Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro]

^N.C.(Spoken) It's a quiet, peaceful night, ^N.C.the moon is shining bright, ^N.C.giving not a hint of what's in store. ^N.C.A few hours before morning, ^N.C.Without a single warning, ^N.C.Something strange begins to move the floor.

[Verse 1]

^C A ^Fquake, a quake, the ^Bbhouse begins to ^Fshake you're ^Bbbouncing 'cross the ^Ffloor and watching ^Gall your dishes ^Cbreak.

[Verse 2]

You're ^Fsleeping there's a quake, you're ^Bbinstantly a^Fwake, you're ^Bbleaping out of ^Fbed and saying, ^G"Oh, for heaven's ^Csake!"

[Bridge]

I ^Bbran outside with ^Cneighbors, their ^Bbfaces filled with ^Cshocks, ^Bbthat's because I'm ^Cstanding there

in nothing but my socks! (Oops!) [Verse 3]

A ^Fquake, a quake, this ^Bbmust be a mis^Ftake, just ^Bbfeel the ground go ^Fup and down won't ^Gsomeone hit the ^Cbrake?

[Verse 4]

A ^Fquake, a quake, oh, ^Bbwhat a mess they ^Fmake, the ^Bbbricks, the walls, the ^Fchimney falls, de^Gstruction in its ^Cwake.

[Bridge]

I ^Bbdid not have in^Csurance, I ^Bbcalled him from the ^Cscene, and ^Bbsuddenly I'm ^Clistening to an

answering machine saying [Verse 5]

"Too ^Eblate, too late, you ^Abshouldn't oughta ^Ebwait, 'cause ^Abnow you're stuck we ^Ebwish you luck, here ^Fcomes a six point ^Bbeight."

[Verse 6]

Whose ^Ebfault, whose fault, ^Abblame it on the ^Ebfault, 'cause ^AbMr. Richter ^Ebcan't predict her ^Fkicking our ^Bbasphalt.

[Bridge]

Seis^Abmologists all s^Bbay tectonic ^Abplates are in be^Bbtween, an en^Abcroaching crustal ^Bbmantle,

yeah, so what the heck's that mean? [Verse 7]

It means a ^Abquake, a quake, oh, ^Dbreally, yeah, no ^Abfake, We ^Dbkind of had that ^Abfeeling when the ^Bbground began to ^Ebshake.

[Verse 8]

And ^Abso, we wait, re^Dbsign ourselves to ^Abfate, be^Dbcause our lawn is ^Absitting on a ^Bbcontinental ^Ebplate.

[Bridge]

We ^Dbshivered through a ^Ebblizzard, went ^Dbswimming through a ^Ebflood, then ^Dbwe blew off a ^Ebhurricane

and now we hear a thud of [Verse 9]

A ^Dbquake, a quake, how ^Gbmuch more can we ^Dbtake, we ^Gbthought that we had ^Dbseen it all but ^Ebthis one takes the ^Abcake.

[Verse 10]

The ^Dbdirt, the rocks, the ^Gbcrazy after^Dbshocks, it's ^Gbjust the planet ^Dbmoving granite ^Ebseveral city ^Abblocks.

[Coda]

^DbNow the town is falling down, ^Abwhile the ground, ^Dbmoves around,

we won't let it get us down,

^Abget beneath the ^Dbdoor frame. [Outro] ^Ab A ^Dbquake, a quake, it's ^Gbtime to pull up ^Dbstake, the ^Gbworst is over, ^Dbwe don't buy it, ^Gbwe're fed up, we ^Dbcan't deny it, ^Gbwe just want some ^Dbpeace and quiet, so we're ^Abmoving to ^DbBeirut.

Misc Cartoons - Animaniacs - a quake a quake