Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Band: Goo Goo Dolls
Song: Only One
Album: A Boy Named Goo (1995)
Tabbed for: Bass
Tuning: EADG
Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.
Intro:
F# D F# D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------| x2
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
Verse:
F# D F# D A
It's been dead for years. I must have been a victim of my peers.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|
F# D F# D A
One is for my happiness, The other for my health. The last is something bigger than myself.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|
Pre-CHorus:
F# E F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|
F# E F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|
Chorus:
A C# A C#
I ain't the only one, I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|
A C# D
I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Break:
F# D F# D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------| x2
E|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
Verse:
F# D F# D A
I'm talkin' to myself again, I'll just start a fight. When nobody can prove me wrong, I'm right.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|
F# D F# D A
Anti-hero idol With a suicide excuse. A thousand other suckers will try and fill your shoes.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------5---------|
Pre-CHorus:
F# E F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|
F# E F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|
Chorus:
A C# A C#
I ain't the only one, I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|
A C# D
I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Solo:
F# E F# D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| x4
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
Chorus:
A C# A C#
I ain't the only one, I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|
A C# D D# E F#
I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Break:
F# A B D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F# A B D
Little pictures in my head, Are turnin' inside out again.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F# A B D
This fuckin' up takes practice, I feel I'm well rehearsed.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F# A B D
Because the past is a bully, And the futures even worse.
You tell me what you fear, 'Cuz I can feel it like a curse.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A F#
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---------------|---------2-2-2-2-|
Solo:
F# E F# D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| x2
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
Verse:
F# D F# D
I used to be a folk singer, now you're just a joke singer. Ain't no smokin' dope singer,
swingin from a rope singer.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
D A
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-5---------------|
E|-------5---------|
Chorus:
A C# A C#
I ain't the only one, I ain't the only one.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|
A C# D D# E F#
I ain't the only one to say.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-|-----------------|
E|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|