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Cant Stop This Thing We Started

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[Intro]
| D|  D   A   E| D|  D   Dsus4   D| E|
      (Yeah!)
   E      Esus4BabEy,  DI'm coming to get you'Dsus4  D  
| E|  E   Esus4   E|
[Verse 1]
 AYou might stop a hurricane D/A  
 AMight even stop the drivin' rainD/A  
 AYou might have a dozen other guys D/A  
 ABut if you wanna stop me, baby, don't even tryD/A  
[Pre-Chorus]
 DI'm going one wayDsus4  D  
 EYour way
 Now Esus4it's sEuch a strDong way
 Dsus4Let's mDake it Eour way
 Now Esus4babyE  
[Chorus]
 DI can't stop this thEing we startedF#m  
 You gotta knDow it's rAight
 DI can't stop this cEourse we've plotted,     F#myDeahA  
 DThis thing called lEove we got itF#m  
 No place for the brAokenhearted
 DI can't stop this thEing we started, nDo way
 Dsus4I'm gDoin' yEour way, Esus4yeahE  
[Verse 2]
 AYou might stop the world spinning arouD/And
 AMight even walk on holy groD/Aund
 AI ain't Superman and I can't flD/Ay
 ABut if you wanna stop me baby, don't even tryD/A  
[Pre-Chorus]
 DI'm going one wayDsus4  D  
 EYour way
 Now Esus4it's sEuch a strDong way
 Dsus4Let's mDake it Eour way
 Now Esus4babyE  
[Chorus]
 DI can't stop this thEing we startedF#m  
 You gotta knDow it's rAight
 DI can't stop this cEourse we've plotted,     F#myDeahA  
 DThis thing called lEove we got itF#m  
 No place for the brAokenhearted
 DI can't stop this thEing we started, nDo way
 Dsus4I'm gDoin' yEour way
 EThat's where I'm goin'Esus4  E  
[Bridge]
 BbOh, why take it Fslow
 I gotta Bbknow
 Hey, 'cause nAothing can stop
This thAing that we got, yeah
[Solo]
| D| E| F#m| A| (x2)
 AOh yeah!
[Chorus]
 DI can't stop this thEing we startedF#m  
 You gotta knDow it's rAight
 DI can't stop this cEourse we've plotted,     F#mODoh yeaAh
 BbThis thing called lCove we got itF  
Ain't no place for the bBbrokenhearted
DI can't stop it
EI can't stop it
[Outro]
 DI can't stop this thEing we startedF#m  
You gotta knDow it's Aalright
 DI can't stop this coEurse we've plotted,    F#mohh yDeah
  ABaby
 DCan't stop it
 ECan't stop it
 F#mCan't stop itA  
 DCan't stop it
 EOhhh!
 DI can't stop this thEing we started
I gotta kF#mnow
I gotta knDowA  

The story behind the song

Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician who has sold millions of records worldwide. He rose to fame in North America with his 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife, and became a global star with his 1984 album Reckless. This song comes from his 1991 album.

AI-written from these sources:Bryan Adams — Wikipedia ↗

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Cant Stop This Thing We Started

by Bryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

D D A E D D Dsus4 D E

| | | | | |

(Yeah!)

E Esus4 E D Dsus4 D

Baby, I'm coming to get you'

E E Esus4 E

| | |

[Verse 1]

A D/A

You might stop a hurricane

A D/A

Might even stop the drivin' rain

A D/A

You might have a dozen other guys

A D/A

But if you wanna stop me, baby, don't even try

[Pre-Chorus]

D Dsus4 D

I'm going one way

Your way

Esus4 E D

Now it's such a strong way

Dsus4 D E

Let's make it our way

Esus4 E

Now baby

[Chorus]

D E F#m

I can't stop this thing we started

D A

You gotta know it's right

D E F#m D A

I can't stop this course we've plotted, yeah

D E F#m

This thing called love we got it

No place for the brokenhearted

D E D

I can't stop this thing we started, no way

Dsus4 D E Esus4 E

I'm goin' your way, yeah

[Verse 2]

A D/A

You might stop the world spinning around

A D/A

Might even walk on holy ground

A D/A

I ain't Superman and I can't fly

A D/A

But if you wanna stop me baby, don't even try

[Pre-Chorus]

D Dsus4 D

I'm going one way

Your way

Esus4 E D

Now it's such a strong way

Dsus4 D E

Let's make it our way

Esus4 E

Now baby

[Chorus]

D E F#m

I can't stop this thing we started

D A

You gotta know it's right

D E F#m D A

I can't stop this course we've plotted, yeah

D E F#m

This thing called love we got it

No place for the brokenhearted

D E D

I can't stop this thing we started, no way

Dsus4 D E

I'm goin' your way

E Esus4 E

That's where I'm goin'

[Bridge]

Bb F

Oh, why take it slow

I gotta know

Hey, 'cause nothing can stop

This thing that we got, yeah

[Solo]

D E F#m A

| | | | | (x2)

Oh yeah!

[Chorus]

D E F#m

I can't stop this thing we started

D A

You gotta know it's right

D E F#m D A

I can't stop this course we've plotted, Ooh yeah

Bb C F

This thing called love we got it

Ain't no place for the brokenhearted

I can't stop it

[Outro]

D E F#m

I can't stop this thing we started

D A

You gotta know it's alright

D E F#m D

I can't stop this course we've plotted, ohh yeah

Baby

Can't stop it

F#m A

Can't stop it

Ohhh!

D E

I can't stop this thing we started

F#m

I gotta know

D A

I gotta know

About Cant Stop This Thing We Started Chords by Bryan Adams

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