Chords
Stop And Stare

Stop and Stare by OneRepublic reflects feelings of uncertainty and the internal struggle against complacency and fear of moving forward. It was inspired by the band members personal experiences, particularly those of vocalist Ryan Tedder, during a period of hardship and uncertainty in the band’s career before they became well-known.

Key: C

Introduction:  C   Em  

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

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

    C 
They' re tryin'  to come back, all my senses push
    Em 
Untie the weight bags, I never thought I could
   Am 
Steady feet, don' t fail me now
 F 
Gonna run till you can' t walk
   Am 
Something pulls my focus out
                   F 
And I' m standing down

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

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