Goo Goo Dolls — Stop The World Tab

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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
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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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