Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now was written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren for the band Starship. It was penned as the theme for the 1987 romantic comedy movie Mannequin and hit the top of the charts, becoming a massive success. The lyrics convey an unwavering optimism and determination to overcome challenges in a relationship, symbolized in the title line that translates the couples confidence that nothing will stop them.
Key: E
E
C#m
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B
E
C#m
Looking in your eyes I see a paradise
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This world that I've found
B
is too good to be true
E
Standing here beside you,
C#m
want so much to give you
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B
This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you
E
C#m
Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
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Put your hand in my hand, baby,
B
don't ever look back
E
C#m
Let the world around us just fall apart
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D/F#
B
Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart
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And we can build this thing together,
C#m
standing strong forever
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B
Nothing's gonna stop us now
E
And if this world runs out of lovers,
C#m
we'll still have each other
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B
D/F#
B
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now
E
I'm so glad I found you
C#m
I'm not gonna lose you
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B
Whatever it takes I will stay here with you
E
Take it to the good times,
C#m
see it through the bad times
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B
Whatever it takes is what I'm gonna do
E
C#m
Let 'em say we're crazy, what do they know?
A
Put your arms around me, baby,
B
don't ever let go
E
C#m
Let the world around us just fall apart
A
D/F#
B
Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart
E
And we can build this thing together,
C#m
standing strong forever
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B
Nothing's gonna stop us now
E
And if this world runs out of lovers,
C#m
we'll still have each other
A
B
D/F#
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now
E
G#m
A
Ooh, all that I need is you
F#m
E
All that I ever need
G#m
A
And all that I want to do
F#m
A
B
Is hold you forever, ever and ever,
B
hey
F
Dm
Bb
C
F
And we can build this thing together,
Dm
standing strong forever
Bb
C
Nothing's gonna stop us now
F
And if this world runs out of lovers
Dm
we'll still have each other
Bb
C
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now . . . Set8