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Become by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.

E|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|

I reference both the studio album as well as live recordings (when available) to ensure the proper "tonality".

Intro:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse:
  B                  F#
  So much more   about you that you never let them see.    You turn
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

  E                  B                G
  away,          but not to me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

  B               B C  F#
  And I know how they tried to take you. Held you up and meant to break you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-------------2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

  E                  B                G
  down.         But you can't be.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

  B               B C  F#
  For so long I tried to reach you I know I'm almost there.   I'm close
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-------------2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

  E                  B             B  A#
  enough.         For you to see.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------2---1---|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Pre-Chorus:
  G#                 E
       You've been hiding in the shadows.     Have you forgotten
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  F#                 E
  how we used to dream?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  G#                 F#
  Let me remind you.         The light doesn't   blind you at
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  G#                 E
  all.       It just helps you see.            Can you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  F#
  see?
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Chorus:
  B                  F#
  Yeah            you have become.        Yeah you have
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  E                  B
  become.            beautiful.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse:
  B                  F#
  I can't be the stranger. That's been sleeping in your bed just turn
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

  E                  B                G
  around,              and come to me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

  B               B C  F#
  I feel all the pain inside.    And everything you been denied you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-------------2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|

  E                  B             B  A#
  feel.                It's all you feel.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------2---1---|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus:
  G#                 E
       You've been hiding in the shadows.     Have you forgotten
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  F#                 E
  how we used to dream?
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  G#                 F#
  Let me remind you.         The light doesn't   blind you at
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  G#                 E
  all.       It just helps you see.            Can you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  F#
  see?
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Chorus:
  B                  F#
  Yeah            you have become.        Yeah you have
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  E                  B
  become.            beautiful.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-------------------------|

  B                  F#
  Yeah            you have become.        Yeah you have
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  E                  B
  become.            beautiful.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|


Outro:
  B                  A#
  Brush back your hair and look around you. Feeling like the truth has found you
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  G#                 E
  here.             You're here with me.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  B                  A#
  Let love         become the mirror.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  G#                 F#
       With no fear where you're from.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

 E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


  B         A#        G#        F#
    Yeah you have become. Yeah you have become         beauti-
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|

  E
  -ful.
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|

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