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Acoustic Chords for "You Can't Stop the Music" by The Kinks from "Soap Opera" 1975.
[Intro]
  A   G   Dx2
[Verse]
Let's Aall raise a gGlasDs
To the Arock stars of the GpasDt
AThose that made it
GThose that Dfaded
AThose that never even Gmade the Dgrade
GThose that we Dthought would never AlastG  D  
A  G D
[Verse]
ASingers come and GgoD  
And Astars fade GawaDy
They Avanish in the GhazDe
And they're Anever seen aGgaiDn
But the Gmusic jusDt keeps playinAg oGnD  
A  G D
[Chorus]
They Acan't stop the mGusiDc
They Acan't stop the mGusiDc
They Gcan't stop thDe music playinAg oGnD  
A  G D
[Bridge]
I've been Dhalf a million pClacGes
I've seen Dhalf a million Cpeople who Gstare
I've Dbeen a star and Cdown and Gout
I've been Dput on, sat on, Cpunched and Gspat on
They've Dcalled me a faggot, a Cspiv and a Gfake
They can Dknock me down and Ctread on my Gface
But they Ccan't stop the Gmusic playing DonC  G  
[Instrumental]
  D   C   Gx9
  A   G   Dx2
[Verse]
Let's Aall raise a gGlasDs
To the Arock stars of the GpasDt
AThose that made it
GThose that Dfaded
AThose that never even Gmade the Dgrade
GThose that we Dthought would never AlasGtD  
[Verse]
ASingers come and GgoD  
And Astars fade GawaDy
They Avanish in the GhazDe
And they're Anever seen aGgaiDn
But they Gcan't stop the Dmusic playing AonG  D  
A  G D
D  C G
[Outro]
You DCan't Stop The MCusiGc (x8 and fades)

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You Cant Stop The Music

by The Kinks

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Acoustic Chords for "You Can't Stop the Music" by The Kinks from "Soap Opera" 1975.

[Intro]

A G D

[Verse]

A G D

Let's all raise a glass

A G D

To the rock stars of the past

Those that made it

G D

Those that faded

A G D

Those that never even made the grade

G D A G D

Those that we thought would never last

A G D

[Verse]

A G D

Singers come and go

A G D

And stars fade away

A G D

They vanish in the haze

A G D

And they're never seen again

G D A G D

But the music just keeps playing on

A G D

[Chorus]

A G D

They can't stop the music

A G D

They can't stop the music

G D A G D

They can't stop the music playing on

A G D

[Bridge]

D C G

I've been half a million places

D C G

I've seen half a million people who stare

D C G

I've been a star and down and out

D C G

I've been put on, sat on, punched and spat on

D C G

They've called me a faggot, a spiv and a fake

D C G

They can knock me down and tread on my face

C G D C G

But they can't stop the music playing on

[Instrumental]

D C G

A G D

[Verse]

A G D

Let's all raise a glass

A G D

To the rock stars of the past

Those that made it

G D

Those that faded

A G D

Those that never even made the grade

G D A G D

Those that we thought would never last

[Verse]

A G D

Singers come and go

A G D

And stars fade away

A G D

They vanish in the haze

A G D

And they're never seen again

G D A G D

But they can't stop the music playing on

A G D

D C G

[Outro]

D C G

You Can't Stop The Music (x8 and fades)

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