Matthew West - 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!