OneRepublic - Stop And Stare: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Stop And Stare" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

E
This town is colder now, I think it's sick of us
G#m
It's time to make our move,
I'm shakin' off the rust
E
I've got my heart set on anywhere but here
G#m                                      C#m
I'm staring down myself, counting up the years
                              A
Steady hands, just take the wheel
                           C#m
And every glance is killing me
                         A
Time to make one last appeal for the life I lead

Chorus:
  E
Stop and stare
                          B
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
                       C#m
Yeah, I know that everyone gets scared
                        A          B
But I've become what I can't be, oh
 E
Stop and stare
                                 B
You start to wonder why you're 'here' not there
                           C#m
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
                                A
But fair ain't what you really need
                        E
Oh, can you see what I see?

They're trying to come back, all my senses push
Untie the weight bags,
I never thought I could
Steady feet, don't fail me now
I'm gonna run 'til you can't walk
Something pulls my focus out
And I'm standing down

Chorus:
Stop and stare
I think I'm moving, but I go nowhere
Yeah, I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you're here not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, you don't need

Stop and stare
I think I'm moving, but I go nowhere
Yeah, I know that everyone gets scared
I've become what I can't be
Oh, do you see what I see?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Stop And Stare" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stop And Stare" by OneRepublic.