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G  _ _O_O_ _ |_|_|_|_|_| |_1_|_|_|_| 2_|_|_|_3_4 |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

C X_ _ _O_ _O |_|_|_|_1_| |_|_2_|_|_| |_3_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

D X_X_O_ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_1_|_2 |_|_|_|_3_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

Left palm     2   1 | 3   | | | 4 T | | | | | | | | |  \| | | |

number = left hand finger  X = string not played   O = play open string  thin string chord grid right


[ G ] Rock a bye baby [ D ] on the tree [ G ] top.

When the wind blows the [ D ] cradle will [ G ] rock.

When the bow breaks the [ D ] cradle will fall.

[ G ] Down will come [ C ] baby, [ D ] cradle and [ G ] all.


  Rock a bye Baby on the tree top,
e|--------------------------------
B|-----------0-0------------------
G|-0---2--0-------2---0---2----0--
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

  When the wind blows the cradle will rock.
e|-----------------------------------------
B|-0----1---0----3-----3---1--0---1----0---
G|-----------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------

  When the bow breaks the cradle will fall,
e|-----------------------------------------
B|-------------0------0------0--------1----
G|-0----2--0---------------2------2--------
D|-----------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------

  Down will come baby cradle and all.
e|-----------------------------------
B|-0----3--------1-0-----------------
G|-----------0---------2--0-------0--
D|----------------------------4------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------