Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)

She works the nights,

(F)by the water.

(Em)She's gonna stress, so far away from her father's daughter,

she just wants a life (F)for her baby.

(Em)All on her own, no one will come,

she's got to save him.

She tells him (Am)ooh, love, (F)no one's ever gonna hurt (G)you,

love, (Em)I'm gonna give you all of (Am)my love,

(F)nobody matters like (G)you.

(Em)She tells him, (Am)your life (F)ain't gon' be nothing like (G)my life,

(Em)you're going to grow and have a (Am)good life,

(F)I'm gonna do what I (G)got to (Em)do.

So, (Am)rockabye (F)baby, rockabye, (Em)I'm gonna rock you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)baby, don't you cry,

(Em)somebody's got you.

(Am)Rockabye (F)baby, rockabye, (Em)I'm gonna rock you.

(Am)Rockabye (F)baby, don't you cry,

rockabye.

(Em)Rockabye, (F)yeah.

(Am)Single mama you (F)doing out there,

(G)facing the hard life (Em)without no fear.

(Am)Just so you know that (F)you really care,

'cause (G)any obstacle come, (Em)you're well prepared.

And (Am)no, mama, you (F)never shed tear,

'cause (G)you have to set things (Em)year after year.

And (Am)you give the youth love (F)beyond compare,

(G)you find his school fee (Em)and the bus fare.

(Am)Mmm, Marie, the (F)pap's disappear (G)in the round back can't (Em)find him nowhere.

(Am)Steadily you work flow (F)ev'rything you know,

so you (G)no stop, no time,

no (Em)time for a tear.

(Am)Now she got a (F)sixyearold, try'n' to (G)keep him warm,

(Em)try'n' to keep out the (Am)cold.

When he (F)looks in her eyes,

(G)he don't know he is (Em)safe,

when she says, (Am)ooh, love, (F)no one's ever gonna hurt (G)you,

love, (Em)I'm gonna give you all of (Am)my love,

(F)nobody matters like (G)you.

(Em)So, (Am)rockabye (F)baby, rockabye, (Em)I'm gonna rock you.

(Am)Rockabye (F)baby, don't you cry, (Em)somey's got you.