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Stop Me

Billy Ocean

RockAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

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

F
BbDiagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
C×
Am×
GmDiagram coming soon
BbmDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
Dm××
A×
G
Em
D××
BDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: 
F                                Bb 
Stop me if you've heard it all before, girl. 
Gm7      C                      F   Am Bb C 
Stop me, there'll be no more to say. 
 
#1. 
    F 
Oh, I'd give you the world, if the world  
    Gm 
was mine to give, mmm-mmm. 
C                                       F   Am 
I would hold you dear, for as long as I live. 
    Bbm 
Oh, darling you and I, oh, we could light  
       F    Am 
up the world. 
         Bbm                           Eb 
Yeah, an ordinary guy with a wonderful girl,  
     C 
yeah-yeah. 
 
#2. 
F                               Gm 
Richer we can be, richer than a millionaire. 
C                                        F   Am 
We'd have everything money just couldn't buy. 
      Bbm                                  F    Am 
Ohhh, fancy diamond rings and a place in society. 
    Bbm 
No, that don't mean a thing, so, my love, we'll  
    Eb                          C 
get by (we'll get by, we'll get by, we'll get by.) 
 
 
    F                                Bb 
But stop me if you've heard it all before, girl. 
Gm       C                      F 
Stop me, all you've gotta do is say. 
Dm A                    Dm 
If your love is still unsure, love.. 
     Bb       C                      F 
then stop me, there'll be no more to say. 
F      Am          Bb            C 
Hey-ey-hey, hey-ey-hey..yeah-eah-eah. 
 
#3. 
F                                  Gm 
There's no guarantee I will find a pot of gold,  
 
mmm-mmm. 
C                                         F 
Who can ever tell where that rainbow will end, 
Am 
ooo-ooo. 
     Bbm                                   F 
Just put your trust in me and together our love 
           Am 
will grow..mmm. 
  Bbm                              Eb 
I vow to the Lord you can always depend (til the  
             C 
end, til the end, til the end.) 
 
    F                                Bb 
But stop me if you've heard it all before, girl. 
Gm       C                      F 
Stop me, all you've gotta do is say.. 
Dm A                    Dm 
if your love is still unsure, love.. 
     Bb       C                      F 
then stop me, there'll be no more to say. 
F      Am          Bb            C 
Hey-ey-hey, hey-ey-hey..yeah-eah-eah. 
 
               G 
Oh-whoa-oh-oh, stop me if you've heard it all  
  C 
before, girl. 
Em   Am  D                      G 
Stop me, all you've gotta do is say.. 
   B                    Em 
if your love is still unsure, love. 
     C        D                      G 
Then stop me, there'll be no more to say. 
 
OUTRO: 
 G                Am            D 
(Stop me, you can stop me) yeah-yeah.. 
                       G 
there'll be no more to say. 
 G                Am            D 
(Stop me, you can stop me) yeah-yeah.. 
                       G 
there'll be no more to say. 
 G                Am            D 
(Stop me, you can stop me) yeah-yeah.. 
                       G 
there'll be no more to say..(Fade.)  
          
 

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Chord set

F · Bb · Gm7 · C · Am · Gm · Bbm · Eb · Dm · A · G · Em · D · B

Practice tip

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