The Smiths - The hand that rocks the cradle

^E Please ^Adon't cry^{A6 A D}For the ^Aghost and the ^A6storm out^Dside ^{E A}Will not ^A6invade ^Athis sacred ^Dshrine ^ANor infil^A6trate your ^Dmind ^{E A}My life ^A6down I ^Ashall ^Dlie If ^Athe bogey-^A6man ^Ashould ^Dtry ^{E A}To play t^A6ricks o^An your sacred ^Dmind ^ATo tease, ^A6torment, ^Aand tanta^Dlize ^AWavering ^A6shadows ^Dloom ^{E A}A piano ^A6plays ^Ain an empty ^Droom ^AThere'll be blood ^A6on the cleaver tonight^{D E} And ^Awhen darkness ^A6lifts and the ^Aroom is ^Dbright ^AI'll still be ^A6by your ^Dside ^E For ^Ayou are ^A6all that ^Amatters ^DAnd ^AI'll love you to ^A6till the day I ^Ddie ^{E A}There ^A6never ^Aneed be ^Dlonging in ^Ayour e^A6yes ^{D E} As ^Along as the ^A6hand that ^Arocks the ^Dcradle is ^Ami-^A6ne ^{D E A}Ceiling ^A6shadows ^Ashimmy ^Dby ^E And ^Awhen the wardrobe ^A6towers like a ^Dbeast of ^Eprey There's ^Asadness in ^A6your ^Abeautiful ^Deyes^E Oh, ^Ayour untouched, ^A6unsoiled, ^Awondrous e^Dyes My ^Alife down ^A6I shall ^Dlie ^{E A}Should restless ^A6spirits ^Atry ^D To ^Aplay tricks on ^A6your ^Dsacred ^Emind ^AI once had a ^A6child, ^Aand it saved my ^Dlife And ^AI never even ^A6asked his ^Dname ^{E A}I just looked in^A6to his ^Awondrous e^Dyes And ^Asaid: "Never never ^A6never a^Dgain" ^E And ^Aall too ^A6soon I ^Adid re^Dturn Just ^Alike a moth ^A6to a fla^Dme ^E So ^Arattle my ^A6bones ^Aall over the s^Dtones I'm ^Aonly a beggar-^A6man whom ^Dnobody ow^Ens Oh, ^Asee how w^A6ords ^Aas old as s^Din ^AFit me like a ^A6glo^Dve ^E I'm ^Ahere and ^A6here ^AI'll ^Dstay To^Agether we ^A6lie, ^Dtogether we ^Epray ^AThere never ^A6need ^Abe lon^Dging in ^Ayour e^A6yes ^{D E} As ^Along as the ^A6hand that ^Arocks the ^Dcradle is ^Ami-^A6ne ^{D E} As ^Along as the ^A6hand that ^Arocks the ^Dcradle is ^Ami-^A6ne ^DMi<^Ei>-ne Climb ^Aup on my ^A6knee, ^Asonny ^Dboy^{A A6 D E} Al^Athough you're only t^A6hree, ^Asonny ^Dboy^{A A6 D}Oo^Eoh! ^Ayou're ^A6mine^{A D}And ^Ayour mother she just ^A6never ^Dknew^E Oh, ^Ayour mother^A6... As ^Along..^A6. As ^Along..^A6. As ^Along..^A6. I ^Adid my ^A6best for ^Dher ^E I ^Adid my ^A6best for ^Dher ^E As ^Along..^A6. As ^Along..^A6. As ^Along..^A6. I ^Adid my ^A6best for ^Dher ^E I ^Adid my ^A6best for ^Dher ^E