Stop The World

capo 1 ( Intro ) G , D , C G the t . v . is talking , the telephone’s ringing D the lights are all on and the radio’s screaming C G a million distractions are stealing my heart from you G i’m tired and empty , this life is relentless D it weakens my knees and it breaks my defenses C G it’s wearing me down and i’m desperate to hear from you ( single strum chords ) G G stop the world , i wanna get out C C i need an escape away from this crowd D C G just to hear you speak to me ( back to normal pattern ) G i need to be still before i make a move D and i need to be humble with nothing to prove C and i need your word to show me the truth G i need time , precious time G stop the world , i wanna get out C i need an escape away from this crowd D C G just to hear you speak to me G stop the world , i’m ready to listen C D show me a sign , just give me a vision of heaven C G that i can hold on to G stop the world , i need some time with you ( instrumental Bridge ) G , C , D , C , G G before i can find my voice C i need to hear your voice D C above all the senseless noise G stop the world , i wanna get out C i need an escape away from this crowd D C just to hear you , i need to hear your voice G stop the world , i’m ready to listen C D show me a sign , give me a vision of heaven C G that i can hold on to G stop the world , i need some time with you ( Outro ) G , C , D , C , G pretty simple song , just work on getting the dynamics and tempo changes down by listening to the recording!