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Automatic Stop

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[Verse 1]
F#So many fish D#mthere in the sea
C#I wanted you, C#/E#you wanted me
F#That's just a phase, D#mit's got to pass
C#I was a train C#/E#moving too fast
[Bridge]
G#mDidn't understand what F#to see
Yeah, G#mthen I got a different Bview
It's C#you... no.
[Instrumental]
(same as verse)
[Chorus]
F#Wait, C#I'm not gonna give it a D#mbreak.
I'm not your G#friend,
I never Bwas.
I said F#wait, C#I'm not gonna give it a D#mbreak.
I'm not your G#friend,
I never Bwas.
[Verse 2]
F#So many fish D#mthere in the sea
C#She wanted hiC#/E#m, he wanted me
F#That's just a phase, D#mit's got to pass
C#I was a train C#/E#moving too fast
[Bridge]
G#mYeah, I know you warned me
But F#this is too important
G#mNow I got a different Bview
It's C#you...
[Chorus]
Why can't you F#wait?
C#I'm not gonna give it a D#mbreak
I'm not your G#friend,
I never Bwas
I said F#wait, C#I'm not gonna give it a D#mbreak
I'm not your G#friend,
I never Bwas

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Automatic Stop

by The Strokes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

C#/E#

G#m

[Verse 1]

F# D#m

So many fish there in the sea

C# C#/E#

I wanted you, you wanted me

F# D#m

That's just a phase, it's got to pass

C# C#/E#

I was a train moving too fast

[Bridge]

G#m F#

Didn't understand what to see

G#m B

Yeah, then I got a different view

It's you... no.

[Instrumental]

(same as verse)

[Chorus]

F# C# D#m

Wait, I'm not gonna give it a break.

I'm not your friend,

I never was.

F# C# D#m

I said wait, I'm not gonna give it a break.

I'm not your friend,

I never was.

[Verse 2]

F# D#m

So many fish there in the sea

C# C#/E#

She wanted him, he wanted me

F# D#m

That's just a phase, it's got to pass

C# C#/E#

I was a train moving too fast

[Bridge]

G#m

Yeah, I know you warned me

But this is too important

G#m B

Now I got a different view

It's you...

[Chorus]

Why can't you wait?

C# D#m

I'm not gonna give it a break

I'm not your friend,

I never was

F# C# D#m

I said wait, I'm not gonna give it a break

I'm not your friend,

I never was

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