Learn to play "Rockabye" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Am F G C Call it love and devotion Am Call it the mom's adoration F Foundation G C A special bond of creation, hah Am F G For all the single mums out there C going through frustration F Dm E Clean Bandit, Sean-da-Paul, Anne-Marie sing mek dem hear Am F G Em She works the night, by the water Am F She's gone astray, so far away G Em From her father's daughter Am F G Em She just wants a life for her baby Am F All on her own, no one will come G Em She's got to save him (daily struggle) Am F She tells him "ooh, love, no G one's ever gonna hurt you, love Em Am I'm gonna give you all of my love F G Nobody matters like you" Em (stay up there, stay up there) Am F She tells him "your life ain't G gonna be nothing like my life (straight) Em Am You're gonna grow and have a good life F G Em I'm gonna do what I've got to do" (stay up there, stay up there) Chorus: Am F G So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye Em I'm gonna rock you Am F G Rockabye baby, don't you cry Em Somebody's got you Am F G Rockabye baby, Rockabye Em I'm gonna rock you Am F G Rockabye baby, don't you cry Am F G Em Rockabye, no (rockabye, rock-a rock-a rockabye) Am F G Em Rockabye, yeah (rockabye, rock-a rock-a rockabye) Single mom, how you doin' out there? Facing the hard life without no fear (Yeah) Just so you know that you really care (Uh) 'Cause any obstacle come, you're well prepared (Oh no) And no, mama, you never shed tear 'Cause you have to shed things year after year (Na-na-na-na) And you give the yout love beyond compare (Yeah) You find his school fee and the bus fare (Yeah) Mm, already pops disappear Inna rum bar, can't find him nowhere Steadily your work flow heavily, you know So you're non-stop, no time, no time for ya dear Now she got a six-year-old Tryin' to keep him warm Tryin' to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don't know he is safe when she says "Ooh, love No one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" Chorus: So rockabye, baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye, baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry (Bada-bang-bang-bang, alright then) Rockabye (No, oh) Rockabye, rocka-rocka-rocka-bye (Rockabye, yeah, yeah) Rockabye, rocka-rocka-rocka-bye Rockabye, don't bother cry Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky, yo Rockabye, don't bother cry Angels surround you, just dry your eye Am F Now she gotta a six year old G Trying to keep him warm Em F Trying to keep out the cold E When he looks her in the eyes E He don't know he's safe when she says She tells him, "Ooh, love No one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" (Stay up there, stay up there) She tells him, "Your life Ain't gon' be nothin' like my life (Straight) You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I got to do" (Yeah) Chorus: So, rockabye, baby, rockabye (Rockabye, rocka-rocka-rockabye) I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry (Rockabye, rocka-rocka-rockabye) Somebody's got you Rockabye, baby, rockabye (Rockabye, rocka-rocka-rockabye) I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry (Bada-bang-bang-bang, alright then) Rockabye Rockabye, don't bother cry Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky (Rockabye) Rockabye, don't bother cry (Yeah, yeah) Angels surround you, just dry your eye (Rockabye) Rockabye, don't bother cry (No, oh) Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky (Rockabye) Rockabye, don't bother cry Angels surround you, just dry your eye You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm C Dm E Em F G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Rockabye" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Rockabye" by Anne-Marie.