Van Halen - Women and Children First - And The Cradle Will Rock Chords

Tempo:
107.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

D

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Halen - Women and Children First - And The Cradle Will Rock chords
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[G] [E]
[A]
You know, [G]
[A] [Am] [E] [C]
[A] [Am] [D]
[C] well they say it's kind of frightening how this younger generation swings.
[Bb] You know, it's more.
It's just some new sensation
[C] Well, the kid is in delusive sleep and he don't come home for half a [Bb] week.
You know, it's more than just an aggravation
[N]
[A] in the freedom
Yes, the freedom
[G] We'll rise
[Am] Rock on
Rock on
[D]
And [F] when some local kid gets down, they try and throw him out of [Bb] town, they [Eb] say it could at least fake it boy
Fake it boy
[F] At an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he [Eb] meets and he's unemployed
Unemployed
[Em]
[Am] The freedom
[G] We'll rise
[A]
The freedom
[G] We'll rise
And I [Am] say rock on
Rock on
[G] [D]
[C] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Ab] [D]
[C] [F] [C]
[Cm]
[Gm] Have you seen [F] Junior's grades?
[E]
[A] [D] [A]
[G]
[Am] [A] [G]
[Am] [D] And [F] when some local kid gets down, they try and throw him out of town, they say it could [Eb] at least fake it boy
Fake it boy
[F] At an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he [Eb] meets and he's unemployed
Just won't stop [D] overjoyed
[A] And the freedom
We'll rise
[G]
[A] Yes, the [Am] freedom We'll [G] rise
[Am]
Rock on
Rock [G] on
[A] Rock [D] on
[Em]
[A] Say that one a [G] little bit
[A] Rock
[D] [G] [A] Oh
[D] [G] [A] [G] [A]
[D] [G]
[A]
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
Am
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock chords, practice playing A, D, G, A, G, A, Am and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 108. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] well they say it's kind of frightening how this younger generation swings.
[Bb] You know, it's more.
It's just some new sensation _
[C] Well, the kid is in delusive sleep and he don't come home for half a [Bb] week.
You know, it's more than just an aggravation
[N] _ _
[A] in the freedom _ _ _ _
Yes, the freedom
[G] We'll rise _ _
[Am] _ Rock on _ _ _ _
_ Rock on
[D] _ _ _
And [F] when some local kid gets down, they try and throw him out of [Bb] town, they [Eb] say it could at least fake it boy
Fake it boy
[F] At an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he [Eb] meets and he's unemployed
_ _ Unemployed
[Em] _
[Am] The freedom
_ [G] We'll rise
[A] _
The freedom
_ [G] We'll rise
And I [Am] say rock on _ _ _ _
_ Rock on
[G] _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] Have you seen [F] Junior's grades?
_ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ And [F] when some local kid gets down, they try and throw him out of town, they say it could [Eb] at least fake it boy
Fake it boy
[F] At an early age he hits the street, winds up tied with who he [Eb] meets and he's unemployed
Just won't stop [D] overjoyed
[A] And the freedom
_ We'll rise
_ [G]
[A] Yes, the [Am] freedom We'll [G] rise
_ [Am] _
_ Rock on _ _ _ _
_ Rock _ [G] on _ _
[A] _ Rock [D] on
_ _ [Em] _
[A] _ Say that one a [G] little bit _ _
[A] Rock
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] Oh
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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

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