Can't Stop The Thing We Started

Bryan Adams

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F#mDiagram coming soon

A#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              hide this tab  A    D    E   F#m   A#   F    C 
-0----x----0----2----1----1----3-| 
-2----3----0----2----3----1----5-| 
-2----2----1----2----3----2----5-| 
-2----0----2----4----3----3----5-| 
-0----x----2----4----1----3----3-| 
-x----x----0----2----x----1----x-| 
 
 
D  A  E 
   Yeah... 
D  E       D                         E 
     Baby,   I'm coming to get you' 
 
A 
 You might stop a hurricane 
A 
 Might even stop the drivin' rain 
A 
 You might have a dozen other guys 
A 
 But if you wanna stop me, baby, don't even try 
 
D 
 I'm going one way 
E 
 Your way 
                 D 
 Now it's such a strong way 
               E 
 Let's make it our way 
 
 Now baby 
 
D                E                 F#m 
 Can't stop this thing we started 
           D         A 
 You gotta know it's right 
D                  E                    F#m  D    A 
 I can't stop this course we've plotted,     yeah 
D                  E               F#m 
 This thing called love we got it 
                  A 
 No place for the brokenhearted 
D                  E                 D 
 I can't stop this thing we started, no way 
           E 
 I'm goin' your way, yeah 
 
 You might stop the world spinning around 
 Might even walk on holy ground 
 I ain't Superman and I can't fly 
 But if you wanna stop me baby, don't even try 
 
 I'm going one way 
 Your way 
 Oh, it's such a strong way 
 Let's make it our way 
 Now baby... 
 
D                E                 F#m 
 Can't stop this thing we started 
           D         A 
 You gotta know it's right 
D                  E                    F#m  D    A 
 I can't stop this course we've plotted,     yeah 
D                  E               F#m 
 This thing called love we got it 
                  A 
 No place for the brokenhearted 
D                  E                 D 
 I can't stop this thing we started, no way 
           E 
 I'm goin' your way, yeah 
 That's where I'm goin' 
 
A#               F 
 Oh, why take it slow 
         A# 
 I gotta know 
       A 
 Hey, 'cause nothing can stop 
     A 
This thing that we got, yeah 
 
D  E  F#m  A 
D  E  F#m  A 
 
 Oh yeah 
 
 I can't stop this thing we started 
 Yeah, you gotta know it's right 
 Can't stop this course we've plotted, ohh yeah 
A#                 C              F 
 This thing called love we got it 
                        A# 
 Ain't no place for the brokenhearted 
D 
 I can't stop it 
E 
 I can't stop it 
 
D                E                 F#m 
 Can't stop this thing we started 
           D         A 
 You gotta know it's alright 
D                E                    F#m 
 Can't stop this course we've plotted,    ohh yeah 
D  A 
   Baby 
D 
 Can't stop it 
E 
 Can't stop it 
F#m             A 
 Can't stop it

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Chord set

A · D · E · F#m · A# · F · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.