DDmaj7
Rock-a-bye baby on the treetop
D7G
When the wind blows the cradle will rock
DA
Oh babe, hate to see you fall that way
BmAG
Better speak to the Powers That Be today
DA
Hey Joe where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
BmAG
You can take your revenge, but you'll still feel bad
DA
There must be more to life than Lucky Strikes and some unlucky ones,
CGD
Folded flags and pipes and drums
DDmaj7
I stood in the wings with you, our lives in the hands of a second-rate actor
D7G
Held on the high ground of some big stage
DA
Oh babe, how do these jaded stars get so far away?
BmAG
Will they catch what the other actors say?
DA
Hey Joe where you goin' with that dogma in your head?
BmAG
You can prove your point but your kids will still be dead
DA
Bring down the curtain, this soap opera must surely close
CGD
Before the cold wind blows
GD
Hey Joe where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
GD
You can take your revenge, but you'll still feel bad
EmAEmA
Bring down the curtain, this soap opera must surely close
F#mFmEm
Before the cold wind blows
DDmaj7
So rock-a-bye babe on the treetop
D7G
When the wind blows the cradle will rock
DA
There must be more to life than Lucky Strikes and some unlucky ones,
BmDmEmD
Folded flags and pipes and drums
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