Cradle chords by Adrianne Lenker

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Simplified chords version in standard tuning

  F#F#
e|-----|
BB|-----|
G+G|-----|
D MajorD|-----|
A augmentedA|-----|
E MajorE|--2--|

Intro:
G+G E minorEm F#F# E minorEm (x2)


Verse 1:
G+G   E minorEm
Cradle more
  F#F#   E minorEm
The hours reel
G+G   E minorEm
Cradle more
  F#F#   E minorEm
How you feel

Chorus:
A minorAm           G+G       D MajorD
Baby, you're still too proud to come down
A minorAm         G+G    D MajorD
Maybe I'm still too loud to hear
E minorEm   F#F#  E minorEm   F#F#  C majorC
All the waves ascend and disappear

G+G E minorEm F#F# E minorEm (x2)

Verse 2:
G+G   E minorEm
Like a storm
  F#F#   E minorEm
The air you steal
G+G   E minorEm
Glacial form
  F#F#   E minorEm
The icy heel

Chorus:
A minorAm           G+G       D MajorD
Baby, you're still too proud to come down
A minorAm         G+G    D MajorD
Maybe I'm still too loud to hear
E minorEm   F#F#  E minorEm   F#F#  C majorC
All the waves ascend and disappear

G+G E minorEm F#F# E minorEm (x2)

Verse 3:
G+G   E minorEm
Earth is born
  F#F#   E minorEm
To wound and heal
G+G   E minorEm
Cradle more
  F#F#   E minorEm
The hours reel

Chorus:
A minorAm           G+G       D MajorD
Baby, you're still too proud to come down
A minorAm         G+G    D MajorD
Maybe I'm still too loud to hear
E minorEm   F#F#  E minorEm   F#F#  C majorC
All the waves ascend and disappear

Other versions of Cradle

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Cradle by Adrianne Lenker