Stop The World by the Goo Goo Dolls

(tabbed by googoodolls@musicfanclubs.org)

Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo

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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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