Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
By [G]Harry Nilsson A.S.C.A.P and Richard
Starkey M.B.E.
[Bb]STOP [A]AND TAKE THE[Bb] TIME TO
SMELL [D]THE [G]ROSES,
[Bb]STOP [F]AND TAKE THE[Bb] TIME TO FIL[E]L YOUR NOS[G]ES,
[Abm][B][Eb][D]
[G]STOP [D]AS YOU STROLL THR[G]OUGH LIFE,
[D]("pitter patter, pit[G]ter patter")[Fm]
[C]STOP AND TAKE [F]THE TIME TO
[Fm]TALK IT [Bb]OVER WITH YOUR [G]WIFE.

[Verse 2]
I SAID, [A]STOP AND TAKE THE TIME,
TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE LA[A]BEL,
[A]STO[D]P,[D]
[Eb]YOU [D]MUST REMEMBER CLARK AN[Eb]D BETT[D]Y[Ab][G][Ab][G]
GRABLE.
[D]STOP, THERE'S NO [Eb]TRAIN TO [C]CATCH,
[C#]NO T[C]HERE ISN'T, ROSE!
[F]NO, [Fm]NO, [Cm]NO.[B][Bb][A][D][B]
COME ON, [G]EV'RYBODY, YOU'VE GOTTA STOP!

[Verse 3]
[A]
STOP [F]ON THE HIGHWAY,
[Bb]STOP WHEN YOU'RE IN
A CAR ON THAT [D]HIGHWAY,
ROLL DOWN YOUR WINDOW,
[G]LOOK FOR A MAN IN A P[Bb]ORSCHE AND SAY,
"BROTHER, LET'S [A]GET OUT [C]AN D WALK,
[G]LET'S GO![D] CAN YOU HEAR ME?"

[Verse 4]
[D]STOP,[Eb][Bbm][Eb]
YOU KNOW WHEN [Ab]YOU'RE
ACCIDENT PRONE,
NOBODY LIKES YOU.
[G]WAV[B]E TO A M[E]AN IN A ROLLS[C]
'CAUSE HE [Fm]KNOWS HOW TO [E]LIVE,
[A]HA! HA!...[A][D]
[Bb]STOP

[Verse 5]
AND TAKE THE [Bb]TIME [A]TO STOP [E]THAT SMOKING,
[G][D]
STOP, BEFORE THE LIGHT
TURNS [G]GREEN.[D][G]
YOU [D]WON'T BE [C]BLUE.[B]
[Em]STOP, [F]IN [A]THE NAME O[F]F
[Em]THE LAW!
[D][B][G][Ab]

[Verse 6]
[Bb]
[F]"WELL, I WAS WALKING DOW[Bb]N
THE STREET THE OTHER DAY,
[A]YOU KNOW, AND I SAID TO MYSELF,
WHAT'S ALL [Ab]THIS [A]HURRY,
[D]WHAT'S ALL THIS HUSTLE
AND BUSTLE.
WHY DON'T I JUST STOP,
[F]LOOK AT THE PRETTY [D]ROSES,
[G]SMELL THEM FOR ONE MOMENT,
TAKE THE TIME TO SEE,
TAKE THE TIME TO SMELL,
[F]HAVE A GOOD TIME IN [B]LIFE.
DON'T [Fm]LET EV''RYTHING PASS YOU B[B]Y,
[G]YOU'RE [A]ONLY HERE ONCE
[Em]AND I'VE BEEN HERE LONGE[A]R
THAN [G]MOST OF YOU."

[Verse 7]
SO [Bb]STOP [F]AND TAKE THE[Bb] TIME
TO BUY THIS ALBUM,
[Adim]SO I CAN PLANT ROSES A[Eb]ND SMELL
THEM ALL DAY LONG.
STOP EV'RYTHING YOU'RE DOING,
[Eb]RUN TO YOUR LOCAL RE
[Ab]CORD SHOP AND SAY,
"GIVE ME THAT RECORD
[G]CALLED [G]'STOP'"
I'M GOING CRAZY WITH THIS
RECORD BUSINESS,
I WANNA STOP IT,
YOU WANT ME TO STOP IT,
EV'RYBODY WANTS IT TO STOP.