Stuck In A Moment Chords

Tabbed by: GuitarMan147 (back at it again...)
 
 
You might be thinking 'I thought U2 wrote this song?' - well that is right, it's
just that Martyn Joseph did a cover of it and he plays it differently to the
original, so I thought I could give it a go and sort out his version.
I originally uploaded this back in February 2012, and am now updating the chords
to better reflect the song - he actually plays with a capo on fret 6, where I had
originally tabbed out in capo 1. So here's my February 2025 revision:
 
Throughout this song, there are a couple of chords played with the pinky and ring
fingers (3 and 4) on the third fret of strings 1 and 2 - this is mainly found in
the verse and chorus, plus the outro:
 
 
G: 320033
G/B: X20033
C: X32033
Em7: 022033
Dsus4/F#: 200233
 
 
However in the pre-chorus and bridge this reverts to standard chord style:
Em: 022000
C: X32010
Cmaj7: X032000
Em11: 0000XX or 000XXX
D/A: X00232
Am: X02210
G: 320003
Gadd11: 320013
 
 
For the Gadd11 in the bridge, he rapidly switches between the Gadd11 and G chords
(I have tried to imitate this in how I've written the chords out, however please
have a listen to the song and you will hear the timing).
I would recommend a finger placement similar to a C and then have the pinky (4)
on the third fret of the first string, then dipping on and off the first fret of
the second string using the index finger (1). I struggled to correctly name this
chord so I am unsure whether the correct chord diagram will be shown.
 
 
Otherwise, I've tried to place all chords above where they are played in the lyrics,
however I would still recommend listening to Martyn's album version of the song
to hear for any timing.
 
 
Hope it helps!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capo 6
 
 
 
[Intro]:
G   G/B   C   G
Dsus4/F#   Em7   C   G
 
 
[Verse 1]:
G            G/B
I'm not afraid
   C                  G
Of anything in this world
        Dsus4/F#        Em7
There's nothing you can throw at me
       C                G
That I haven't already heard
 
 
[Verse 2]:
G                  G/B
I'm just trying to find
   C         G
A decent melody
      Dsus4/F#        Em7
And a song that I can sing
      C         G
In my own company
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]:
Em                           C   C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Em11
I never thought you were a fool
Em                   C   C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Em11
But darling, look at you
Em                     C                     Em
You gotta stand up straight, carry your own weight
                      D/A
These tears are going nowhere baby
 
 
[Chorus]:
G        G/B    C           G
  You've got to get yourself together
        Dsus4/F#   Em7
You got stuck in a moment
        C         G
And you can't get out of it
G       G/B      C          G
  Don't say that later will be better
           Dsus4/F#   Em7
Now you're stuck in a moment
        C         G           G
And you can't get out of it
 
 
[Verse 3]:
G             G/B
I will not forsake
    C                G
The colours that you bring
    Dsus4/F#         Em7
The nights you filled with fireworks
     C             G
They left you with nothing
 
 
[Verse 4]:
G            G/B
I am still enchanted
       C                   G
By the light you brought to me
      Dsus4/F#             Em7
And I listen through your ears
                 C          G
And through your eyes I can see
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]:
Em                  C   C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Em11
And you are such a fool
Em               C   C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Em11
To worry like you do
Em             C
I know it's tough
                        Em
And you can never get enough
                           D/A
Of what you don't really need now....my oh my
 
 
[Chorus]:
G        G/B    C           G
  You've got to get yourself together
        Dsus4/F#   Em7
You got stuck in a moment
        C         G
And you can't get out of it
G    G/B   C           G
  Oh love, look at you now
                 Dsus4/F#   Em7
You got yourself stuck in a moment
        C         G
And you can't get out of it
 
 
[Bridge]:
Am
I was unconscious, half asleep
     C                                  G    Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G Gadd11 Gadd11 G G G
The water is warm 'til you discover how deep....
Am
I wasn't jumping....for me it was a fall
       C                             F   D/F#
It's a long way down 'til nothing at all
 
 
[Chorus]:
G        G/B    C           G
  You've got to get yourself together
        Dsus4/F#   Em7
You got stuck in a moment
        C         G
And you can't get out of it
G    G/B         C          G
  Don't say that later will be better
           Dsus4/F#   Em7
Now you're stuck in a moment
        C         G
And you can't get out of it
 
 
[Outro]:
G    G/B     C         G
 And if the night runs over
Dsus4/F#  Em7     C        G
      And if the day won't last
G    G/B     C         G
 And if our way should falter
Dsus4/F#  Em7        C   G
        A-long the stony path
 
 
G  G/B            C          G
       And if the night runs over
D/F#  Em7           C         G
         And if the day won't last
G     G/B      C         G
 And if your ways should falter
Dsus4/F#  Em7        C
        A-long this stony path
                 C
This is just one moment
         Dsus4/F#         G
And it's time, it's gonna pass
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