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Cradlesong

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[INTRO]
A   A   A   A   D  D  A  A
[VERS 1]
AEverybody's got a different story
AEverybody wanna give their selves aDway
But I'm still aAfraid
AIf we can stay out of their field of vision
If we can keep ourselves a half a world aDway
Ah honey we'll be Aok
[CHORUS]
The Eworld can be so cruel       But F#mI will sing for Dyou
This cradle Asong                All night long
[VERS 2]
AEverybody's got their own opinion
Everybody's got a place where they beDlong
Like a favorite Dsong
AI don't want to be a faded memory
I don't want to be the ghost that you can't Dshake
I want to be the real Athing
[CHORUS]
The Eworld can be so cruel       But F#mI will sing for yDou
This cradle Asong                All night long
[SOLO]
Yeah all night Elong   yeah all night Along    E    E    A    A      F#m      F#m     D   DohA, Aoh, EoEh
[VERS 3]
ANo one said that we were victims honey
No one said we had to keep the things we Dget
And there ain't no Aregrets
And all our friends, they moved to Hollywood
    But we ain't that desperate Dyet, oh no
ain't nothing like the Areal thing
The Eworld can be so cruel       And F#mlet me sing to yDou
This cradle Asong                All night long
[CHORUS]
The wEorld can be so cruel       But F#mI will sing for yDou
This cradle Asong                All night long
[OUTRO]
This cradle Asong, this cradle song
Yeah all night long     Sing it all night long
Yeah all night long     Sing it all night long
Yeah, yeah All night long         Oooooh

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Cradlesong

by Rob Thomas

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F#m

[INTRO]

A A A A D D A A

[VERS 1]

Everybody's got a different story

A D

Everybody wanna give their selves away

But I'm still afraid

If we can stay out of their field of vision

If we can keep ourselves a half a world away

Ah honey we'll be ok

[CHORUS]

E F#m D

The world can be so cruel But I will sing for you

This cradle song All night long

[VERS 2]

Everybody's got their own opinion

Everybody's got a place where they belong

Like a favorite song

I don't want to be a faded memory

I don't want to be the ghost that you can't shake

I want to be the real thing

[CHORUS]

E F#m D

The world can be so cruel But I will sing for you

This cradle song All night long

[SOLO]

E A E E A A F#m F#m D D A A E E

Yeah all night long yeah all night long oh, oh, oh

[VERS 3]

No one said that we were victims honey

No one said we had to keep the things we get

And there ain't no regrets

And all our friends, they moved to Hollywood

But we ain't that desperate yet, oh no

ain't nothing like the real thing

E F#m D

The world can be so cruel And let me sing to you

This cradle song All night long

[CHORUS]

E F#m D

The world can be so cruel But I will sing for you

This cradle song All night long

[OUTRO]

This cradle song, this cradle song

Yeah all night long Sing it all night long

Yeah, yeah All night long Oooooh

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