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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
G
Am
D
C
A
G
Am
[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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _