The Cradle of Humankind chords by Flogging Molly

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Verse 1
G 
D 
G 
Gm 
A 
D 
 (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (G minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
A 
D 
 (A major) The  (D major) sum of all my fears like
F#m 
dread, are from  (F sharp minor) demons yet to come
Bm 
All the  (B minor) things I should've mentioned,
E 
A 
wave  (E major) goodbye and "we'll see you  (A major) soon"
D 
It's the  (D major) words I've never written
F#m 
that say  (F sharp minor) more about myself
Bm 
Where  (B minor) empty is the promise,
E 
A 
lies a  (E major) pocket full of  (A major) doubt

Verse 2
A 
D 
Bm 
 (A major) So may the  (D major) road I've yet to  (B minor) take
D 
Bm 
Leave a  (D major) smile across my  (B minor) face
D 
Till the  (D major) laughter sheds the
A 
F#m 
 (A major) darkness far  (F sharp minor) be    hind
D 
A 
For  (D major) I still belong in the  (A major) cradle of humankind
G 
D 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 

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Verse 3
A 
 (A major) Though my
D 
 (D major) time may be less traveled,
F#m 
than  (F sharp minor) those that came before
Bm 
We're all  (B minor) exiles here in madness,
E 
A 
kicking  (E major) down each other's  (A major) door
D 
Unfor (D major) given is the lesson,
F#m 
we  (F sharp minor) pour upon ourselves
Bm 
When a  (B minor) helping hand's is needed,
E 
A 
a slap in the  (E major) face is what we  (A major) get

Verse 4
D 
Bm 
But I will  (D major) fight for this  (B minor) right and each
D 
Bm 
 (D major) moment of it's  (B minor) life
D 
A 
D 
Till I  (D major) witness all the  (A major) differences yet to  (D major) heal
A 
D 
Bm 
 (A major) So may the  (D major) road I've yet to  (B minor) take
D 
Bm 
Leave a  (D major) smile across my  (B minor) face
D 
Till the  (D major) laughter sheds the
A 
F#m 
 (A major) darkness far be (F sharp minor) hind
D 
For I still be (D major) long in the
A 
 (A major) cradle of humankind
G 
D 
G 
 (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 

Verse 5
D 
A 
D 
 (D major)  (A major) Sometimes  (D major) drink till I am empty,
F#m 
grab an (F sharp minor) other from the shelf
D 
Bm 
 (D major) Though I'm  (B minor) stuck in conversation,
E 
A 
it's with my (E major) self and no one  (A major) else
D 
Never  (D major) listen to much reason
F#m 
till I  (F sharp minor) hear it's last call
Bm 
When I  (B minor) notice that my ghost
E 
A 
is still  (E major) dancing on his  (A major) own
D 
So may the  (D major) road I've yet to

Verse 6
Bm 
 (B minor) take
D 
Bm 
Leave a  (D major) smile across my  (B minor) face
D 
Till the  (D major) laughter sheds the
A 
F#m 
 (A major) darkness far be (F sharp minor) hind
D 
A 
For I still be (D major) long in the  (A major) cradle
D 
of human (D major) kind
A 
Wherever you  (A major) go

Verse 7
D 
Wherever you  (D major) go
A 
Wherever you  (A major) go
D 
Oh, wherever you  (D major) go
G 
There will always  (G major) be a roof and a dream above our

Verse 8
D 
 (D major) 
heads
A 
As long as I'm  (A major) breathing,
G 
D 
 (G major) then forever I'll  (D major) be
G 
D 
Bm 
 (G major) Ah, I will  (D major) fight for this  (B minor) right and
D 
Bm 
each  (D major) moment of it's  (B minor) life
D 
A 
D 
Till I  (D major) witness all the  (A major) differences yet to  (D major) heal
A 
D 
 (A major) So may the  (D major) road we've yet to

Verse 9
Bm 
 (B minor) take
D 
Bm 
Leave a  (D major) smile across my  (B minor) face
D 
Till the  (D major) laughter sheds the
A 
F#m 
 (A major) darkness far be (F sharp minor) hind
D 
A 
We still be (D major) long in the  (A major) cradle of humankind
G 
A 
D 
G 
A 
D 
A 
 (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) 