Cradle Rock — Rory Gallagher
Chords and lyrics for Cradle Rock by Rory Gallagher (key of F).
Verse 1
(From the 1973 Album TATTOO)
Main Intro Riff - Played With Variations
|-3-| = triplet
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
Intro
[E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
Verse 1
[E5]If I was a [G5]cradle, [A5] [E5] then you'd let me [G5][A5]rock[E5]
If I was a [G5]pony, [A5] [E5] then you'd let me [G5][A5]trot[E5]
If I was the [G5]atom, [A5] [E5] you'd split me into [G5][A5]three[E5]
But when I wanna see you [G5]baby, [A5] [E5] how come you lock your door on me
Instrumnetal Break
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
Verse 2
If I was a [G5]baby, [A5] [E5] you wouldn't let me [G5][A5]fall[E5]
If I was an [G5]outlaw, [A5] [E5] you wouldn't have me [G5][A5]caught[E5]
If I was a [G5]tiger, [A5] [E5] you wouldn't have me [G5][A5]caged[E5]
If I was somebody else[G5] [A5] [E5] then you would act your age
Instrumnetal Break
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
Bridge
[C] You'll miss out [G]if you,[Bb] leave me [F]out of, of your
[C] Day and [G]night, I been[Bb] trying to make you see that
[C] Hear what I got to say[Bb]
It's all [F]about me and [G]you
Guitar & Harmonica Solo
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[C] [G] [Bb] [F] [C] [G] [Bb] [F]
[C] [G] [Bb] [F] [C] [G] [Bb] [F] [G]
[C] [G] [Bb] [F] [C] [G] [B]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
Verse 3
If I was a blind [G5]man, [A5] [E5] then you'd make me [G5][A5]see[E5]
If I was a deaf [G5]man, [A5] [E5] you'd give me ears to [G5][A5]hear[E5]
If I was a lame [G5]man, [A5] [E5] you'd give me your legs to [G5][A5]walk[E5]
But if you were true to me [G5]baby, [A5] [E5] then listen when I talk
Instrumnetal Break
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
Verse 4
If I was a [G5]cradle, [A5] [E5] then you'd let me [G5][A5]rock[E5]
If I was a [G5]pony, [A5] [E5] then you'd let me [G5][A5]trot[E5]
If I was the [G5]atom, [A5] [E5] you'd split me into [G5][A5]three[E5]
But when I wanna see you [G5]baby, [A5] [E5] how come you lock your door on me
Outro
[G5] [A5] [E5] Lock your [G5]door[E5][A5]
Lock your door [G5][A5]baby[E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[E]
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