You Cant Stop The Music

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Acoustic Chords for "You Can't Stop the Music" by The Kinks from "Soap Opera" 1975.
[Intro]
A GD
x2
[Verse]
A G D
Let's all raise a glass
A G D
To the rock stars of the past
A
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 CG
x9
A GD
x2
[Verse]
A G D
Let's all raise a glass
A G D
To the rock stars of the past
A
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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Acoustic Chords for "You Can't Stop the Music" by The Kinks from "Soap Opera" 1975.
[Intro]
A  G D x2
[Verse]
A  G D
[Verse]
A  G D
[Chorus]
A  G D
[Bridge]
[Instrumental]
D  C G x9
A  G D x2
[Verse]
[Verse]
A  G D
D  C G
[Outro]

You Cant Stop The Music Chords by The Kinks

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You Cant Stop The Music Chords · The Kinks