Burton Cummings - The Rocks Steady

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I heard the stories 'bout the one in the hills
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I read the papers where they thought it was pills
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I've seen the future and the future isn't what I believed
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I've seen the one that had the money to burn
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I've seen him waitin' for his line and his turn
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And it's all too plain and simple and real

[Chorus]
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
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The rock's steady it's always exciting
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
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The rock's steady but the players come and they go
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They come and they go

[Verse 2]
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I've heard the stories 'bout the one at the beach
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And all his millions that are still out of reach
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And now I hear he wants a medal just to get out of bed
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We get abandoned by the people we cheer
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I had a hero but he's no longer here
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And it's all too painful and simple and real

[Chorus]
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                      Dm
The rock's steady it's always exciting
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                                               Dm
The rock's steady but the players come and they go
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Come and they go

[Bridge]
G7 A7                      G7 A7
     But did you ever wanna     be anything else?
G7 A7                  G7 A7
     Did you ever wanna     consider an alternative?
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Nothin' ever mattered but the singin' and dancin'
Dm           C                G7          A7
Nothin' ever mattered but the singin' and dancin'
Dm           C                G7          A7
Nothin' ever mattered but the singin' and dancin'
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Nothin' ever mattered but the singin' and dancin'

[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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I heard the stories 'bout the one in the hills
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I read the papers where they thought it was pills
Gm                                                  Dm
I've seen the future and the future isn't what I believed
Gm
I've seen the one that had the money to burn
Gm
I've seen him waitin' for his line and his turn
         Dm
And it's all too sick, simple and real

[Chorus]
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                      Dm
The rock's steady it's always exciting
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                                               Dm
The rock's steady but the players come and they go
F    G             Dm
They come and they go

[Chorus]
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                      Dm
The rock's steady it's always exciting
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                                               Dm
The rock's steady but the players come and they go
Dm
Come and they go

[Chorus]
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                      Dm
The rock's steady it's always exciting
F                    C
The rock's steady we know
G                                               Dm
The rock's steady but the players come and they go
Dm
Come and they go
Dm
Come and they go
Dm
Come and they go

[Bridge]
G7 A7                      G7 A7
     But did you ever wanna     be anything else?
G7 A7                  G7 A7
     Did you ever wanna     consider an alternative?
Dm           C                G7          A7
Nothin' ever mattered but the singin' and dancin'
Dm           C                G7          A7
Nothin' ever mattered but the singin' and dancin'
Dm           C                G7                Dm
Nothin' ever mattered but the singin' and dancin'

[Fade]
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