x#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Superstar CarWash album by the Goo Goo Dolls (compiled by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html -------------------------------- Fallin Down ----------- by the Goo Goo Dolls (solo by John O'shaugnessy) Intro w/ distortion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --6---9---4----4---6---9-9---4--2--------------------------------------- --6---9---4----4---6---9-9---4--2--------------------------------------- --4---7---2----2---4---7-7---2--0--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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--6---9---4---6--------------------------------------------------------- --6---9---4---6---2----------------------------------------------------- --4---7---2---4---2----------------------------------------------------- ------------------0----------------------------------------------------- B5 C#5 Do you know Where you want to go G#5 A5 I ain't got time for you now B5 C#5 Do you think That'll ever be Pre Chorus: E5 D#5 C#5 B5 A5 ( or some sorta slide like that) Cuz all I ever want is so far gone E5 D#5 C#5 B5 A5 And if I had my chance I'd go along Chorus: (Just play the intro through the chorus) You're making me fall down I'm fallin' down again I wish you could fall down Can you catch me darlin Do you see What you do for me You make time for me now Do you think that'll ever be Pre Chorus Chorus -------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------4--4h5p4-0-4-5--- ---5-4---7--5--5------------------ --6-6--------------------- ---------------------------------- --6-6---------------------x3 ---------------------------------- --4-4--------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------------- e ------------------------------------------------------------------------- B --------9-9-------9-9--------9--9-------9--9----------------------------- G --11b13-----11b13-----11b13--------11b13-------11b13r11---9-----9\8------ D ----------------------------------------------------------------------9-- A ------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- e ------------------------------------------------------------12---14p12--- B ---------------------------12h14p12---14p12---12----/14------------------ G -8-8-9--11--9--8h999---/13----------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (vib.) e --14b16r14p12-----------------12----14fb&r(14)p12--------12---12--------- B ----------------14-------/14------------------------14------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- pre chorus Chorus -------------------------------- Lucky Star -- by the Goo Goo Dolls transcribed by: [email protected] Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html Intro: C B A G F E G C B If I could walk a straight mile A G I could write it down in shorthand F E I could show you G If you want me to C B And if I had an hourglass A G I'd save the grains of time I spent with you F E And that's what I'd do G But I remember F E G You always said it could be great And I knew it could be Well there's a way you look at things That no one needs to know but you And you shout em with me Like every time the leaves would fall You'd promise me that they'd be back again And I believed in you F E G You always said it could be great But I hadn't time to waste F E D Now it seems that I've gone too far C G As bright as you are A# F Don't get burned by your lucky star C G Bright as you are A# F Don't get burned by your lucky star Written down in hard-bound books The way things used to be (?) I'd swear they're all for you (?) Mama said shit I don't know what you'll do As if it's up to you You always said it could be great But I hadn't time to waste Now it seems that I've gone too far (The rest till the end is C-G-A#-F) As bright as you are Don't get burned by your lucky star Bright as you are Don't get burned by your lucky star Your lucky star will burn out Your lucky star can turn you around Your lucky star will burn out Your lucky star can turn you around Turn you around Turn you around Turn you around Turn you around F G C They're gonna turn you around v This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. You are free to use it for your personal or educational use, but permission must be granted to post this transcription. Thank you. -------------------------------- Cuz You're Gone by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html Solo tabbed by Johnny O E5(VII) - x799xx F#5(IX) - x9(11)(11)xx A5(VII) - xx79(10)xx Intro: (riff 1) (Guitar 1) e ---------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------- B ---------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------- G --6--7-7p6h7p6h7--7--|-9--9-7p6h7p6--|--6--7-7p6h7p6h7p6h7p6------ D --7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--|-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------|---9-7-- A ---------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------- E ---------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------- (Play 4 times) (Guitar 2, in on third repeat) F#5-E5(VI)-D5 F#5-D5-A5 (Play 2 times) (verse) F#5 You whispered in my mouth E5(VII) And I spit your words right back F#5 How good do you think I'll look A5(VII) E5(VII) When the words start to break and crack (bridge) e ----------------|---------------|------------------------------- B ----------------|---------------|------------------------------- G -------11-------|------9--------|-----6-7p6---6-7p6---6-7p6---6- D ----11----------|----9----------|---7-------7-------7-------7--- A --9-------------|--7------------|-5----------------------------- E ----------------|---------------|------------------------------- You beat your head upon your wall You disconnect yourself from it all 'Cause you know that you're so beautiful and so untouchable And I want to get in so bad, and I don't know how F#5(IX) E5(VII) No I don't know how (chorus) (play intro 2 times) 'Cause you're gone, and you ain't coming back Yeah you're gone, and you ain't coming back (verse) You held your hand so close And I just can't push you away I wished you could be my girl But you're stuck in your a grown-up world (bridge) You beat your head upon your wall You disconnect yourself from it all 'Cause you know that you're so beautiful and so untouchable And I want to get in so bad, and I don't know how No I don't know how (chorus) 'Cause you're gone, and you ain't coming back Yeah you're gone, and you ain't coming back (solo) Guitar1: e ---------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------17-17fb&r-17--15-14-15-14-----------14-15-14-------------- G -16p14-14-14--------------------------16-14--16----------16-14--16-14- D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- e ---------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G 14-14--16fb&r(16)p14---14------------13--14p13-13--14-13--16-13-14-13- D --------------------16---16-16--14-14--14----------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- e ---------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G 16---13---14---13----13---14hold\\9hold\2----------------------------- D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------9\\\\\\\\\\\\\\(2)------ strike hard & slide Palm Mute End P.M. e ---------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------14-14-16p14-16p14---- D -----2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/7-7-/9-9-/11-11-/14-14-/16-16--------------------- A -4-4------------------------------------------------------------------ E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- e ---------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G 16fb---16fb-----16pb&r(16)p14--------14------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------16---------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 2: F#5-E5(VII)-D5 F#5-E5(VII)-D5 A5(VII)-E5(VII)-A5 F#5-E5(VII)-D5 (bridge) You beat your head upon your wall You disconnect yourself from it all 'Cause you know that you're so beautiful and so untouchable And I want to get in so bad, and I don't know how And I don't know how (chorus) 'Cause you're gone, and you ain't coming back Yeah you're gone, and you ain't coming back e ---------------------|---------------|---------- B ---------------------|---------------|--10------ G --6h7p6h7p6----------|-9-------------|--9------- D --7-7-7-7-7----------|-7-------------|--7------- A ---------------------|---------------|---------- E ---------------------|---------------|---------- Yeah you're gone, and I wish you'd come back This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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Thank you. -------------------------------- Don't Worry by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html E5: x799xx F#5: x9(11)(11)xx E5/Eb: x699xx (verse) B5 E5 F#5 I called you up all night til mornin' B5 E5 C#5 E5 D#5 C#5 D#5 Left my house by noon today, and I saw you standing there B5 E5 F#5 No one spoke, but we both listened B5 E5 C#5 E5 D#5 C#5 D#5 Heard every word you didn't say (verse) And the sun shines all around us Smells like summer's on the way, and I saw you standing there Tell the story of a lifetime Tomorrow brings a brand new day (chorus) F#5 E5 E5/Eb C#5 Don't worry 'bout today, and the words that you said F#5 E5 E5/Eb Don't worry 'bout today, shake the world from your head C#5 B5 Least for a while (verse) You see, the day keeps getting longer But my nights seem longer still, and my TV's off the air Watching repeats on my ceiling Another hour left to kill (chorus) Don't worry 'bout today, and the words that you said Don't worry 'bout today, shake the world from your head Least for a while (solo) B5-F#5-C#5-E5-D#5-C#5-D#5 (4 times) F#5-E5-E5/Eb-C#5 F#5-E5-E5/Eb-C#5 End on B5 This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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Thank you. -------------------------------- Girl Right Next to Me (tabbed by [email protected]) (with help from Johnny O) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html Intro: B5(VII)-B5(VII)-B5(VII) > e ----14p11------------------------------------------------------- B ------------14p11-----------14p11-------------------------------- G --------------------13p11----------13p11--------13p11------------ D -----------------------------------------13p11------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > e ---------------------------------------------------------------- B --14p11------------------------14p11----------------------------- G --------13p11--------13p11-----------13p11-------13p11----------- D --------------13p11-------------------------13p11---------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- e --------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------- G -(13)-13b(14)--(14)----(14)----13fb&r p11------11-13--11------- D -----------------------------------------13-------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------- e -17b(18)-(18)-(18)r17p16p14--14---17b(18)p16p14-14--- B ----------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------- e -16-17b(18)p16p14--14p11---------------------- B -------------------------14p11---------------- G -------------------------------13--11--------- D ---------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------- B5(VII): 7-9-9 F#5(IX): 9-11-11 Eb5(XI): 11-11-13 C#5(IX): 9-11-11 F#5: 2-4-4 F#5/F: 8-11-11 B5: 2-4-4 C#5: 4-6-6 Eb5: 6-8-8 (verse) You changed my face, I think I like it better now. It doesn't matter anyhow, cuz that's the way it is. You said hello, Well where the hell you been? I said I feel like I've been off to war, and I may never be the same again. (verse) I made my bed, But now I can't sleep at night. I'm tossin and turnin you know, you know it ain't right. I'd love to beg, See, but I'm just too proud. And I don't even know what to say, so I'm thinking out loud. (chorus) And when you dream 17, I ain't there, so I don't care. Cuz in all my dreams, I'm 23, And she's the girl right next to me. See that girl right next to me. (verse) I lie in my bed, You're running through my head. Going over and over and over, the things that you said. I'm caught in the trap, I'll run like hell right back to you. Cuz it's over with you and you know it means drinking alone. (chorus) And when you dream 17, I ain't there, so I don't care. Cuz in all my dreams, I'm 23, And she's the girl right next to me. See that girl right next to me. (solo) (chorus 2x) This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. You are free to use it for your personal or educational use, but permission must be granted to post this transcription. Thank you. -------------------------------- Domino by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html E5(VII): x799xx Intro: (r.f. 1) G#5 / / / E5(VII)-Eb5-B5 G#5 / / / B5-E5-F#5 (Play 2 times) (verse, r.f. 1) If you never had it then You don't know how bad it is There is nothing like it, well Needless talk then, I can tell (chorus, r.f 2) G#m B5 F#5 Here comes the day, I sit and wait (Dominoes are falling still) E5 Always, always something G#m B5 F#5 The bills keep coming, the car ain't running E5 Now I'm coming home again (As I know they always will) G#m B5 F#5 E5 Another day, oh, the mailman's on his way Just sit and wait (Dominoes a test of will) G#m B5 F#5 Always pondering my fate too late (Dominoes) E5 And then the day goes (verse, r.f.1) I borrowed from you yesterday Little fuss that you have made No one minds I can tell Seems I've hit the ones you shall, but (chorus) Here comes the day, I sit and wait (Dominoes are falling still) Always, always something The bills keep coming, the car ain't running Now I'm coming home again (As I know they always will) Another day, oh, the mailman's on his way Just sit and wait (Dominoes a test of will) Always pondering my fate too late (Dominoes) And then the day goes (solo) r.f. 1 (4x) r.f. 2 (2x) (chorus) Dominoes are falling still (Oh every day…) As I know they always will (I sit and wait) Dominoes a test of will (It's while I'm pondering my fate too late) Dominoes (And then the day goes) G#5 / / / E5(VII)-Eb5-B5 G#5 / / / B5-E5-F#5 G#5 / / / E5(VII)-Eb5-B5 G#5 / / / B5-E5-F#5 This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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Thank you. -------------------------------- We Are The Normal by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html (viola intro by Johnny O) Tune your b to c (ala So Far Away) Chords: Am - x02200 or 577x00 G4/6 - 355400 F7 - 133200 C - x35500 Intro: viola arranged for guitar (standard tuning) Note: Apply generous amounts of vibrato and slide into and out of notes as you hear fit e ------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------------- G --5---5-5\\4---------------4---5-----6p5----5---6p5----//8---5h6p5- D --------------7---7--5---7-------7p5------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- e ------------------------------------------------------------------- B --8--10--10--8----------------------------------------------------- G ---------------9//10---9h10---9\\7---9----9//10---9---7\\5---7p5--- D ------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- e ------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------6p5----5h6p5---8---6---5h6p5\\------- G --9\\7\\5----------4---5-------------------------------------7---5- D ----------7---5-7--------7p5--------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- e ------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------ G --5p4///7\\5\\4-------------4-----4------------------- D ---------------------7---5--------------7---5---7----- A ------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------ (intro - under string intro) Am-Am-G4/6-F7 (Play 8 times) (verse) Am C G4/6 F7 It's a beautiful day I heard everybody say Am C G4/6 F7 The sun shines down for all of us Am C G4/6 F7 Just the same you know I like the rain Am C G4/6 F7 That ain't so obvious (verse) It's a beautiful sight I guess everybody's right This day belongs to all of us Even still I like with a chill That ain't so obvious (chorus) Am-C G4/6-F7 We are the normal Am C We live and we die G4/6 F7 With no reason why Am-C G4/6-F7 We are the normal Am C We live and we die G4/6 F7 With no reason why (verse) It's a beautiful life and I've got it in my sights And that ain't for all of us It's a beautiful sound When my life comes crashin down That ain't so obvious (verse) It's a beautiful sin and I'm doin' it again And that ain't for all of us It's a beautiful life and I've got it in my sights Ain't that so obvious (chorus) We are the normal We live and we die With no reason why We are the normal We live and we die With no reason why... (string break - play intro 6 times) (chorus) We are the normal We live and we die With no reason why We are the normal We live and we die G4/6 With no reason why F7 There's no reason why... F7-F7-F7-F7-F7-F7-F7-F7 We are the normal We live and we die With no reason why We are the normal We live and we die G4/6-G4/6-G4/6-F7 With no reason why ----- Thanks to Rich Krissel ----- This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. You are free to use it for your personal or educational use, but permission must be granted to post this transcription. Thank you. -------------------------------- String of Lies by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html E5(VII) - x799xx Intro: (riff 1) e -------|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------- B -------|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------- G -------|--5------------|--------------|--5-----------|----------- D ---4-5-|--5-------4-5--|--2-------4-5-|--5-------4-5-|-2--------- A --5----|--3------5-----|--2------5----|--3------5----|-2--------- E -------|---------------|--0-----------|--------------|-0--------- (verse) E5 G5 D5 E5(VII) C5 I've got no politics, no influential friend or two E5 G5 D5 E5(VII) C5 I've got ideas, but it's nothing I picked up at school E5 G5 D5 E5(VII) C5 I might be running, but I'm never running back to you (bridge - riff 1) And here's a letter from the real world, I don't expect you'll reply And anything you're gonna tell me, it's just another lie (verse) I had to wait so long that weeks and months that passed me by You've got no power and my situation don't apply You ask me how I am, I lie and say I'm doing fine (bridge) And with your sugar-sweetened alibi, there was a truth I never knew And all the attitude you gave me, it's coming back to you (chorus) G D5 E5(VII) C5 String of lies, it's always compromise with you G D5 E5(VII) C5 String of lies, you know there's nothing better to do G D5 E5(VII) C5 String of lies, it's been a string of lies with you (bridge) And here's a letter from the real world, I don't expect you'll reply And anything you're gonna tell me, it's just another lie (solo) E5-G5-D5-E5(VII)-C5 (4 times) (chorus) String of lies, we always compromise for you String of lies, you know there's nothing better to do String of lies, it's been a string of lies with you String of lies, we always compromise for you e -------|--------------------- B -------|--------------------- G -------|--5------------------ D ---4-5-|--5------------------ A --5----|--3------------------ E -------|--------------------- And here's a letter from the real world (rit.) e -------|--------------------- B -------|--------------------- G -------|--------------------- D ---4-5-|--2------------------ A --5----|--2------------------ E -------|--0------------------ This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. You are free to use it for your personal or educational use, but permission must be granted to post this transcription. Thank you. -------------------------------- Another Second Time Around by the Goo Goo Dolls (off Superstar CarWash) (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html G D E7 C(add9) Happy, smilin', cryin' upwards to my past, G D E7 C(add9) I guess those stormy gray skies simply couldn't last. G D E7 C(add9) And now I find myself a-tugging at your dress. G D E7 C(add9) The funnel holding me down, oh see the cloud, it's never gonna pass. Break: G-D-E7-C(add9) (2x) (bass in here, see my bass tab for the cool riff) G5 D5 E5 C5 Somewhere there's a place a soul can never go, G5 D5 E5 C5 Gray-like stormy skies I hoped you didn't know. G5 D5 E5 C5 All our postcards full of things I won't forget. G D E7 C(add9) And now it's coming down, that laughing clown is all I ever get. G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around, I've been runnin' from ya G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around. G D E7 C(add9) Another second, one more second time, I waited for ya, G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around. D5 C5 Couldn't help myself, D5 C5 D5 I felt like everything was gonna pass. C5 It was an awkward time, D5 C5 I hoped it wouldn't, hoped it couldn't last. (Solo like only Johnny Rzeznik does...) G5 D5 E5 C5 And I didn't know exactly what to say, G5 D5 E5 D5 About the things you saw me do my evil way. (*** add riff at bottom **) G5 D5 E5 C5 And I know you're lyin', cryin' in your bed. G D E7 C(add9) Well I'm all tired out, so wired out, it's ringing in my head. G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around, I've been runnin' from ya G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around. G D E7 C(add9) Another second, one more second time, I waited for ya, G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around. G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around. G D E7 C(add9) Another second time around. End on G Riff: e---3---3---3----2---2---2----3---3---0---3---3---0---- B----3---3--------3---3--------3---3-------3---3------- G-----0---0--------2---2--------0---0-------0---0------ D-0------------0------------0------------0------------- A------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------ Chords: G - 320033 D - xx0232 E7 - 022033 C(add9) - x32033 G5 - 355xxx D5 - x577xx E5 - 022xxx C5 - x355xx This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. You are free to use it for your personal or educational use, but permission must be granted to post this transcription. Thank you. -------------------------------- Stop The World by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html Tune your high e to F# (ala On The Lie) Chords: E5(VII) - x799xx E5/9 - x79(11)xx B4 - x24400 C# - x46600 E - x79900 (intro - riff 1) F# ----------------------------|------------------------- B ----------------------------|------------------------- G -----4-4h3---3--4-4h3-4h3-4-|----11--11--------11--11- D -----4-4-4---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|----9---9---------9---9-- A ----------------------------|----7---7---------7---7-- E -4--------------------------|-0-------------0--------- * - The G# there can be just a bass note (Play 4 times) (verse) F#5/G#5-G#5-G#5 You need someone to hold you E5(VII) B5 You need somethin' that you ain't been getting F#5/G#5-G#5-G#5 Yeah, I could be the one E5(VII) B5 To tell you what to do, but it don't mean nothing F#5/G#5-G#5-G#5 E5(VII) And you're holding on forever F# --------------------------------0-----(0)----------- B --------------------------------0-----(0)----------- G ------4--------------------6----------(6)----------- D ------4--------------------6----------(6)----------- A ------2--------------------4----------(4)----------- E ---------------------------------------------------- But that something just ain't true, I'm just like (bridge - riff 1 starting on the second measure) You And I know It's what I'd do Here I go (chorus - riff 2) F# ------0-------0------0-------0--------- B ----0-------0-------0------------------ G -------------------------3h4----------- D --------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------- E --0-----2-------4------4--------------- 'Cause I couldn't stop the world, 'cause I loved you I couldn't stop the world, and I don't want to I couldn't stop the world, and I won't E5(VII) B5 'Cause it ain't - enough (riff 1 two times) (verse) You had another bad day You let me know that you just can't take it I've given up on you You live in truth and I know I can't fake it 'Cause the stars you see are on a dirty sidewalk And they ain't polished and new (bridge) They don't come true And I know, it's what I'd do Here I go (chorus) 'Cause I couldn't stop the world, 'cause I loved you I couldn't stop the world, and I don't want to I couldn't stop the world, and I won't 'Cause it ain't enough (first measure of riff 1) (solo) G#5-E5/9 (4 times) E5(VII)-Eb5-B5 F#5-G#5 (outro) B4 C# E I'm not too young for the world B4 C# E I'm not too young for the world B4 C# E And I can't change for the world (simile) 'Cause I don't care for the world I don't need to stop the world It don't make sense, the world (fade out) This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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Thank you. -------------------------------- Already There by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html Note: Arpeggiate the verse chords for a cool sound (intro) e --------------------------- B -----0h3---0-3---0--------- G -0h2---------------2-0----- D --------------------------- A --------------------------- E --------------------------- (play 4 times) (verse) D5 G5 I look outside my window B5 A5 D5 Everything was blanketed in white G5 The neighbors pushing cars out B5 A5 D5 From snow that fell on us last night G5 Started thinking 'bout B5 A5 D5 The things we used to do when we were young G5 Back when things were simple B5 A5 And getting up was fun (chorus) G5 A5 G5 I couldn't care, 'cause I'm already there A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 I'm already there, and I'm ready there (verse) Turn around and face the clock I'd sit and watch, as time went hoppin' by I'm still growing up My friends are growing old before my eyes Count the stars above Wonder when the heavens will subside Knowing our two worlds Will someday just collide (chorus) I couldn't care, 'cause I'm already there. I'm already there, and I'm ready there (solo) e -------------------------|---------------------------- B -------------------------|---------------------------- G -------------------------|---------------------------- D -------------------------|---------------------------- A -7---5h7---5h7---5h7--9--|-7---5h7---5h7---5---------- E -------------------------|---------------------5------ e -------------------------|---------------------------- B -------------------------|---------------------------- G -------------------------|---------------------------- D -------------------------|-7-------------4-7-4-------- A -7---5h7---5h7---5h7--9--|---9-7-5---5-7-------7-5---- E -------------------------|---------------------------- e -------------------------|---------------------------- B -------------------------|---------------------------- G -------------------------|----7-9-9---7-7---6-6--6---- D --7--9--7---7-9--7-------|--9------------------------- A -------------------------|---------------------------- E -------------------------|---------------------------- e ---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---------------------------- B --3-3-5-7-8-8-7-8-10-----|-(10)-----10/12\10---------- G -------------------------|---------------------------- D -------------------------|---------------------------- A -------------------------|---------------------------- E -------------------------|---------------------------- (verse) Just a boy who's young at heart His smile was a bit like yours today Had a wife, a kid, some strife Never had to go astray Happiness evolved Life was in full swing At 17, all the things he wanted Were things he'd never seen (chorus) It don't seem fair, cuz I'm already there I'm already there, and I'm ready there (ending) Play intro 4 times End on D5 This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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Thank you. -------------------------------- On The Lie by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html (tune your high e to f# - be careful of breakage) Intro: (r.f. 1 - guitar 1) F#-----0------------------|---0--------------------- B -----0------------------|---0--------------------- G --4---------------------|-4----------------------- D --4--------2------------|-4------2---------------- A --2--------2----------2-|-2------2--------2------- E -----------0------0-4---|--------0----0-4--------- (riff 1 - guitar 2) w/ r.f.1 (by guitar 1) F#----------------------------|--------------------------- B ----------------------------|--------------------------- G ----------------------------|--------------------------- D ----------------------------|--------------------------- A --2-----1-------------------|--2-----1------------------ E ---------------4------------|--------------4------------ F#----------------------------|--------------------------- B ----------------------------|--------------------------- G ----------------------------|--------------------------- D ----------------------------|--------------------------- A --2-----1-------------------|--2-----1------------------ E ---------------4------------|--------------0------------ (verse) B5 E5 He burnt down the house one night B5 G#5 E5 He had a loaded six-pack gun B5 E5 He said that Jesus Christ was just like a cop B5 D#5-C#5-B5-C#5* You know, you never know when they'll come (* = don't play the root of the chord) (verse) She said every day above ground Was another dream come true He said I'd hang and swap clichés all night But I'm not in love with you (bridge) F#5 G#m And I never got serious B5 E5 'Til everything went black F#5 G#5 And I ain't so curious B5 E5 That I'm ever going back (chorus: Play Intro) On the lie On the lie On the lie On the lie (verse) He said, man, you want to be Elvis I said I ain't dying face down He said you've got to die facing up in the world 'Cause there's too many holes around (verse) He asked what was wrong with me He said I looked like a Hollywood girl I said that Hollywood can fall into the ocean, man 'Cause it's the ugliest place in the whole wide world (bridge) And I never got serious 'Til everything went black And I ain't so curious That I'm ever going back (chorus) On the lie On the lie On the lie On the lie (break) (solo) E5-G#5-F#5 (3x) E5-G#5 F#5-G#5-E5 (chorus) On the lie, he was On the lie On the lie, she was On the lie On the lie, he was On the lie G#5 F#5 E5 It's all been a stinkin' lie This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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Thank you. -------------------------------- Close Your Eyes by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html Intro (the riff): G G/C G/B G/A e ------3---2-0---2----------- B --3------------------3------ G --0------------------------- D --0------------------------- A ---------------------------- E ---------------------------- (Play 6 times) (verse - play riff) I wish I had a saxophone I'd play the blues 'til you came home D5 With a little sadness in your eye (verse) Now that all my time was spent In the walk that heaven sent Thinking 'bout all the nights you cried (bridge) A5 D5 Had a certain passion A5 D5 And I had surly dreams A5 D5 A look of vicious actions C5 Don't close your eyes to me (chorus - play riff) Don't close your eyes to me Oh don't close your eyes to me Don't close your eyes to me (verse) I wish I had a camera lens To film the things my mind had said Before they reached my mouth and got all bad (verse) Looking at the skies of blue All day long I think of you Even after all the shit we've been through (bridge) Had a certain passion And I had surly dreams A look of vicious actions Don't close your eyes to me (chorus) Don't close your eyes to me Please don't close your eyes to me Don't close your eyes to me Oh don't close your eyes to me Close your eyes to me Close your eyes to me Eyes to me Close your eyes to me Don't close your eyes to me Close your eyes to me Close your eyes to me Don't close your eyes to me Eyes to me This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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Thank you. -------------------------------- So Far Away by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by [email protected]) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://soong.heinous.net/~goo/index.html Tune your b to c Intro (the riff): e --------------------|----------------------- C --6---6-------------|-6---6----6------------ G --6-8-6-8--6--4-----|-6-8-6-8--6------------ D ----6---6--4--2-----|---6---6--------------- A --------------------|----------------------- E --------------------|----------------------- e --------------------|---------------------------------- C --6---6-------------|------------6-6-6-6--------------- G --6-8-6-8--6--4-----|-6/8--8-8-8-6-6-6-6-8-8-6-6-4-4--- D ----6---6--4--2-----|-4/6--6-6-6---------6-6-4-4-2-2--- A --------------------|---------------------------------- E --------------------|---------------------------------- (verse - with riff) Why do you stare me down? Am I wrong? Should I turn and kiss the ground? And I never felt that way I ain't the one and you know I don't come from such a place (bridge) E5 And I didn't get those things F# Things that you can't grow E5 You say that it's all my fault F#5 And I don't need to know E5-F#5 (chorus) e -------------------------|-------------------------- C -------------------------|-------------------------- G -4--4-3-4--4-4--4--4-3-4-|-4--4-3-4--4-4--4--4-3-4-- D -4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4-- A -2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-|-------------------------- E -------------------------|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4-- Tell me something I don't know F#5 E5 And I'll find that I'm always looking 'round behind me e -------------------------|-------------------------- C -------------------------|-------------------------- G -4--4-3-4--4-4--4--4-3-4-|-4--4-3-4--4-4--4--4-3-4-- D -4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4-- A -2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-|-------------------------- E -------------------------|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4-- You said that it's all been said before F#5 E5 Now I find that there's something I don't know (verse) And I hate your attitude I ain't scared at all 'Cause it don't matter what you do And I'll turn around to see the truth You're tearing it down, yeah, you're bringing it down And it's all on you (bridge) And I didn't get those things Things that you can't grow You say that it's all my fault And I don't need to know (chorus) Tell me something I don't know And I'll find that I'm always looking 'round behind me You said that it's all been said before Now I find that there's something I don't know (solo) G#5-B5-F#5-E5 (2x) E5 F#5 And I know E5 I don't know (Rock and roll) F#5 E5 F#5 And I say that E5 If you break enough glass and there's no one to hear F#5 And your heart's full of hate 'Cause your mind's full of fear (riff) Let it go (riff) So far away So far away So far away Oh so far away So far away So far away Outro: (repeat and fade) e ---------------------------- C --11--11----10-------------- G ----------------11---------- D ---------------------------- A ---------------------------- E ---------------------------- This file is copyright [email protected], 1997. 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