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Rock Steady

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Rock
Rock steady
[Verse 1]
Am7I looked at you
Dm7You stole my heart
Am7You were all that I anticiDm7pated
Am7I wanted you
Dm7Every part
Am7But I knew love would be cDm7omplicaG7ted
Dm7I begin to touch
Em7But you wouldn't let it
Dm7It never seemed to be the right tEm7ime
Dm7I started to give up
Em7Down to the limit
Dm7And then you changed your Bbmaj7mind, whoa
[Chorus]
Am7And we begin to rEm7ock steadDm7y
Am7Steady rocking alEm7l night lDm7ong
Am7And we begin to rEm7ock steadDm7y
Am7Rocking till the Em7break of Dm7dawn
[Verse 2]
Am7You looked at me
Dm7To my surprise
Am7You were too anticipaDm7ting
Am7I should have known
Dm7It was in your eyes
Am7That you were getting tired of wDm7aitingG7  
Dm7You wanted me so much
Em7But I didn't get it
Dm7How could a fellow be so blG7ind?
Dm7I started to give up
Em7But love wouldn't let it
Dm7Then you walked into my Bbmaj7life
[Chorus]
Am7And we begin to rEm7ock steadDm7y
Am7Steady rocking alEm7l night lDm7ong
Am7And we begin to rEm7ock steadDm7y
Am7Rocking till the Em7break of Dm7dawn
Rock (ooh)
Steady
Steady rocking all night long
(All night long)
Rock steady
Rocking till the break of dawn
(Rocking till the break of dawn)
[Bridge]
(piano solo)
Ooh, dooba, dooba, da
Dm7You wanted me so much
Em7But I didn't get it
Dm7How could a fellow be so blG7ind?
Dm7I started to give up
Em7But love wouldn't let it
Dm7Then you walked into my Bbmaj7life
[Chorus:]
Am7And we begin to rEm7ock steadDm7y
Am7Steady rocking alEm7l night lDm7ong
Am7And we begin to rEm7ock steadDm7y
Am7Rocking till the Em7break of Dm7dawn
(Rocking till the break of dawn)
Rock (Ooh) 
Steady 
Steady rocking all night long 
(All night long) 
Rock steady 
Rocking till the break of dawn

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Rock Steady

by The Whispers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

Em7

Bbmaj7

Rock

Rock steady

[Verse 1]

Am7

I looked at you

Dm7

You stole my heart

Am7 Dm7

You were all that I anticipated

Am7

I wanted you

Dm7

Every part

Am7 Dm7 G7

But I knew love would be complicated

Dm7

I begin to touch

Em7

But you wouldn't let it

Dm7 Em7

It never seemed to be the right time

Dm7

I started to give up

Em7

Down to the limit

Dm7 Bbmaj7

And then you changed your mind, whoa

[Chorus]

Am7 Em7 Dm7

And we begin to rock steady

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Steady rocking all night long

Am7 Em7 Dm7

And we begin to rock steady

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Rocking till the break of dawn

[Verse 2]

Am7

You looked at me

Dm7

To my surprise

Am7 Dm7

You were too anticipating

Am7

I should have known

Dm7

It was in your eyes

Am7 Dm7 G7

That you were getting tired of waiting

Dm7

You wanted me so much

Em7

But I didn't get it

Dm7 G7

How could a fellow be so blind?

Dm7

I started to give up

Em7

But love wouldn't let it

Dm7 Bbmaj7

Then you walked into my life

[Chorus]

Am7 Em7 Dm7

And we begin to rock steady

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Steady rocking all night long

Am7 Em7 Dm7

And we begin to rock steady

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Rocking till the break of dawn

Rock (ooh)

Steady

Steady rocking all night long

(All night long)

Rock steady

Rocking till the break of dawn

(Rocking till the break of dawn)

[Bridge]

(piano solo)

Ooh, dooba, dooba, da

Dm7

You wanted me so much

Em7

But I didn't get it

Dm7 G7

How could a fellow be so blind?

Dm7

I started to give up

Em7

But love wouldn't let it

Dm7 Bbmaj7

Then you walked into my life

[Chorus:]

Am7 Em7 Dm7

And we begin to rock steady

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Steady rocking all night long

Am7 Em7 Dm7

And we begin to rock steady

Am7 Em7 Dm7

Rocking till the break of dawn

(Rocking till the break of dawn)

Rock (Ooh)

Steady

Steady rocking all night long

(All night long)

Rock steady

Rocking till the break of dawn

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