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SONG: You Can't Stop The Beat ARTIST: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman From the musical, Hairspray Intro: G7 G#7 (4 bars)
YouG#7 cant stop an avalanche As it races down the hill You can try to stop the seasons, girl But ya know you never will And you can F#/C#try to C#stop my danF#/C#cin' fC#eet But i jusG#/D#t cannot stand D#still
'Cause the Fmworld keeps spinning 'Round and 'C#round And my Fmheart's keeping time To the C#speed of sound I was Fmlost til i heard the C#drums Then i found my D#way
'Cause D#7you cG#/D#an't stD#op tD#sushe beat G#
Ever C#since this old G#world beganC# A woman G#found out if she C#shook it She could G#shake up a C#man And so i'm G#gonna shake and C#shimmy it The G#best that i C#can todayD#
'Cause C#/D#you G#/D#cant stD#7op
The moG#tion of the C#ocean Or the G#sun in the C#sky You can woG#nder if you C#wanna But i G#never ask C#why And if you G#try to hold me C#down I'm gonna G#spit in your C#eye and saD#y
That C#/D#you G#/D# D#7 G#/D# (4 bars) G7 cant stop the beat!
G#7 (4 bars)
YoG#7u can't stop a river As it rushes to the sea You can try and stop the hands of time But ya know it just can't be And if they F#/C#try to C#stop us, seF#/C#aweed, C# I'll call the G#/D#N double A C D#P!
'Cause the Fmworld keeps spinning 'Round and 'C#round And my Fmheart's keeping time To the C#speed of sound I was Fmlost til i heard the C#drums Then i found my D#way
'Cause D#7you cG#/D#an't stD#op tD#sushe beat G#
Ever C#since we first G#saw the lighC#t A man and G#woman liked to C#shake it On a G#saturday C#night And so i'm G#gonna shake and C#shimmy it With G#all my C#might todaD#y
'Cause C#/D#you G#/D#cant stD#7op
The moG#tion of the C#ocean Or the G#rain from aC#bove They can trG#y to stop the C#paradise We'rG#e dreaming C#of But they caG#nnot stop the C#rhythm Of two G#hearts in C#love to staD#y 'Cause C#/D#you G#/D# D#7 G#/D# (4 bars) F#7 cant stop the beat!
G7 (4 bars)
G7You cant stop my happiness 'Cause i like the way i am And you just can't stop my knife and fork When i see a christmas ham So if yoF/Cu don't Clike the waF/Cy i Clook Well, i |ust don't give a Ddamn!
'Cause the Emworld keeps spinning 'Round and 'Cround And my Emheart's keeping time To the Cspeed of sound I was Emlost til i heard the Cdrums Then i found my Dway
'Cause D7you G/Dcant Dstop Dsusthe beatG
Ever Csince this old Gworld beCgan A woman Gfound out if she Cshook it She could Gshake up a Cman And so i'm Ggonna shake and Cshimmy it The Gbest that i Ccan todaDy
'Cause C/Dyou cG/Dant sD7top The moCtion of the Gocean Or the Gsun in the Csky You can woGnder if you Cwanna But i Gnever ask Cwhy And if you Gtry to hold me Cdown I'm gonna Gspit in your eye and Dsay C/D G/D D7 G/D (4 bars) That you cant stop the beat!
G7 G#7 (4 bars) Oh, oh, oh,
YoG#7u can't stop today As it comes speeding down the track Child, yesterday is hist'ry And it's never coming back 'Cause tomF#/C#orrow C#is a branF#/C#d new C#day And it donG#/C#'t know white from D#black
'Cause the Fmworld keeps spinning 'C#Round and 'round And my Fmheart's keeping time To the C#speed of sound I was Fmlost til i heard the C#drums Then i found my D#way 'Cause D#7you G#/D#cant stD#op D#susthe beat G#
Ever C#since we first G#saw the C#light A man and G#woman liked to C#shake it On a G#saturday C#night And so i'm G#gonna shake and C#shimmy it With G#all my C#might todD#ay
'Cause C#/D#you G#/D#can't sD#7top The moG#tion of the C#ocean Or the G#rain from aC#bove They can trG#y to stop ths C#paradise We'rG#e dreaming C#of But you caG#nnot stop the C#rhythm Of two G#hearts in C#love to staD#y Cause yC#/D#ou G#/D# D#7 G#/D# E7 (11 bars) can't stop the beat!
Aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah, aah Come on, you von tussles Go on, shake your fanny muscles We can't! Yes, you can! No, we can't! Yes, you can! Yes, we can...!!!
Bm/EYou caA/En't sEtop A/Ethe beat A Ever Dsince we first Asaw the Dsun It seems von Atussle girls are Dalways Tryin' to Aplease someDone But now we're Agonna shake and Dshimmy it And Ahave some Dfun TodayE!
'Cause Bm/Eyou caA/En't sEtop Esusthe Amotion of the Docean Or the Arain from above DThey can Atry to stop the Dparadise We'rAe dreaming of DBut you Acannot stop the Drhythm Of two Ahearts in love Bm/Dto staEy
'Cause Bm/Eyou caA/En't sE7top A/Ethe beat! F#mYou can't stop the beat!! You can't stop the beat!!! DYou can't stop the beat!! You can't stop the beat!!! the beat!!
A (4 bars) A7