The Cradle Will Rock chords by
Marc Blitzstein

N/A

Key: D major

Verse 1
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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C# C# 4
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G G 
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D D 
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Upon
the topmost bough
F#m F#m 2
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of    yonder tree now,
Like bees in their hives,
D D 
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C C 
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The lords and their lackeys and wives,
A -swingin' rocker by baby
Am Am 
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C C 
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Abdim Abdim 6
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in a nice big cradle.
D D 
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Then they remount,
F#m F#m 2
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the air is    chilly up there,
D D 
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The sky beetle browed,
F# F# 2
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F#m F#m 2
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D D 
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can that be a cloud over there?
B B 2
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E E 
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And then they put out their hands
D D 
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A A 
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and feel stormy weather.
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Ebm Ebm 6
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Ebdim Ebdim 
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A birdie up    and      cries,
D D 
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boys, this looks bad.
Bb Bb 
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D D 
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You haven't used
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your eyes
D D 
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Ebdim Ebdim 
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A A 
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you wish you      had.
Caug Caug 
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Fm Fm 
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That's thunder, that's lightning,
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and it's going to surround    you.
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F#m F#m 2
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F# F# 2
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F#m F#m 2
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F# F# 2
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No       wonder those storm birds
Cdim Cdim 3
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Ebdim Ebdim 
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D D 
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seem to circle around you.
F F 
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C C 
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You can't climb down
Abdim Abdim 6
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and you  can't sit still.
C#dim C#dim 4
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Abdim Abdim 6
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That's   a storm that's going to last
C# C# 4
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until the final wind blows.
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D D 
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And when the wind   blows,
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C# C# 4
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B B 2
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E E 
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Bb Bb 
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the cradle will rock.
C C 
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F F 
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Fm Fm 
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That's thunder, that's lightning,
F#dim F#dim 4
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Adim Adim 
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and it's going to surround    you.
F#m F#m 2
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Faug Faug 
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F#m F#m 2
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F# F# 2
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No    wonder those
F#m F#m 2
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F# F# 2
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storm birds
Cdim Cdim 3
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D D 
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seem to circle around you
C#dim C#dim 4
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When you can't    climb down
Abdim Abdim 6
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and you can't    say no
C#dim C#dim 4
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You can't    stop the weather,
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not with all      you do
C# C# 4
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For when the wind blows,
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the final wind blows
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Bb Bb 
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The cradle will rock

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