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ROCK STEADY
BONNIE RAITT AND BRYAN ADAMS
From album Anthology
Intro: F  
Verse 1:
   FYou need a man that’ll treat you 
   like the woman you are
   Those little boys are just fooling around 
   with your Cheart
   DmWhatcha gonna do now that you’re all aBblone? 
   DmYou need a rock not a Bbrollin’ stone
   FYeah so when a boy
   Cjust ain’t enough
   DmYou need a man made of Bbstronger stuff
   FGet readyC  
Chorus:
   BbRock steady all night long
   FRock steady till the light of dawn
   BbSlow and easy tried and true
   CRock steadyBb  
   Just me and Fyou
Verse 2:
You need somebody who will help you 
with your heavy load
Well I’ve been there baby
Love can be a rocky road
Well I can bend but I won’t break
Cause you ain’t got what I can't take
So when you’re tired of those little girls
You want a woman that’ll rock your world
Get ready
Chorus:
Rock steady all night long
Rock steady till the light of dawn
Slow and easy tried and true
Rock steady
Just me and you
Instrumental:  Bb   F   Bb  F  
Bridge:
DbAmateurs and dilettantes
AbThey can’t give you what you really want
DbWhen all the others have been untrue
CI’ll give you something you can hold on to
Chorus:
Rock steady all night long
Rock steady till the light of dawn
Slow and easy tried and true
Rock steady baby
Me and you
Repeat chorus:
Rock steady
Rock me baby, you know what I’m talking baby
Come on, rock me baby
I want you to rock it baby
Come on rock me baby
Come on rock me baby
Rock steady all night long

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Rock Steady

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ROCK STEADY

BONNIE RAITT AND BRYAN ADAMS

From album Anthology

Intro:

Verse 1:

You need a man that’ll treat you

like the woman you are

Those little boys are just fooling around

with your heart

Dm Bb

Whatcha gonna do now that you’re all alone?

Dm Bb

You need a rock not a rollin’ stone

Yeah so when a boy

just ain’t enough

Dm Bb

You need a man made of stronger stuff

F C

Get ready

Chorus:

Rock steady all night long

Rock steady till the light of dawn

Slow and easy tried and true

C Bb

Rock steady

Just me and you

Verse 2:

You need somebody who will help you

with your heavy load

Well I’ve been there baby

Love can be a rocky road

Well I can bend but I won’t break

Cause you ain’t got what I can't take

So when you’re tired of those little girls

You want a woman that’ll rock your world

Get ready

Chorus:

Rock steady all night long

Rock steady till the light of dawn

Slow and easy tried and true

Rock steady

Just me and you

Bb F Bb F

Instrumental:

Bridge:

Amateurs and dilettantes

They can’t give you what you really want

When all the others have been untrue

I’ll give you something you can hold on to

Chorus:

Rock steady all night long

Rock steady till the light of dawn

Slow and easy tried and true

Rock steady baby

Me and you

Repeat chorus:

Rock steady

Rock me baby, you know what I’m talking baby

Come on, rock me baby

I want you to rock it baby

Come on rock me baby

Rock steady all night long

About Rock Steady Chords by Bryan Adams

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