Harry Chapin - The rock

The r^Emock is gonna fall on us, ^Dhe woke with a start And he ^Bran to his mother, the f^Cear dark in his heart He t^Emold her of the vision that ^Dhe was sure he'd seen She ^Bsaid: "Go back to sleep son, yo^Cu're ha^Bving a ba^Emd dream!"

^GEverybody knows the rock leans over the town ^DEverybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground ^CRemember Chicken Little said the sky was falling down Well ^Bnothing ever came of that, the ^Cworld still ^Bwhirls a^Emrou

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"^Em;The rock is gonna fall on us,^D" he stood and told the class The ^Bprofessor put his chalk down and ^Cpeered out through his glasses But ^Emhe went on and said; "I've seen^D it, high up on the hill If it ^Bdoesn't fall this year then ^Cvery ^Bsoon it ^Emwill!"

^GEverybody knows the rock leans over the town ^DEverybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground ^CWe've more important studies than your fantasies and fears You ^Bknow that rock's been perched up there for a ^Chundred ^Bthousand yea^Emrs

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"^Em;The rock is gonna fall on us.^D" He told the magistrates &qu^Bot;I believe that we can stop it but^C the time is getting late You ^Emsee I've done all the research my ^Dplans are all complete." He was ^Bshowing them contingencies when they s^Chowed ^Bhim to the ^Emstreet

^GEverybody knows the rock leans over the town ^DEverybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground ^CEverybody knows of those who say the end is near ^BEverybody knows that life goes on as ^Cusual ^Bround ^Emhere (Am 8x's) He ^Amwent up on the mountain ^Gbeside the giant stone They ^Dknew he was insane so they l^Emeft him all alone He'd ^Amgiven up enlisting help for ^Gthere was no one else He s^Dpent his days devising ways to ^Emstop the rock himself One ^Amnight while he was working building b^Graces on the ledge The g^Dround began to rumble the rock tr^Bembled on the e^Emdge

"^Em;The rock is going to fall on^D us! Run or you'll be crushed!" And i^Bndeed the rock was moving, cr^Cumbling all to dust. He ran u^Emnder it with one last hope that ^Dhe could add a prop And ^Bas he disappeared the ^Crock ^Bcame to a s^Emtop

The ^Empeople ran into the street but ^Dby then all was still The r^Bock seemed where it always was or ^Cwhere it always will be When s^Emomeone asked where he had gone they s^Daid: "Oh he was daft. Who ^Bcares about that crazy fool."^C And then t^Bhey'd start^Em to laugh

But ^Amhigh up on the mountain when the ^Gwind is hitting it If you're w^Datching very closely the r^Bock slips a little ^Embit