The Rolling Stones - How Can I Stop: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "How Can I Stop" 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.

A         D
You offer me
          E             A
All your love and sympathy
A        D
Sweet affection baby
E            A
It's killing me
A      D
Ah aha ah
E      A
Ah aha ah

A            D
 Cause baby baby
E           A
 Can't you see
A          D
 How could I stop
E               A
 Once I start baby

Chorus:
   E         A                 D               E
  (How could I stop) How could I stop once I start
   E         A      D E
  (How could I stop)
   E
  Yeah yeah
   A        D               E    A
  How could I stop once I start

You look at me
But I don't see what you see
A reflection baby
Of what I want to be
I see your face
And I want to roll with it
Ah aha ah
Ah aha ah

Chorus:
   E            A
  But how could I stop
   D                 E
  Baby how could I stop
  E         A
  How could I stop
                   D E
  Stop it, stop it

E      F         G                C
If I could, I'd take you all the way
 C     F  G               C
Baby, baby listen what I say
C      F
Ah aha ah
G      C
Ah aha ah
 C            F
There's even some things
     G                 C
That I just would not pay

  C               G
 'Cause how could I stop
F       G
 If I start babe
            C                 G             F
 (How could I stop) How could I stop if I start
G
 Start with you
  C         G
 (How could I stop)
        F      G
 If I start baby
            C                 G
 (How could I stop) How could I stop
        F         G   A
 If I start with you babe

A  E   (x4)

It's to easy to lay here at your feet
I couldn't take the heat
There's somewhere else
Maybe you should go
Baby maybe baby just a further down the road

Chorus:
  How I could I stop
  If I start with you baby
  How could I stop
  How could I stop
  Once I start

  You tell me baby
  Once I've started with you
  How could I stop
  Once I start


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

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 "How Can I Stop" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "How Can I Stop" by The Rolling Stones.

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