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Cant Stop The Sun

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Tom Petty - Can't Stop The Sun
Riff 1:
Guitar 1 (finger picking)
e|----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------|
D|----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0------| x4, x2 2nd time, 3rd time
Guitar 2
e|----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----|
B|-3-------------2-------------1-------------0-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------| x4, x2 2nd time, 3rd time
Guitar 1 (finger picking)
e|----------0--------------0------------------|
B|------3--------------1-----------------1----|
G|----2--------2-----2-------2-------0--------|
D|---------------------------------1-------1--|
A|-2------2-------0------0------0------0------|
E|--------------------------------------------| x1
Guitar 2
e|-B70--------------Am0-------------A7--------------|
B|-3--------------1-------------1-------------|
G|-2--------------2-------------0-------------|
D|-3--------------2-------------1-------------|
A|-2--------------0-------------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| x1
Riff 2:
e|-G3----C0----G3----C0----Am0----Bm72----|
B|-3----1----3----1----1----3----|
G|-0----0----0----0----2----2----|
D|-0----2----0----2----2----4----|
A|-2----3----2----3----0----2----|
E|-3---------3-------------------|
Repeat Riff 1, Riff 2
Bridge
e|-Em----0-------0---Am----0-------0---D----2-------2---G----------------|
B|-----0-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------2-------2---2-2-----2-2---------0-------2---|
D|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-------0---0---1---1-|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-------------------------------------3-------2-------|
e|-Em----0-------0---Am----0-------0---D--------C/D--------B/D--------A/D--------|
B|-----0-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
G|-----0-------0-------2-------2-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----0-------------------------------|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-------------3-------2-------0-------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----------------------------------------------------|
EmWell you may take my money
You may turn off my microphone
B7But you can't steal
AmWhat you can't feel
A7Can't stop the sun from GshinCing
GShinCing Amdown and down and Bm7down
EmAnd you may think you control things
But there'll be more just like me
B7Who won't give in
AmWho'll rise again
A7Can't stop the world from GturnCin'
GTurnCin' Amround and round and Bm7round
EmHey mister Ambusiness man
DBe sure to Gwash your hands
EmBe careful Amwhere you stand (Cause)
Dlife goes C/Don and B/Don and A/Don
Life goes on and on and on
EmAnd you may think it's all over
But there'll be more just like me
B7Who won't give in
AmWho'll rise again
A7Can't stop a man from GdreamCin'
GDreamCin' Amon and on and Bm7on
Riff 4:
(slide between the chords)
e|-0---000-0---000-0---000-0---000- -0---000-0---000-|
B|-0---000-0---000-0---000-0---000- -0---000-0---000-|
G|-1---111-4---444-6---666-4---444- -3---333-2---222-|
D|-2---222-5---555-7---777-5---555- -4---444-3---333-|
A|-2---222-5---555-7---777-5---555- -4---444-3---333-|
E|-0---000-0---000-0---000-0---000- x3 -0---000-0---000-|
This riff plays until the end with soloing using the Em pentatonic scale.
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