Chords for Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock... (1980) (Remastered) HQ

Tempo:
108.45 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Am

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock... (1980) (Remastered) HQ chords
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[G] [E]
[A]
[D] [G]
[A] [Am] [G]
[A] [Am] [D]
What [C] they say is kind of frightening how this younger generation swings, you know [Bb] it's more
than just some new sensation.
Well [C] the kid is into losing sleep and he don't come home for half a [Bb] week, you know it's more
than just an aggregation.
[Bbm] [E]
[A] And the greedle is a greedle, the [G] greedle will rock in our [Am] state.
Rock, rock, rock.
[D]
[F] And when some local kid gets down they try and drum him out [Bbm] of town, [A] they say you [Eb] could
at least fake it boy, fake it [Cm] boy.
[F] At an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he meets and [Eb] he's unemployed.
[C]
[A]
He's a greedle, a [D] greedle [G] will rock.
I [Am] say rock on, I say rock [G] on.
[D]
[C] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Ab]
[F] [C] [F]
[Am] [C] [Cm]
Have [A] you seen Junior's [N] grades?
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[G] Oh yeah.
[Am] [A] [C]
[E] [Am] [D]
[F] Some local kid gets down, they try and drum him out of town, they say [Eb] you could at least
fake it boy, fake it boy.
[F] And so at an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he meets [Eb] and he's unemployed.
His folks are [N] overjoyed.
[A] And the greedle will rock, yes the greedle, the greedle [G] will rock.
[Am]
I said rock on, rock on, [G]
[A] rock [Am] [D]
[Em] [A] on, rock on, rock on, [G]
[A] rock on, [D] [G]
[A] rock [D] on,
[G] [A] rock [Am] on.
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [Am] [G] [A]
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[A] [Am] [D] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, Am, G, A, D, A and G. Set your pace at 54 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 108. With the song's key of Bb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
What [C] they say is kind of frightening how this younger generation swings, you know [Bb] it's more
than just some new sensation. _
Well [C] the kid is into losing sleep and he don't come home for half a [Bb] week, you know it's more
than just an aggregation.
[Bbm] _ [E]
[A] And the greedle _ _ _ _ is a greedle, the [G] greedle will rock in our [Am] state.
Rock, _ _ _ _ _ _ rock, rock.
[D] _ _ _ _
[F] And when some local kid gets down they try and drum him out [Bbm] of town, [A] they say you [Eb] could
at least fake it boy, fake it [Cm] boy.
[F] At an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he meets and [Eb] he's unemployed.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He's a greedle, a [D] greedle [G] will rock.
I [Am] say rock on, _ I say rock [G] on.
_ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ Have [A] you seen Junior's [N] grades? _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Oh yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] Some local kid gets down, they try and drum him out of town, they say [Eb] you could at least
fake it boy, fake it boy. _
[F] And so at an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he meets [Eb] and he's unemployed.
His folks are [N] overjoyed.
[A] And the greedle will rock, _ _ yes the greedle, the greedle [G] will rock.
_ [Am]
I said rock on, _ _ _ _ rock on, [G] _ _ _
_ [A] rock [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] [A] on, rock on, rock on, [G] _ _ _
[A] rock _ on, _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [A] rock [D] on, _ _ _
[G] _ [A] rock [Am] on.
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen.

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