogeyman should [E] try.
[A]
Play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind to tease torment [F#] and [A] tantalize.
Wavering shadow [E] bloom.
[A] A piano plays in [F#] an empty room.
[A] There'll be blood on the cleaver [F#] tonight.
[A] And when darkness slips and [F#] the room is [A] bright.
I'll still be by your [F#] side.
[A]
For you are all that [F#] matters [A] and I'll love you till the day I [E] die.
[A] There never need be [F#] a longing [A] in your eyes.
[F#] [A] I belong at the hand [F#] that rocks the [A] vaguely mine.
[F#] [A]
Feeling shadows shimmy [D] by.
[A] And when the wardrobe towers like [D] a beast of prey.
[A]
There's sadness in your beautiful eyes.
[D] [A] Hunger untouched and so [F#] the wondrous [A] eyes.
My life done I shall [E] lie.
[A] Should the restless spirit [F#] try.
[A] To play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind.
I once had a child and [F#] it saved my life.
[A] And I never even asked his [E] name.
[A] I just looked into his wondrous eyes and said never never never again.
[E] [A] And all too soon I did return.
It's like I'm off to a [E] plane.
[A] So wrap my bones all [F#] over the [A] stones.
I'm only a beggar man who [F#] nobody owns.
[A] I'll see how a word as [F#] old as sin.
[A]
Fit me like a [E] glove.
[A] I'm here and I'll [F#] stay.
[A]
Together we lie.
[F#] Together we [A] pray.
There never need be a [F#] longing in [A] your eyes.
[E] [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
[E] [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
[E] Mine.
[A]
Climb upon my [E] knee.
Sunny [A]
boy.
[F#] [A] Although you're only [E] three.
Sunny [A]
boy.
Although you're mine.
[E] And [A] I'm not a man.
She is never.
[E] Oh.
[A]
[E] [A]
Oh.
Oh.
[E] [A]
Oh.
[E] Oh.
[A]
Oh.
[E] [A] Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
[E] Oh.
I did my best for her.
[A] I did my best for [E] her.
[A]
I did my best for her.
[B] [C#m]
Key:
A
F#
E
D
B
A
F#
E
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [A] Please don't cry _ [F#] for _ [A]
the ghost and the storm [F#] outside.
[A] Will not invade [D] this sacred [A] shrine or infiltrate your [F#] mind.
[A]
My life done I shall [D] lie [A] if the bogeyman should [E] try.
_ [A]
Play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind to tease torment [F#] and [A] tantalize.
Wavering shadow [E] bloom.
[A] A piano plays in [F#] an empty room.
[A] There'll be blood on the cleaver [F#] tonight.
[A] And when darkness slips and [F#] the room is [A] bright.
I'll still be by your [F#] side.
_ [A]
For you are all that [F#] matters [A] and I'll love you till the day I [E] die.
[A] There never need be [F#] a longing [A] in your eyes.
_ _ [F#] _ [A] I belong at the hand [F#] that rocks the [A] vaguely mine.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A]
Feeling shadows shimmy [D] by.
[A] And when the wardrobe towers like [D] a beast of prey.
[A]
There's sadness in your beautiful eyes.
[D] _ [A] Hunger untouched and so [F#] the wondrous [A] eyes.
My life done I shall [E] lie.
[A] Should the restless spirit [F#] try.
[A] To play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind.
I once had a child and [F#] it saved my life.
[A] And I never even asked his [E] name.
[A] I just looked into his wondrous eyes and said never never never again.
[E] _ [A] And all too soon I did return.
It's like I'm off to a [E] plane.
[A] So wrap my bones all [F#] over the [A] stones.
I'm only a beggar man who [F#] nobody owns.
[A] I'll see how a word as [F#] old as sin.
[A]
Fit me like a [E] glove.
[A] I'm here and I'll [F#] stay.
_ [A]
Together we lie.
[F#] Together we [A] pray.
There never need be a [F#] longing in [A] your eyes.
_ _ [E] _ [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
_ _ [E] _ [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
_ [E] Mine.
_ [A]
Climb upon my [E] knee.
Sunny [A] _
boy.
_ [F#] _ [A] Although you're only [E] three.
Sunny [A]
boy.
_ Although you're mine.
_ [E] And [A] I'm not a man.
She is never.
_ [E] Oh.
[A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ Oh. _ _ _
Oh.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
Oh.
_ [E] Oh.
[A] _
_ Oh.
[E] _ [A] Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
[E] Oh.
I did my best for her.
[A] I did my best for [E] her.
_ [A]
I did my best for her.
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [A] Please don't cry _ [F#] for _ [A]
the ghost and the storm [F#] outside.
[A] Will not invade [D] this sacred [A] shrine or infiltrate your [F#] mind.
[A]
My life done I shall [D] lie [A] if the bogeyman should [E] try.
_ [A]
Play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind to tease torment [F#] and [A] tantalize.
Wavering shadow [E] bloom.
[A] A piano plays in [F#] an empty room.
[A] There'll be blood on the cleaver [F#] tonight.
[A] And when darkness slips and [F#] the room is [A] bright.
I'll still be by your [F#] side.
_ [A]
For you are all that [F#] matters [A] and I'll love you till the day I [E] die.
[A] There never need be [F#] a longing [A] in your eyes.
_ _ [F#] _ [A] I belong at the hand [F#] that rocks the [A] vaguely mine.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A]
Feeling shadows shimmy [D] by.
[A] And when the wardrobe towers like [D] a beast of prey.
[A]
There's sadness in your beautiful eyes.
[D] _ [A] Hunger untouched and so [F#] the wondrous [A] eyes.
My life done I shall [E] lie.
[A] Should the restless spirit [F#] try.
[A] To play tricks on your [F#] sacred [A] mind.
I once had a child and [F#] it saved my life.
[A] And I never even asked his [E] name.
[A] I just looked into his wondrous eyes and said never never never again.
[E] _ [A] And all too soon I did return.
It's like I'm off to a [E] plane.
[A] So wrap my bones all [F#] over the [A] stones.
I'm only a beggar man who [F#] nobody owns.
[A] I'll see how a word as [F#] old as sin.
[A]
Fit me like a [E] glove.
[A] I'm here and I'll [F#] stay.
_ [A]
Together we lie.
[F#] Together we [A] pray.
There never need be a [F#] longing in [A] your eyes.
_ _ [E] _ [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
_ _ [E] _ [A] I belong at the hand that rocks the vaguely mine.
_ [E] Mine.
_ [A]
Climb upon my [E] knee.
Sunny [A] _
boy.
_ [F#] _ [A] Although you're only [E] three.
Sunny [A]
boy.
_ Although you're mine.
_ [E] And [A] I'm not a man.
She is never.
_ [E] Oh.
[A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ Oh. _ _ _
Oh.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
Oh.
_ [E] Oh.
[A] _
_ Oh.
[E] _ [A] Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
[E] Oh.
I did my best for her.
[A] I did my best for [E] her.
_ [A]
I did my best for her.
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _