Little Rover Song For Opportunity

          Em
There's a speck beyond the heavens There's a dot among the stars
     A
That men for generations said To be the face of Mars
     C
I've often thought his thirst for war Might one day find an end
     A
That he might calm down a little If he only found a friend
     Em
Well it's far too far to visit We've barely reached the moon
       A
But we thought we'd send a messenger To say we'd be there soon
       C
So our finest, best and brightest Set their minds to a machine
   A
To venture in our stead through space To keep him company

[Chorus]

   D     G                    A
So carry on little rover Opportunity awaits
            C
Though your song may be over May your music never fade
            G              B              C                 A
That you’ve written in the sands Of lands afar we’ve yet to face
       D                            Em
Little rover We hope you found your home

[Verse 2]

  Em
A year among the stars And then our hero hurtled down
    A
And Mars was quite surprised To find the little guy around
   C
He showed him rocks and mountains And all the things between
        A
And the little rover wrote us About all the things he’d seen
    Em
The time flew by and soon His visit reached its final day
    A
But he and Mars got on so well That rover chose to stay
   C
So off they went together For adventure they were bound
       A
But he kept on writing letters About all the things they found

[Chorus]

   D     G                    A
So carry on little rover Opportunity awaits
            C
Though your song may be over May your music never fade
      G                B                 C                A
As it floats along the dust You conjured in the trail you blazed
       D                            Em
Little rover We hope you found your home

[Verse 3]

  Em
A whole year of their friendship passed And then a dozen more
    A
And letters of adventures Kept on piling at our door
    Cmaj7                           C
But tiny wheels in alien fields Can only go so far
    A
And soon the rover's time had come To rest among the stars
          Em
We’re all rushing to be somewhere In this crazy human race
    A
How ironic that some gears and wheels Would go and win first place
     C
Your one small step turned out to be An odyssey in space
        A
So when one day we join you You left tire treads to trace

[Chorus]

   D     G                      A
So carry on, little rover Opportunity awaits
              C
Though your song may be over May your music never fade
      G               B                  C                A
As it plays among the stars That shine upon you where you lay
       D                            Em
Little rover We hope you found your home

[Outro]

     D       G                        A
It's time to sleep little rover Maybe someday you'll awaken
   C
To find that we all followed you Along the steps you’ve taken
   G                 B            C                A
So you can rest your head Knowing one day we'll be saying
         D         A                  Em
Little rover You helped us find our home
       A                            Em
Little rover We hope you found your home
      A                                Em
We're sorry That we couldn't bring you home