Belle and Sebastian - I Want The World To Stop: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Want The World To Stop" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn I Want The World To Stop Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Belle and Sebastian

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Want The World To Stop" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
            Am                       f
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)
             C                   E
Give me the morning (give me the understanding)
            Am                       f
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)
             C                   E
Give me the morning, give me the afternoon
     Am         A
The night, the night

Dm              G
Let me step out of my shell
         C                   E              Am
That's wrapped in sheets of milky winter disorder
Dm               G              C
Let me feel the air again, the talk of friends
     E                 Am   G F E
The mind of someone my equal

Chorus

Tinseltown has followed me
From Tinseltown to grey adorable city by the docks
The girls are walking, moving air, the sun hangs low
The girls don’t care as they paint themselves
at dusk

Chorus:
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)
Give me the morning (give me the afternoon)
The night, the night

Towns’ and cities’ populations up and grow
The workers move to the suburbs
In between, I watch and go
I run alongside rush-hour traffic,
a prayer for every car

Chorus:
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)
Give me the morning (give me the understanding)
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)
Give me the morning, give me the afternoon
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)
Give me the morning (give me the understanding)
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)
Give me the morning (give me the afternoon)
The night, the night

I want to write a message to you
Everyday at ten o'clock in the evening
Yellow pearl, my city is
This is your art, this is your Balzac,
your Brookside, and your Bach


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Want The World To Stop" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Want The World To Stop" by Belle and Sebastian.

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