Extreme – Stop The World (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Versions (3)

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Chords

[Intro] Dsus4 Dmaj7#11 D7sus4 Bmadd9/D D7sus4 Dsus2 D6/9 Dm7add11 [Verse 1]
Em7                   F6sus2
  All the world's a masquerade

 G/B          C9           Am7
Made up of fools and philosophers

Em7                 F6sus2
Were it to rain on our charade

    G/B        C9                      A7
All washes away, except for our true colors

 E        E/F#          E/G#         E/F#
If any people bothered looking for truth, please

  E           E/F#       E/G#      E/F#
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)

 A5
Instead we choose to follow footsteps of fools,please

  E           E/F#      E/G#     E/F#
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)
[Pre-Chorus]
 D           Em7           F#m7           G
If nothing's new under the sun for me and you

 Gm7       F     C
Won't somebody please...
[Chorus]
A5
Stop the world

A5
Stop the world

A5
I wanna get off

 A            A/G#
Stop the world

F#m7         E5
Stop the world

   D          A/C#    G/B   Esus4 E
I wanna get off
[Verse 2]
 Em7            F6sus2
If we forget yesterday

       G/B       C9       Am7
We're bound to repeat it tomorrow

  Em7                F6sus2
It's not too late to start today

            C9        Am7
Better off safe than sorry

 E         E/F#          E/G#        E/F#
Do unto those as you would do to yourselves,please

  E          E/F#         E/G#    E/F#
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)

 A5
We need more feet to walk in one another's shoes,please

   E         E/F#        E/G#      E/F#
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)
[Pre-Chorus]
 D           Em7           F#m7           G
If nothing's new under the sun for me and you

 Gm7       F     C
Won't somebody please...
[Chorus]
A5
Stop the world

A5
Stop the world

A5
I wanna get off

A            A/G#
Stop the world

F#m7         E5
Stop the world

 D                 A/C#
Where there is love

  G/B             Esus4 E    D7#9  B7#9
Where there is love
[Guitar Solo] C#m7 A9 B11 x4 Em7 E9sus4 Em7 Cm7 B7 x3 Am7 Am Am7 D7#9 B7#9 [Bass Solo] E Am9/C E9 Am9/C E9 E7#11 E9 A2 Am9 E9
E9
N.C. (E pedal)

E5
Stop!!
[Chorus]
A5
...the world

A5
Stop the world

A5
I wanna get off

A          A/G#
Stop the world

 F#m7          E5
Stop the world

 D            A/C#
I wanna get off

A/C#
You gotta stop...

   G/B        Esus4 E
You gotta stop it

A5
Stop the world

A5        Amaj7sus4
Stop the world

 A5
I wanna get off

 A        A/G#
Stop the world

F#m7      E5
Stop the world

 D          A/C#
Where there is love

G/B            Esus4 E
there is love

  A     A/G#        F#m7
Aaah...Stop the world

 E5            D      A/C#  G/B   Esus4 E
Stop the world...ooooh
[Instrumental] A A/G# F#m7 E5 D A/C# G/B Esus4 E [Outro]
 Fm7                Ebmadd4/Gb
All the world's a masquerade

 Ab/C              Db9
Made up of fools