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Stop The World by the Goo Goo Dolls
(tabbed by [email protected])
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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