Rory Gallagher – Cradle Rock (Guitar)

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As recorded by Rory Gallagher (From the 1973 Album TATTOO) [Main Intro riff - played with variations]
  |-3-|                       |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|                       |---3---|  
e|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------2b4r(2)p0-----|
D|-----------------|---------------0-------|-----------------|---------------------2---|
A|-0h2p0---0-------|-----------0h2---2p0---|-0h2p0---0-------|-------------------------|
E|-------3----3-0--|-(0)-0-0-0-----------3-|-------3----3-0--|-(0)-0-0-0---------------|

|-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               G5 A5 E5                      G5 A5 E5
If I was a cradle,       then you'd let me rock

               G5 A5 E5                        G5 A5 E5
If I was a pony,         then you'd let me trot

                 G5 A5 E5                          G5 A5 E5
If I was the atom,        you'd split me into three

                             G5 A5 E5              N.C.
But when I wanna see you baby,        how come you lock your door on me
[Instrumnetal Break] G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 E5 [Verse 2]
               G5 A5 E5                        G5 A5 E5
If I was a baby,       you wouldn't let me fall

                  G5 A5 E5                          G5 A5 E5
If I was an outlaw,       you wouldn't have me caught

                G5 A5 E5                           G5 A5 E5
If I was a tiger,        you wouldn't have me caged

                      G5 A5 E5     N.C.
If I was somebody else        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                G      Bb        F
 You'll miss out if you, leave me out of, of your

C        G            Bb
 Day and night, I been trying to make you see that

C                      Bb
 Hear what I got to say

          F           G
It's all about me and 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]
                    G5 A5 E5                       G5 A5 E5
If I was a blind man,        then you'd make me see

                   G5 A5 E5                           G5 A5 E5
If I was a deaf man,        you'd give me ears to hear

                   G5 A5 E5                                G5 A5 E5
If I was a lame man,        you'd give me your legs to walk

                               G5 A5 E5      N.C.
But if you were true to me baby,        then listen when I talk
[Instrumnetal Break] G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 E5 [Verse 4]
                 G5 A5 E5                       G5 A5 E5
If I was a cradle,        then you'd let me rock

               G5 A5 E5                       G5 A5 E5
If I was a pony,        then you'd let me trot

                 G5 A5 E5                          G5 A5 E5
If I was the atom,        you'd split me into three

                             G5 A5 E5              N.C.
But when I wanna see you baby,        how come you lock your door on me
[Outro]
G5 A5 E5                G5 A5 E5
         Lock your door

                   G5 A5 E5
Lock your door baby
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