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The Soul Is the Rock chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: B major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The soul is the rock and

The rock will not be moved

Nothing is disputed,

Yet nothing is disproved

And the seeds of the earth

That were planted long ago

Still yield a better harvest

Than the rock was prone to grow
Verse 2
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Say what you like to,

do what you do
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Everyone's sleeping now two by two
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Bats in the roof, cats in the hall

Dust on the stairway,
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gnats on the wall
Verse 3
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Big rain comin'

Big rain comin' this way

Rain on the rock

Rain on the rock
Verse 4

Rain on the rock
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The sea is the space which

The rock has displaced
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The mind is some stranger
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That some soul has embraced

And somewhere between,

In a no-man's land land of dreams

The heart becomes the soldier
Verse 5

Yet the rock is not redeemed
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Say what you like to, do what you can
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Live like a sheep, die like a lamb
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Bats in the roof, cats in the hall
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Dust on the stairway,
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gnats on the wall
Verse 6
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Big rain comin'

Big rain comin' this way

Rain on the rock

Rain on the rock
Verse 7

Rain on the rock
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The soul is the rock and

The rock will always roll

In circles 'round the sun
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Doing rings around the pole

When the mind is not sure
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What the heart will do next
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The rock becomes the master
Verse 8

And the road becomes what's left
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Late one night when the moon shone down
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We went to the mill on the

edge of the town
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She wore white, I wore black
Verse 9

The town was sleeping when we got back
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Big rain comin'

Big rain comin' this way

Rain on the rock

Rain on the rock
Verse 10

Rain on the rock
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The soul is the rock and

The rock will not be harmed
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Though man must be cheated
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Just as women must be charmed

And the mind is the light

For the heart which cannot see

The soul becomes the stranger

But the rock will always be
Verse 11
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Say what you like to,
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do what you do

Everyone's sleeping now two by two
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Bats in the roof, cats in the hall
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Dust on the stairway, gnats on the wall
Verse 12
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Oh.. Big rain comin'

Big rain comin' this way

Rain on the rock

Rain on the rock
Verse 13

Rain on the rock
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The soul is the rock and

The rock will not be moved
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Nothing is disputed
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Yet nothing is disproved

And the seeds of the earth
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That were planted long ago
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Still yield a better harvest

Than the rock was prone to grow
Verse 14
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And the seeds of the earth
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That were planted long ago
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Still yield a better harvest
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Than the rock was prone to grow
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • F

  • D

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Soul Is the Rock by Gordon Lightfoot is B major.

The primary chords used in The Soul Is the Rock are B, E, A, F#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, E, A, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Soul Is the Rock is approximately 83 beats per minute.

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