Band: Against me!
Song: Stop
Album: New Wave (2007)
Starts off with just vocals and drums:
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you.
You gotta make a serial decision
The rest of the band kick in now:
Chorus:
Dm
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Stop take some time to think figure out what's important to you
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E-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Stop take some time to think figure out what's important to you
Gm
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E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Stop TAKE SOME time to think figure out what's important to you
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D-10-10-10-9-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
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you got to make a serial decision
Verses:
Gm
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A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
... ... ... ...
It could be me up there in stage lights.
Dm
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B-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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... ... ... ...
It could be me on the TV in you living room.
Gm
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D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
... ... ... ...
It could be me jet setting with my band all across the world.
Bb C
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A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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Appearing live in concert one night only, tickets sold out.
During the Verses after the second palm muted bar of the Dm the second guitar
does this little lick:
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Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse
There I am giving candid disclosure to press in interview.
There I go on my way through the crowd up to the podium.
On behalf of our fans we'd like to accept this award.
Smile for the camera boys, gold record in hand.
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
Gm Dm
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G---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All of our lives in waiting.
after the second palm muted bar of the Dm
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Gm Dm
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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
All of our lives traded for their roses and applause.
after the second palm muted bar of the Dm
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Gm
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... ... ... ...
All of our lives dedicated
Bb C
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A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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to shoving it right back in their fucking face.
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After the bridge strum these four chords then go straight back into the chorus.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you.
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you got to make a serial decision
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I said you've got to make a serious decision.
Stop! Take some time to think.
Thats it.