Chords for Rock Steady

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_ _ _ _ _ _ Saw an ad in the [F] newspaper, _ caught my eye.
I said to my baby, this sounds like a ticket for you and I. _ _
[Bb] [Bbm] Said, volunteers want us for a very special trip
to a [Bb] room with Mother Nature on a big wooden ship.
Took [Gb] a taxi to the river, he said places were free.
There was an old guy with a Vietnamese kind of creature as far away I could see.
This old guy was the boss, I said I won't tell you no lie,
but there's more to this journey than is [Fm] apparent to the [Bbm] eye.
Said he heard God's message on the [F] radio
that was gonna rain forever and he told him to go.
I'll [Ebm] protect you all, don't worry, [Gb] I'll be a father to you all.
Save two of every animal, [F] no matter how small.
[Gb] I'll lead the farm assistance [Fm] crew to capture [Ebm] the zoo.
I [Bb] can see nobody [E] better, so you'll just [Bb] have to do. _
[Gb] Just tell me something [F] before it's too late and we're gone,
I mean, [Gb] how safe is this [Ebm] boat? _ _ _
[Bb] _ Rock [Bbm] City, Rock City, _ _ Rock City, Rock City, _
[Bb] _ Rock City, _ _ _ _ _ Rock City, Rock City, Rock City.
I lived for 40 days, 40 long nights.
I never seen rain like it, it looked like an [F] orphan's vehicle ride.
We had no time to worry, though there was just too much to do
between the signified monkey and the kangaroo.
_ We [Ebm] had to wash all the animals, we had to [E] feed them food.
[Gb] We were merely human slaves in [Fm] our big floating zoo. _
[Bb] _ Hey [F] baby, I don't mean to be mean,
but [Bb] it seems this old man is on some power train.
I [Ebm] said, no, no sugar, [E] you must be wrong.
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I mean, look at the size [Fm] of this boat we're on.
We're [Gb] as safe as houses and [F] safe as mother's milk.
It [E] was cool as November, smooth [Eb] as China silk.
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[Gb] It's God's best friend, he's [F] got a seat on the [Ebm] board. _
[Gb] Life may [E] be tough, but [F] we're [Bbm] sailing with the Lord.
Rock City, Rock [F] City, [Bbm] Rock City, [Bb] Rock City, _ Rock City, _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [F] Rock City, Rock City, Rock City. _
_ Woke up this morning and something had changed.
Like a room in my [Bbm] house had just been rearranged. _ _
[Gb] It stopped raining and I know the guy's kind,
but it could stay here much longer.
I'm [Fm] on a mission with my mind set.
[Bb] Said we had a [F] mission for his favorite duck
to see if there was any mercy from his great God above. _
[Gb] The vine dry landed where the white bird flew.
We didn't need no country, [Fm] just a rock of wood.
[Gb] When the duck came back to [F] us, he flew down a twig.
It [Bb] was manna from heaven and meant we could blow his gig. _
[Gb] But the rock's too small, [F] he said, can't you see?
I [Gb] said, it's just perfect for [Bb] her, _ _ _ _ _ it's perfect for me.
Rock City, Rock City, it's perfect for me.
Rock City, [F] Rock City, _ _ Rock [Bb] City, Rock City, _ _ Rock City, Rock City, _ _ Rock City, Rock City.
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_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ Rock City, Rock City, _ Rock City, Rock City, _ Rock City, Rock City, Rock City, _ _ Rock City, Rock City.
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