Van Halen - And the cradle will rock

Well, they say^Csus4 it's kinda fright'nin'^C how th^Csus4is younger generation s^Cwings. You know, it's ^Bbsus2more than just some ^Bbnew sensation. Well, ^Csus4the kid is into lo^Csin' sleep and he ^Csus4don't come home for half^C the week. You know, it's m^Bbore than just an aggravation.

And the ^A5cradl^C5/Ae will^G5/A rock. Yes, the ^A5crad^C5/Ale, the cradle will ^D5/Grock. And I^A5 say, r^C5/Aock on^G5/A! ^A5Rock on^C5/A! ^D5/G

And when so^Fme local kid gets do^Fsus2wn, they try and dr^Fum him out of town. ^Fsus4 They say, "You ^Fcoulda le^Ebast faked it, ^Ebsus4boy." ^{Eb5 F}At an early age he^Fsus2 hits the street and ^Fwinds up tied with ^Fsus4who he meets, F Eb Ebsus#4 Eb5 and he's unemployed.

And the ^A5cradl^C5/Ae will^G5/A rock. Yes, the ^A5crad^C5/Ale, the cradle will ^D5/Grock. And I say,^A5 rock o^C5/An! ^{G5/A A5}Rock on^C5/A! ^D5/G

And when some ^Flocal kid gets down,^Fsus2 they try and drum him^F out of town. ^Fsus4They say, "You coul^Fda least ^Ebfaked it, boy.^Ebsus4" ^{Eb5 F}At an early age he^Fsus2 hits the street and ^Fwinds up tied with ^Fsus4who he meets, F Eb Ebsus#4 Eb5 and he's unemployed, his folks aren't overjoyed.

And the ^A5cradl^C5/Ae will^G5/A rock. Yes, the ^A5crad^C5/Ale, the cradle will ^D5/Grock. And I say, ^A5rock on^C5/A! ^{G5/A A5}Rock on^C5/A! ^D5/G (x4)