Stop This Train Chords
Stop This Train song “Stop This Train“ is an acoustic rock song by American singer–songwriter John Mayer. It was released as the second single from his Room for Squares album in 2002. The song is a melancholy musing on the passing of time and the inevitability of life‘s changes.
It is a reflective ballad, with Mayer singing in a plaintive voice over a simple guitar accompaniment. The accompanying music video was filmed in his hometown, Fairfield, Connecticut. The song has been praised by critics, who have called it “beautiful“ and “profound“. It has become a staple of Mayer‘s live performances and has been covered by a number of other artists including Kris Allen, Colbie Caillat, and Ed Sheeran.
Stop This Train Easy Guitar Chords
[Intro] Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D x4 [Verse 1] Gmaj No I'm not color blind Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D I know the world is black and white Gmaj Try to keep an open mind but... Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D I just can't sleep on this tonight [Chorus] Gmmaj7 D/F# Stop this train I want to get off and go home again E9 I can't take the speed it's moving in, I know I can't Gsus2/A A7 Am7 A9 (Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D) x2 But honest - ly won't someone stop this train [Verse 2] Gmaj Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D Don't know how else to say it, don't want to see my parents go Gmaj One generation's length away Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D From fighting life out on my own [Chorus] Gmmaj7 D/F# Stop this train I want to get off and go home again E9 I can't take the speed it's moving in, I know I can't Gsus2/A A7 Am7 A9 (Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D) x2 But honest - ly won't someone stop this train [Interlude] Gmaj Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D x2 [Verse 3] Gmaj So scared of getting older Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D I'm only good at being young Gmaj Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D So I play the numbers game to find away to say that life has just begun Gmaj Had a talk with my old man Gm7 Said help me understand D/F# E7 He said turn 68, you'll renegotiate [Chorus] Gmmaj7 Don't stop this train D/F# Don't for a minute change the place you're in E9 Don't think I couldn't ever understand, I tried my hand Gsus2/A A7 Am7 A9 (Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D) x2 John, honest - ly we'll never stop this train [Bridge] G A11 G/B See once in a while when it's good Em13/C# G It'll feel like it should A11 G/B And they're all still around Em13/C# G And you're still safe and sound A11 G/B And you don't miss a thing Em13/C# Dadd4 Am9 Em9 'til you cry when you're driving a - way in the dark. [Chorus] Gmmaj7 D/F# Singing stop this train I want to get off and go home again E9 I can't take this speed it's moving in, I know I can't Gsus2/A A7 Am7 A9 Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D Cause now I see I'll never stop this train [Outro] Dsus2 Dmaj13 Bm9/D Asus2/D
