You Can't Stop the Music chords by
The Kinks

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Key: A major•

Verse 1

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And so

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G

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Norman

decides to stop living

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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Out his fantasy of being a rock star and

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

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Accept reality. This is the end for

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C

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G

G

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Norman but not for us

because there

Verse 2

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F

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C

C

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Will always be someone ready to take

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F

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His place -- after all, euerybody's a

Star!

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C

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G

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You Can't Stop The Music

Verse 3

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Let's all

G

G

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raise a glass

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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To the rock stars of the past,

Verse 4

G

G

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Those that made it,

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F

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Those that faded,

C

C

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G

G

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Those that never even

F

F

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C

C

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made the grade,

F

F

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Those that we thought

would never last.

Verse 5

C

C

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Singers come and go, An

d stars fade away.

G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

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F

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They vanish in the haze

C

C

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G

G

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And they're never seen again,

Verse 6

F

F

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C

C

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But the music just keeps

playing on.

G

G

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F

F

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They can't stop the music,

C

C

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They can't stop the music,

F

F

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C

C

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They can't stop the music

playing on.

G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 7

F

F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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I've been half a million places,

F

F

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C

C

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Bb

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I've seen half a million people who stare,

F

F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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I've been a star and down and out,

C

C

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I've been put on, sat on,

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Bb

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C

C

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punched and spat on,

Verse 8

C

C

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They've called me a faggot,

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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a spiv and a fake,

C

C

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They can knock me down

Bb

Bb

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F

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and tread on my face,

Bb

Bb

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F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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They can't stop the music playing on.

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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Bb

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Bb

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F

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G

G

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F

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C

C

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G

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F

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G

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Let's all raise a glass

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To the

Verse 9

F

F

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C

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rock stars of the past,

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Those that made it,

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F

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C

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Those that faded,

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F

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C

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Those that never even made the grade,

Verse 10

F

F

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C

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Those that we thought

G

G

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would never last.

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

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Singers come and go,

G

G

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F

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C

C

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And stars fade away.

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G

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F

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They vanish in the haze

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C

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And they're never

Verse 11

G

G

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F

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seen again,

C

C

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

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C

C

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C

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But they can't stop the music playing

Bb

Bb

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F

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C

C

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F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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on.

Outro 1

Bb

Bb

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Bb

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F

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C

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Bb

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C

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Bb

Bb

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C

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What is the original key of You Can't Stop the Music?

The original key of You Can't Stop the Music by The Kinks is A major.

What are the main chords for You Can't Stop the Music?

The primary chords used in You Can't Stop the Music are A, G, D, C.

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Is You Can't Stop the Music beginner-friendly on guitar?

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