Stop the World

Song

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Stop The World by the Goo Goo Dolls

(tabbed by goo@soong.heinous.net)

Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo

http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html

Tune your high e to F# (ala On The Lie)

Chords:

E5(VII) - x799xx

E5/9 - x79(11)xx

B4 - x24400

C# - x46600

E - x79900

(intro - riff 1)

F# ----------------------------|-------------------------
B  ----------------------------|-------------------------
G  -----4-4h3---3--4-4h3-4h3-4-|----11--11--------11--11-
D  -----4-4-4---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|----9---9---------9---9--
A  ----------------------------|----7---7---------7---7--
E  -4--------------------------|-0-------------0---------

* - The G# there can be just a bass note

(Play 4 times)

(verse)

F#5/G#5-G#5-G#5

You need someone to hold you

E5(VII) B5

You need somethin' that you ain't been getting

F#5/G#5-G#5-G#5

Yeah, I could be the one

E5(VII) B5

To tell you what to do, but it don't mean nothing

F#5/G#5-G#5-G#5 E5(VII)

And you're holding on forever

F# --------------------------------0-----(0)-----------
B  --------------------------------0-----(0)-----------
G  ------4--------------------6----------(6)-----------
D  ------4--------------------6----------(6)-----------
A  ------2--------------------4----------(4)-----------

E ----------------------------------------------------

But that something just ain't true, I'm just like

(bridge - riff 1 starting on the second measure)

You

And I know

It's what I'd do

Here I go

(chorus - riff 2)

F# ------0-------0------0-------0---------
B  ----0-------0-------0------------------

G -------------------------3h4-----------

D ---------------------------------------

A ---------------------------------------

E  --0-----2-------4------4---------------

'Cause I couldn't stop the world, 'cause I loved you

I couldn't stop the world, and I don't want to

I couldn't stop the world, and I won't

E5(VII) B5

'Cause it ain't - enough

(riff 1 two times)

(verse)

You had another bad day

You let me know that you just can't take it

I've given up on you

You live in truth and I know I can't fake it

'Cause the stars you see are on a dirty sidewalk

And they ain't polished and new

(bridge)

They don't come true

And I know, it's what I'd do

Here I go

(chorus)

'Cause I couldn't stop the world, 'cause I loved you

I couldn't stop the world, and I don't want to

I couldn't stop the world, and I won't

'Cause it ain't enough

(first measure of riff 1)

(solo)

G#5-E5/9 (4 times)

E5(VII)-Eb5-B5

F#5-G#5

(outro)

B4 C# E

I'm not too young for the world

B4 C# E

I'm not too young for the world

B4 C# E

And I can't change for the world

(simile)

'Cause I don't care for the world

I don't need to stop the world

It don't make sense, the world

(fade out)

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